Global Category Buyer Raw Materials

Overview

Develop, evolve, and execute strategic sourcing strategies for raw materials as a Global Category Buyer, Best Cost Countries. Support manufacturing and supply chain excellence by ensuring supply security, speed to market, the right cost base, and manufacturability for commercial and pre-launch activities.

What you'll do

• Develop innovative sub-category strategies that have measurable benefit for Sanofi.
• Negotiate with Best Cost Country suppliers and deliver savings based on anticipation and consolidation of all business needs.
• Drive major transversal category initiatives to build up state-of-the-art practices and innovation in sourcing.
• Leverage both generative and predictive Artificial Intelligence in sourcing, scenario and result augmentation.
• Leverage procurement technical excellence such as TCO, SRM, Market Intelligence, Risk Management, Innovation, Digital, CSR, HSE, Compliance, and Quality at Global Level.
• Lead Global Business Reviews with preferred suppliers to ensure ambition and execution on both sides.
• Design, negotiate, and implement complex Master Service Agreements and contract negotiations with global suppliers.
• Lead Phase-3 CMC activities, ensuring regulatory compliance and quality standards required during the drug development process.
• Oversee Raw Materials procurement across all domains, including Small Molecules and Large Molecules (biologics).
• Lead dual sourcing processes to mitigate supply risks, ensure business continuity, and strengthen supplier resilience across all raw material categories.
• Govern key account management for strategic suppliers and manage relationships.

What you'll need

• Experience in Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management for Raw Materials in R&D or Manufacturing, specifically in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
• Supplier landscape know-how and a demonstrated track record of achieving significant cost savings.
• Strong understanding of the raw materials procurement value chain from R&D up to LCM, supply chain dynamics, and industry trends.
• Good knowledge of raw materials supplier landscapes and their respective capabilities.
• Confident and capable interaction with key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Assertive, high-level communication, good organizational skills, excellent presentation skills, and excellent interpersonal sensitivity.
• Experience and confidence in managing complex and undefined business situations in a multi-cultural environment.
• Influential management and ability to convince and persuade others regarding appropriate solutions.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills with the ability to lead complex supplier relationships.
• High sense of ethics, business integrity, and compliance in doing business.
• Minimum university degree from an accredited college or university.
• Excellent command of English.

Nice to have

• Chemistry or Chemical Engineering degree.
• Procurement certifications.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• The scope includes directly impacting a €24 billion company revenue and supporting over 18 product launches across mammalian, microbiological, gene therapy, and vaccine modalities over the next 5 years.
• Lead a minimum €40 million spend, based on 2024 figures, targeting 10% net savings.