Strategic Account Manager

Operations Coordinator Partner Markets Europe & Czech Republic - VIE Contract

• Location: Czech Republic, Prague
• Target start date: 01/12/2025

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.
PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.
PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

About the job

As Operations Coordinator Partner Markets Europe & Czech RepublicVIE within our Vaccines Operations team, you’ll contribute to the achievement of the company's objectives through the coordination of vaccines demand and operation business processes, ensuring a permanent balance between vaccines availability and business assumptions.

This position is coordinating the application of the contracts, commercial policy, and execution of the distributor model/tenders/private sales, importations, RA/QA coordination, purchase orders collection, deliveries plan alignment with customers, inventory management. You will also monitor performance, be in contact with global/local supply chain & MCO business planning for PR & PU sales execution, and ensure vaccines availability, minimizing the risks of stock-outs and write-offs. Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next-gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI-driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you’ll help advance prevention on a global scale - and shape the future of immunization.

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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:

• Organize and coordinate the S&OP meetings to validate demand forecasts and importation plan with the local team and the external partner.
• Contribute to the coherence of forecasting set of data shared with MCO team and ensure the monthly update of Kinaxis data set.
• Execute the products allocation within the geographical scope, monitor the stock level, avoid write-offs and stock-out situation.
• Ensure a close follow-up of production schedule, batch release, packaging updates in the production schedule (RPS meetings), and towards the ongoing projects and the possible business and supply impacts.
• Contribute to the new product launches from a supply standpoint
• Collect and register tender documentation, formal communication with distributors, internal offer validation and official award notices.
• Stock monitoring & sales follow-up on private market, and making sure private market sales are in accordance with commercial policy.

About you

Experience:

• Preferably 2 years’ experience in relevant business-related area (f.e. international business operations, demand planning, tender management or similar).

Soft and technical skills:

• Excellent communication skills, capability to perform highly both individually and within a team and to cooperate with managers and peers, intercultural adaptability and sensitivity.
• Integrity, tenacity and adaptability in complex situations and an often evolving environment; able to commit to and respect deadlines.
• Accuracy, analytical skills, attention to details, results orientation, high ethical standards.
• Good understanding of trade, tenders, financial and logistic aspects, as well as of their impact on the business.
• Business acumen - knowledge of pharmaceutical industry would be a plus.
• Advanced MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook.

Education:

• Master's degree in international business or similar field.

Languages:

• Excellent English knowledge, French is only a plus.

Why choose us?

• Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development.
• Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes.
• Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
• Work at the forefront of AI-driven research, smart manufacturing, and groundbreaking mRNA platforms that are redefining the future of immunology.
• Help protect half a billion people every year, contributing to one of the largest global vaccination efforts in healthcare.
• Share knowledge with leading scientists, engineers, and experts in a purpose-driven community dedicated to protecting millions worldwide.

iMove is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. At Sanofi we have a strong ambition to invest in young talents who will drive the success of Sanofi tomorrow. Sanofi’s Work Abroad Program, iMove, offers jobs-assignments with actual responsibilities and a perspective to grow. We provide those opportunities in various functions such as: marketing, finance, regulatory, supply chain, clinical trials, production, etc. and in more than 40 countries. Sanofi unites people who are passionate about solving healthcare needs across the world. Joining our iMove Work Abroad Program is a unique opportunity to make a difference through your work.

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