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R2836838 CI Specialist

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

The Continuous Improvement (CI) Specialist will be part of the Supply Chain Projects and Performance team, responsible for the CI pillar within Supply Chain. This role will also support the management of site and production area capacity and parameter assumptions including batch capacity, yields, lot loss adherence, OEE, etc. In addition, The CI Specialist will own the management of the cycle count and provision and destruction processes and programs for the Toronto site and will be the point of contact for global correspondences with respect to these topics.

About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities:

Continuous improvement

• Collaborating with PCU/APU Lead  and other transversal functions(e.g. HSE, Quality, ENG to create a culture of Continuous Improvement

• Working with all levels of leadership to realize CI value and impact, escalating issues if necessary.

• Collaborating with the HSE SC specialist to support at best the PCU on HSE activities and CI process.

• Train and coach, the team on problem solving and root cause analysis tools

• Facilitate the Level 1 CI process, including coordinating CI projects prioritization.

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of role cards and standard work plans

• Lead Level 1 CI meeting, ensuring the CI board is updated by project owners.

• Contribute to CI projects at Level 2 CI meeting and escalates to Level 2 major impacts caused by activities of other units

• Interface to Global Supply Planning to align standards channel improvements into the site SC

Site SC Performance

• Drive implementation of relevant KPIs at site level to measure Site SC performance

• Responsible to correct and aligned data sources for KPI calculation

• Monitor & track monthly Site SC Performance PCU / APU & Site level

• Conduct root cause analysis to effectively addresses issues

Support to operations

• Serve as the point of contact for other units to share losses or impacts resulting from the activities of their Level 1 team

• Analyze data from data collection systems to help set daily, weekly, and monthly prioritization and escalation decisions by the PCU Lead.

• Create and update Pareto of losses from data collection systems as input to Level 1 +QDCI meeting. Attends and contributes to the daily Level 1 +QDCI meeting. If the PCU CI Specialist covers more than one Process-Centric Unit, they can rotate daily between the different PCUs they are covering.

Capability Process Management

• Collect and analyze production area capacity data from partners and available tools. Ensure data is usable and scalable for operational planning and decision-making. Support timely updates to parameters in systems (such as SAP) as required.

• Challenge assumptions and propose parameter changes in collaboration with Finance, OPEX, Production, and MSAT. Develop capacity scenarios as required.

• Support platform capability reviews across different APUs through management of key inputs, constraints, max capacities, shutdowns, etc.

• Facilitate the flow of information (inputs, outputs, escalations) from platform capability reviews to relevant stakeholders and processes (such as SSR, SCR) with accurate data, strong analytics and trends

Cycle Count and Provision and Destruction Management

• Lead Cycle Count program implementation and training in each PCU. Monitor cycle count and inventory management performance in the PCUs and report on highlights and deficiencies at the monthly governance meetings

• Develop CI initiatives to address performance gaps in Cycle Counting in areas with low count accuracies or deviations in inventory management

• Work with site finance, internal controls, and third party auditors to ensure site compliance to regulated stock-taking process and best inventory practices

• Support the management of blocked/rejected materials in the PCUs through Waste Destruction process and tools, providing training and performance monitoring of removal of blocked materials

• Work with Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain partners to ensure materials to be blocked are provisioned by Supply Chain and liaise with Finance to maintain accurate provision and destruction data and classifications. Work with HSE and Operations to ensure sensitive and non sensitive materials are disposed of as per guidelines

• Develop and publish KPIs to be reviewed and discussed at monthly governance meetings

• SAP key user – participate in SAP incident resolutions, testing system updates, communicating changes to the areas

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business Management/Science with 2 years of experience.

• Preferred Lean Six Sigma (any level) certification

• Expertise with IT tools, particularly ERP systems (SAP), advanced planning tool (Kinaxis) and proficiency in tools like Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Word.

• Autonomy and decision-making: Ability to work independently and make informed decisions within the scope of responsibilities.

• Strong communication skills incl. critical thinking and challenging with a strong ability to  analyze problems and build solutions

• Competencies (LEAD model) – key competencies the job holder will be evaluated on: Cooperate transversally, Act for change, Commit to customers, Strive for results, Make decisions, Lead teams, Develop people and Think strategically.

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

This position is for a current vacant role that we are actively hiring for.​

Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants.  Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

Toute compensation sera déterminée en fonction de l'expérience démontrée. Les employés peuvent être admissibles à participer aux programmes d'avantages sociaux de l'entreprise. Des informations supplémentaires sur les avantages sociaux peuvent être trouvées ici.

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