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Production & Material Planning Business Process Expert

Barcelona, Spain Permanent Date posted Aug. 12, 2024
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Job title: Production & Material Planning Business Process Expert

· Location: Barcelona, Spain.

About the job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as Production & Material Planning Business Process Expert within our Global Supply Chain Organization, will be, playing a transversal and leadership role, your main accountabilities are to build and sustain Global world-class Production & Material Planning process across our Digital Production & Material Planning landscape. This includes:

  • the implementation of the Supply Chain strategic roadmap through the design and the roll out of a Business core model in our Production & Material Planning Digital tools,

  • the development of the related capabilities of the CHC Planning community,

  • the continuous improvement of already existing processes,

  • the monitoring of the adherence to the processes in his/her scope,

  • the improvement of the quality of the master and transactional data.

Fully embedded in the CHC Global Supply Chain Organization, our team aims at building the best-in-class End to End Supply Chain model and deliver it successfully.

We commit every day for the customer satisfaction, and we are deeply engaged to make the Sanofi CHC the best FMCH company in and for the World.

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we build trusted and loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. Our mission is to enable better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view. To achieve this, we need people who can shape the future of our business and help us on our journey to becoming the best fast-moving consumer healthcare company in and for the world.

Main responsibilities:

  • S/he contributes to drive the implementation of the CHC Global Supply Chain strategy, aligned with the overall CHC roadmap owning the Production & Material Planning Digital core model (mainly in SAP) and representing the Production & Material Planning within the CHC BPO network and act as a single point of contact among the stakeholders.

  • S/he drives the design of the Production & Material Planning Digital Core Model with his/her main stakeholders (Digital, GBS, M&S, Trade,…), meeting the requirements of the CHC GBU and CHC customers and partners with Digital and SC Community to support the implementation of the Digital Core Model.

  • S/he will ensure that the objectives of standardization and harmonization are maintained and drive during the deployments through the proper Organization and Change Management activities.

  • S/he will gather all new requirements and change requests maintaining the objective of standardization and harmonization and organizing their prioritization and timely implementation with Digital

  • S/he secures master and transactional data quality by defining data quality criteria, profiling and auditing data, validating data against business rules and remediating to data quality issues

  • S/he will conduct regular process maturity assessment in SAP. He/She supports the operational teams in their corrective and improvements plan and ensures that the processes of his/her scope are well documented (playbook).

  • S/he promotes a culture of innovation in his/her scope by understanding the trends and future ways of working through external benchmarking and by sharing the best practices within the Production & Material Planning community and contributes to the Excellence in performance by defining and implementing adequate metrics/targets, their proper monitoring and communication. He/she ensures proper understanding and respect of Internal Control rules.

About you

Experience

  • Strong track record in Production & Material Planning processes and experience translating business needs into process and implementation requirements in an Digital implementation environment.

  • Experience in the consumer healthcare or fast moving consumer goods industry is and advantage.

  • Advanced knowledge of SAP systems and SCM principles. Key user knowledge and proficiency in SAP (PP/WM/TM) systems, business processes and data structures.

  • Strong understanding of data management principles and practices

  • Project Management Experience and ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including technical and non-technical audiences

Languages

Proficiency in English

Educational Profile:

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain & Logistics, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.

Why choose us?

  • Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

  • Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

  • Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

  • Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Pursue progress. Discover extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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