Location: Budapest, Hungary

Flexible working: Hybrid, 60% home office

Job type: Permanent, Full time

About the job 

Our Team:

Our Order to Cash (O2C) team aims for excellence, equipping Sanofi with a robust core model, seconded with best of breed digital solutions embedding artificial intelligence and machine learning functionalities.

Our international presence, our ambition to become a global reference player for all order to cash related processes mean that our team works on a variety of projects with opportunities for a rich mix of work. This leads to a challenging and stimulating professional experience full of growth and learning.

Business Operations is a Global organization of Sanofi providing end to end services to all geographies in Europe, North America, China, JPAC & International regions and covering Global Procurement services, Operations and transition management, Medical activities hub, People services, and Global Finance services. Global Finance services hosts the following service lines O2C, A2R, Financial sanctions compliance. 

Over the past two years, Global Finance Services has doubled in size and increased its scope.

As one department within Business Operations, we’re also part of something much bigger. This provides opportunities for learning, growing, job moves and a diversified, fulfilling career.

Under the management of the Global Process Lead, this role is in charge to drive specific topics, projects contributing to Core model enhancements and deployments. This role will be instrumental as well in the continues improvement area improving core model adherence, global initiative allowing better efficiencies and best in class practices.

In close collaboration with Regional/Local leads, you will provide the support, coaching & facilitation to allow the Regional/Local teams to successfully adopt/adhere consistently to the core processes. In addition, process efficiency should be continuously improved by promoting and sharing best practices and performance mindset.

Global Process Expert -Customer Contact Management role acts as the core model guardian in the coordination of activities to ensure best and harmonized practices are adopted by all Local /Regional teams. You will handle smooth change management among Local /Regional teams, identify risks and discrepancies and develop adequate actions plans to mitigate them, recommends improvements, and monitors till implementation. 

As part of Order to Serve GPO team, Global Process Expert -Customer Contact Management role reports to Customer Contact Management Global Process Lead and contributes to execute its strategy related to global projects implementation as well as process simplification and optimization.

Main responsibilities:

Core Model : 

• Contribute to the design, development, maintenance, simplification, optimization and improvement of core model processes in collaboration with regional leads and Customer Contact Management Global Process Lead. Customer Contact Management Core Model processes include the management of customer requests, claims and disputes from internal stakeholders and external 3rd party customers and partners. It is to register and validateall customer contacts, provide resolution, such as to manage returns and credit/debit notes, follow-up and close customer contacts.

• The Core Model mainly comprises processes, technology landscape, RACI, interaction model business rules and KPI’s in domestic and export perimeter.

• Collaborate on the change definition in policies and procedures supporting optimized and standard processes. 

• Propose actions to accelerate simplification of our operations, introducing innovative and harmonized solutions.

Core Model adherence/audit : 

• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across all geographies and drive standardization of processes

• Lead the preparation, conduct, and follow-up audit across all geographies the core model adherence

• Oversee the process performance across the different geographies and provide input into how it can be further improved

• Review, discuss and support the approvalof exceptions to the Core Model with the regions

• Ensure strong relationships with the teams through both solid governance, as well as informal and formal networking

• Utilize dashboards and other enhanced visualization capabilities to illustrate historical trends and document and report detailed observations, instances of non-compliance and improvement opportunities

Global projects and initiatives : 

• Ensure iO2C Core Model components are well understood to perform an effective implementation.

• Deliver projects across all regions, notably technologies implementation.

• Own the business case for the relevant project incl. its implementation impact within iO2C P&L.

• Support neighbouring functions projects & other global initiatives impacting the Service Line.

• Ensure relevant data are available to support business case and on-going project reviews.

• Collaborate in global projects (ex. ISHIFT) and neighbouring functions initiatives where customer contactmanagement process is applicable

About you 

Experience:

• Must have 5 to 10 years of process knowledge in domestic and exportcustomerrequests, claims & disputes management processes and related systems. Knowledge of exportdocumentation and customs handling for returns.

• Strong understanding of the overall Order to Cash and Supply Chain E2E processes

• Proven experience in claims, requests & disputes managementactivity & engaging 3rd parties

• Good knowledge of pharma business commercials, Trade Environment, Finance & business modelling

• Proven experience in Project Management & process review

Soft skills:

• Multicultural mindset with international exposure.

• Exceptional teamwork, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Proactive problem-solving, adaptability, and innovation in dynamic environments.

• Strong leadership, influence, and change management abilities.

• High capacity for learning, organization, and strategic planning.

• Customer-oriented, open-minded, and solution-driven approach.

• Effective remote team leadership and transversal collaboration.

• Skilled in developing high-quality presentations and challenging the status quo.

Technical skills:

• Strong analytics skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate information with attention to detail and accuracy

• Hands-on experience of SAP (essential) in S4 Hana preferably,Sales & Distribution modules (advantageous)

• Hands-on experience of Salesforce Service Cloud (essential)

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, expertise of PowerPoint and MS Excel (essential) 

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a Business or Engineering school 

Languages:

• Fluent in English (minimum of strong B2 level required).

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, and flexible home office policy.

• An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks.

• Your professional and personal development will be supported purposefully.

If the description fits your experience and sparks your interest, please apply so we can get in touch!

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 our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

Discover our Code of Conduct, that serves as the moral compass that guides us when chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Please ensure to have read this document before applying.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But 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. So, let’s be those people.

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 our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

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