Transactional Procurement (PR-to-PO) Team Lead

Job title: Transactional Procurement (PR-to-PO) Team Lead

• Location: Hyderabad

About the job:

At Sanofi we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of the patients and families we serve, and we accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees. As we continue to transform the practice of medicine, the next chapter of Sanofi’s Play to Win strategy will require a focus on delivering transformation and simplification of our core processes, optimizing resource allocation and deployment to fuel business growth and investment in science. To facilitate this transformation, a new Business Operations Business Unit is being established, bringing together existing business service activities, and driving further expansion of centralized services at scale into a global unit, with a focus on driving simplification, efficiency, and productivity.

This new Business Unit will enable the delivery of best-in-class business support capabilities across the organization, incorporating and engaging disparate teams from across areas such as R&D, M&S, the Corporate Functions and GBUs into new global Service Delivery Towers with initial services spanning Commercial, Finance, Procurement and People & Culture.

Reporting to the Head of S2P Delivery, the Transactional Procurement (PR-to-PO) Team Lead plays a critical leadership role in managing the efficient and accurate execution of procurement transactions. This position involves managing the end-to-end process from requisition creation to purchase order issuance and good receipt management, contributing to the smooth functioning of the procurement workflow.

Main Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Managerial leadership of analysts to successfully deliver/execute end-to-end processes in accordance with Core Model processes & KPIs.

• Purchase Requisition Processing: Efficiently process purchase requisitions in compliance with procurement policies and guidelines by reviewing and validating requisition details, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

• Purchase Order Generation Monitoring: Generate purchase orders based on approved requisitions, considering specified requirements and supplier agreements. Ensure purchase orders based on approved requisitions are correctly submitted to the right supplier. Ensure the Purchase Order is fully integrated in Sanofi ERP/backend system and issues/errors are fixed.

• Good Receipt Monitoring: Ensure good receipts are fully integrated in Sanofi ERP/backend system and issues/errors are fixed.

• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather necessary information for requisition processing and communicate with requestors to clarify specifications and resolve discrepancies. Monitor and track the status of purchase orders, providing regular updates to relevant parties.

• Compliance and Documentation: Ensure compliance with procurement regulations and SoX processes and maintain accurate documentation of transactions.

• Issue Resolution: Address and resolve issues related to purchase requisitions, purchase orders, good receipts, and other transactional procurement matters.

• Reporting: Ad hoc reporting on Purchase Request, Purchase Order and Goods Receipt transactional data.

About you:

• Experience: relevant experience in people management and development experience, Previous experience in transactional procurement or a related field. Familiarity with procurement systems and tools. Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Effective communication and interpersonal skills.Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

• Soft and technical skills: Knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems. Knowledge of eProcurement systems such Coupa, Ariba. Understanding of procurement best practices.

• Education:
  Degree in business, supply chain management, or a relevant field.

• Language: Fluent in English (spoken and written).

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.

• Play an instrumental part in creating best practice within our procurement organization.