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Global Lead Buyer Corporate Services

Budapest, Hungary Permanent Date posted Oct. 18, 2024
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  • Location: Budapest
  • Remote working according to Global rules
  • Job type: Permanent

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we have one overarching mission - to work passionately, challenging ourselves and our industry every day, to build a healthier future by helping people, help themselves, bringing “Health in Your Hands”.

Our teams are building trusted & loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide, enabling better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. To fulfill this mission, we are embarking our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees in this journey because this is what will make us become the “Best Fast-Moving Consumer Healthcare (FMCH) Company In & For the World”.

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 strong talent who will help us shape the future of our Consumer Healthcare business. At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we aspire to create a work environment where people can thrive, grow, and be at their best every day. Our priority is working with integrity to improve the health and well-being of people and communities where we operate, working towards making a positive impact in the world.

Main responsibilities:

Key responsibilities include:

  • Dimensions/Scope
  • All categories related to Corporate Services, such as:
  • All kind of consulting service (corporate-, commercial-, Compliance- and Fiscal Consulting)
  • Legal Services
  • Outsourced / Shared Services
  • Insurances and Financial Services
  • Total spend ~ 70 Mio. Euros.

  • Strategy
    • Propose & Implement best in class and innovative strategies for specific product families.
    • Establish a multi annual roadmap to be executed to deliver savings for the business and to create value for the brands.
    • Ensure procurement technical excellence.
    • Identify and engage at appropriate level with business partners from the businesses.

  • Operational
    • Organize biddings, negotiate prices for the concerned perimeter, established prices list and contracts.
    • Step-in new projects and/or supplier issues for the different countries.
    • Drive the development of new market opportunities.
    • Set-up and drive S.R.M. with specific suppliers for the product families.
    • Optimize Working Capital / Free Cash-Flow by continuous improvement of Payment Terms according to Country / Group Standards

  • Business Partnering
    • Facilitate and build Business Interaction across the Business Unit to understand GBU’s Consulting needs and ensure appropriate Procurement involvement.
    • Partnering with Legal to set up right governance model to cover future Legal Services needs.
    • Partnering with Finance Team within CHC to ensure the appropriate level of interface for future Financial Services needs.
    • Build and maintain strong interfaces and partnering with other departments.

About you

  • Experience: brought experience in Procurement or Project Management in relationship with Suppliers
  • Soft skills: Leadership skills and experience with proven track record in building and leading cross functional teams / Effective communication skills (oral & written) / Strongly continuous improvement oriented
  • Technical skills: Negotiation skills / Ability to understand the products, the supplier and product processes / Business acumen and strategic thinking / Understanding in Cost management, budgeting and controlling
  • Languages: Fluent in English. French is a plus

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