Regional Category Buyer – Media & Digital - Marketing & Sales Procurement

Regional Category Buyer – Media & Digital

• Location: Morristown, NJ /Hybrid

About the job
Are you ready to shape the future of Consumer Health? Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress. Join our Regional Category Buying team as Regional Category Buyer for Media & Digital- Marketing and Sales Procurement you will be responsible for the regional procurement sub-category of Media and Digital for Opella.

The key focus of this role is to support, influence, & implement procurement category strategy for the sub-category initiatives, ideate and drive key projects jointly with the business, drive execution via regionally to ensure Opella delivers its priorities/objectives. The sub-categories of Media and Digital are rapidly changing and increasing the media channel types, consumer experience and applications to engage at a rapid pace. The use of AI in service delivery is growing, expanding, and needs to be managed for compliance and risk while utilizing its efficiencies and speed. The role requires demonstrating strong partnering internally with global media and content leads and externally with the marketing and sales suppliers.

Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market. 

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet.

That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core.

Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands. 

This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers.

We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for the regional procurement sub-category of Media and Digital for Opella.

• Manage the rapidly changing sub-categories of Media and Digital, including the use of AI in service delivery.

• Demonstrate strong partnering internally with global media and content leads and externally with marketing and sales suppliers.

• Develop and execute long-term procurement sub-category strategies based on market intelligence, assessing risks and opportunities.

• Ensure strategies are collaboratively built and fully aligned with the business, delivering cost reduction and significant value.

• Support the development and implementation of new market innovation opportunities (e.g., new suppliers, new digital tools).

• Collaborate closely with global category leads, regional marketing leadership, and finance.

• Manage regional supplier relationships and negotiations.

• Lead supplier business reviews for key local supplier partners.

• Set local KPIs and monitor supplier performance.

• Continuously drive improvements in service level, costs, delivery, and quality.

• Escalate and manage issues impacting global Marketing and Sales procurement.

• Implement risk management assessment and mitigation strategies in collaboration with the business.

About you

• Degree: A degree in Business Finance, Procurement/Business Operations, or Marketing.

• Language Proficiency: Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

• Marketing/Agencies: Strong understanding of marketing and agency operations.

• Savings Initiatives: Hands-on experience in delivering savings initiatives with demand management levers.

• Stakeholder Management: Strong capability to manage business interactions with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

• Communication and Influence: Highly effective written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills.

• Autonomous Operation: Ability to operate autonomously with a high level of drive and energy.

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.