India Multi-Category Buyer

Job title : India Multi-category Buyer

• Location : Chennai
• Type: Full time

About the job

At Sanofi Consumer Health Care, we have one shared purpose - we work passionately, every day, to ‘serve healthier, fuller lives’. Our philosophy is driven by this purpose and everything we do is centered around people – our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees – across the world.

CHC Procurement - ‘Play to Win’ Ambitions

Accelerate Growth

• Generate savings for reinvestment
• Total-cost-of-ownership decision making focused on margin improvements

Organisation Alignment

• Co-create strategy, prioritize & deliver outcomes
• Collaborate to leverage ONE Sanofi scale
• An agile organization, empowered decision making

• The Multi-Category buyer – Marketing & Sales and Professional Services would have responsibility of overall business partnering with the local market team and full accountability to deliver all procurement KPIs for the Marketing & Sales and Professional Services categories in that market.
• The key focus of this role is to collaborate with the regional team in the category to formulate pragmatic and effective strategies combined with a robust approach / implementation plan in alignment with the local and regional stakeholders, and drive the projects.  The candidate would demonstrate maturity to navigate in complex environments, a strong leadership & business acumen to drive priority initiatives for delivering the cost savings & maximum value to the business.

• This mission is aligned with the values, the ethical charter and the code of conduct of Sanofi.

Strategy

• Support in development of competitive & innovative procurement category strategies that are:
  • based on market intelligence: assessing risks and opportunities.
  • collaboratively built, full aligned with the business, delivering cost reduction and significant value.
• Translate marketing, P&C, Facility Management, Real Estate, etc. categories vision, strategy and projects in the region and execute to ensure delivery aligned with the targets
• Drive the development of new market innovation opportunities (new suppliers and technologies).
• Integrate sustainability strategic objectives into local project plans, be accountable for achieving domain targets in your regions

Leadership

• Create an integrated and effective marketing and Professional Services procurement network within the markets - working towards common objectives

Contract & Relationship Management

• Lead local supplier relationship management (SRM) and lead negotiations on local sourcing cases. Interface directly with local supplier leadership to assure objectives are met.
• Work with Bio-Pharma peers to ensure that shared suppliers are effectively managed, and synergies are maximized
• Set local KPIs and monitor supplier performance. Continuously drive improvements in performance of the suppliers in all relevant areas of service level, costs, delivery, quality.
• Ensure compliance with master service agreements
• Escalate / manage issues that may impact the global Marketing and Sales or Professional Services procurement
• Ensure that risk management assessment and risk mitigation strategies are in place in close collaboration with the business

Business Collaboration & Partnering

• Business partner role to the local marketing managers, the commercial operations, P&C, Real Estate and Facility Management Teams, other Finance Teams and the local GMs. Build credibility and trust with the stakeholders. Develop a deep understanding of the business to ensure all their needs are aligned and incorporated within the procurement strategic priorities
• Partner with the local sustainability teams to build a plan to deliver against B-Corp commitments
• Enable collaborative partnering within CHC internally and across the supplier network

• Simplify processes, increase speed of delivery

• Develop and strengthen strategic supplier partnerships to deliver innovation and competitive advantage

Digital

• Digital solutions and analytics to drive actionable supplier market intelligence and generate real time fact-based insights

• Leverage technology to improve external and internal connectivity

Sustainability

• Place sustainability at the core of everything we do and help accelerate B-Corp commitments
• Deliver on the 2025 carbon neutral goal
• 100% recyclable packing/POSM and 50% recycled/bio plastic by 2025

Required Competencies & Experience

• University degree in Business Administration, Procurement or equivalent
• At least 3 years of procurement experience
• Good understanding of marketing procurement
• Good hands-on experience in delivering significant cost savings initiatives
• Strong project management, negotiations and analytical skills
• Highly effective written and verbal communication, interpersonal and influencing skills Autonomous with a high level of drive and energy
• Ability to skilfully navigate in complex global/regional matrix environment & adaptability of style to fit the relevant audience

Language & Cultural

• Fluent in English and local language
• International and multi-cultural mind set

CHC Play to Win Competencies

• Stretch to go beyond the level we have operated until now
• Take action and don’t wait to be told what to do
• Put the interest of the organization ahead of own of those of his/her team
• Act in the interest of our patients and customers