iSHIFT SCI Solution Delivery SCI TM/IM Lead

iSHIFT is Sanofi's strategic enterprise transformation program, deploying SAP S/4HANA (including MDG – Master Data Governance) across the global organization. It is the backbone of Sanofi's CORE model, standardizing and harmonizing processes across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and beyond. Through a "shift left" approach and SAP MVP delivery methodology, iSHIFT is accelerating rollouts across regions and countries — reducing project lifecycle by up to 50% while ensuring quality and adoption.

The iSHIFT program mobilizes cross-functional teams across Digital, Finance, M&S, Business Operations, BPOs, and external partners to deliver a unified, future-ready ERP platform for Sanofi worldwide.

Job Summary

As the iSHIFT SCI Solution Delivery SCI TM/IM Lead, you will be the functional and technical owner of the Supply Chain Integration (SCI) workstream, with a specific focus on SAP Transportation Management (TM) and Inventory Management (IM) modules. You will drive end-to-end solution design, delivery, and continuous improvement of TM/IM capabilities within the iSHIFT program, ensuring alignment with Sanofi's global CORE model.

Sitting within the Digital Delivery & Operations / iSHIFT Enablement team, you will work in close collaboration with iSHIFT program leaders, Supply Chain BPOs, the Supply Chain Coalition, and key iSHIFT stakeholders.

This is a high-impact, highly visible role at the intersection of supply chain operations and digital transformation — for someone who thrives in complex, global, fast-paced environments and is passionate about delivering solutions that matter.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Delivery

Lead the end-to-end design, configuration, and delivery of SAP TM and IM solutions within the iSHIFT program, ensuring alignment with Sanofi's global CORE model

• Translate business requirements from Supply Chain BPOs and process owners into robust, scalable SAP TM/IM functional specifications
• Drive solution architecture decisions for transportation planning, freight order management, inventory movements, goods receipt/issue, and stock management processes
• Ensure integration consistency between TM/IM and adjacent modules (EM, P2R, ICO, EWM, MM, SD, FI/CO) within the S/4HANA landscape

TM/IM Module Ownership

• Act as the functional owner of SAP TM and IM modules within the iSHIFT program, maintaining deep expertise in configuration, process flows, and best practices
• Define and govern the TM/IM CORE model, ensuring standardization and harmonization across all rollout countries and regions
• Manage the TM/IM solution backlog, prioritizing enhancements and fixes in collaboration with BPOs and Digital teams
• Oversee master data requirements related to TM/IM

Rollout & Go-Live Support

• Lead TM/IM solution delivery activities across multi-country iSHIFT rollouts, from blueprint through go-live
• Apply the iSHIFT methodology — driving CORE model adoption and country preparation to accelerate deployment timelines
• Coordinate fit-gap analysis, solution demos, and MVP showcases for new countries and regions
• Manage go-live readiness activities including cutover planning, data migration validation, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for TM/IM scope
• Provide hands-on hypercare support during and after go-live, ensuring business continuity and rapid issue resolution

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Supply Chain BPOs, process owners, country teams, Finance, M&S, and Business Operations stakeholders
• Collaborate closely with the Supply Chain Coalition and iSHIFT program leadership to align on priorities, timelines, and delivery commitments
• Engage with external system integrators and implementation partners, ensuring quality delivery and adherence to Sanofi standards
• Communicate solution design decisions, risks, and Progress clearly to both technical and business audiences at all levels

Core Model Governance

• Ensure TM/IM process designs adhere to iSHIFT CORE model principles, preventing unnecessary customizations and protecting solution integrity
• Participate in CORE model governance forums, contributing to design decisions and change control processes
• Document and maintain TM/IM solution design artifacts, functional specifications, and process documentation
• Champion standardization and harmonization across all iSHIFT deployments, balancing global consistency with local statutory requirements

Hypercare & AMS Support

• Define and oversee the transition from project delivery to Application Management Services (AMS) for TM/IM scope
• Establish SLA frameworks and support models for post-go-live TM/IM operations
• Collaborate with AMS teams to ensure knowledge transfer, runbook documentation, and incident resolution capabilities are in place
• Monitor post-go-live KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize TM/IM solution performance

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of SAP TM/IM functional consultants and analysts across the iSHIFT program
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture aligned with Sanofi's values
• Coordinate with workstream leads across SCI (and other iSHIFT streams) to ensure end-to-end process coherence
• Support capability building within the team, promoting knowledge sharing and professional development

About you

Educational Background

• University master degree or PhD in economics, engineering, computer science or comparable

Professional Experience

• 10+ years of SAP Experience
• At least 3 full lifecycle SAP implementations (all phases)
• Mastering SAP design and customizing for modules related to Supply Chain Integration Modules (TM, IM, EM, ICO, P2P, P2R)  preferably in a Pharmaceutical / Consumer Products industry
• Understands and performs SAP system configuration as expert in SCI
• Experience and advance knowledge in the analysis and design of SCI business processes, ideally within the pharmaceutical or similar industries
• Knowledge of other SAP functional domains as advantage
• Experience with Master Data, IDocs/BAPIs, interfacing SAP with Legacy applications and program debug
• Operational experience in Domain area would be appreciated
• Proven experience working in major IT consulting firms as stream lead or functional expert
• Experience of SAP projects in complex and international environment
• At ease with Microsoft Office tools, and in general with IS tools
• Knowledge of Agile Project methodologies is a plus
• Major skills and CompetenciesTeam player, service-oriented, Solution-oriented, social skills and strong ability to work in a team
• Dynamic, results drivenAnalytical and synthetic, able to formalize solutions
• Ability to analyse and problem solve user issues related to system design, process flows and SAP configuration, with consideration for other system impacts and implications
• Able to “think out of the box” and challenge the “As-Is”SAP technical skills
• Fair understanding of core SAP technical topics (Debugging, Fiori UX, Batch jobs…)
• Active listener, able to challenge requirements
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Fluent in English, any other language is a plus
• Ability to work in a big, complex, and distributed organisation
• Able to convince
• Rigorous, autonomous
• Accountability and Reliability
• Flexible for occasional business travel (less than 10%)

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