Specialist, Contract Obligations Monitoring

Overview

Support the Contract Obligations Monitoring function within Sanofi's Procurement Services Service Delivery Tower, covering supplier and contract onboarding, obligations monitoring, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement.

What you'll do

• Gather the relevant data to onboard new suppliers and/or contracts in the dedicated obligations management platform, as per defined processes.
• Lead the end-to-end pre-onboarding process for new suppliers and contracts, coordinating with internal stakeholders to validate vendor data and confirm completeness before formal onboarding.
• Support the Contracts and Obligations Set-Up phase by reviewing contract documents, extracting key obligations and translating them into structured monitoring entries within the CLM/obligation management tool.
• Conduct ownership validation exercises to confirm accountability mapping for each contractual obligation.
• Establish and maintain contract obligations records, including obligation categories, due dates, responsible parties and relevant metadata.
• Facilitate stakeholder training sessions so internal users can navigate the obligations management platform and understand their responsibilities.
• Coordinate and execute supplier offboarding activities, ensuring obligations are properly closed, archived or transitioned in line with defined procedures.
• Perform periodic monitoring of general obligation categories, as assigned by the Team Lead.
• Conduct spot-checks and focused validation reviews on specific contractual obligations (e.g. milestone deliverables, certification renewals) against contractual terms.
• Apply defined monitoring and validation protocols for priority obligation types in scheduled review cycles.
• Escalate identified discrepancies or potential non-compliance to the COM Monitoring team or Team Lead, with supporting documentation.
• Serve as an operational point of contact for internal stakeholders during onboarding, providing guidance on obligation data requirements and system navigation.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, compliance and operational teams to gather information for accurate obligations set-up and data quality assurance.
• Prepare and distribute periodic status updates on onboarding progress, obligations set-up completion rates and open action items.
• Support stakeholder enquiries related to obligation records, historical data and documentation held within the obligations management platform.
• Suggest and implement improvements to the monitoring process, including adoption of new AI technologies or ways of working.
• Contribute to periodic reassessment of Contract Obligations Management best practices with the Team Lead and the Contract Excellence GPO.
• Support development of Contract Excellence analytics by ensuring obligations data is complete, accurate and consistently maintained.
• Participate in the testing and adoption of new AI-powered or digital tools that enhance the obligations management process.

What you'll need

• BA/BS degree in Legal, Finance, or other business discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in contract obligations management.
• Strong analytics skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze and disseminate information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Results-oriented with strong problem-solving skills; ability to drive operational excellence through data-driven insights.
• Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Demonstrated experience in contract administration, data entry or records management within a structured enterprise environment.
• Ability to manage multiple onboarding tasks simultaneously and meet defined service level agreements.

Nice to have

• Experience in healthcare and/or life-science industry.
• Experience in contract management and/or vendor management.
• Experience using contract management software (preferably AI-powered Obligation Management/CLM tools) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Global or international experience and ability to work with a diverse team.
• Experience working in a matrixed international environment.
• Multilingual, e.g. French, Spanish (verbal and written).
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management platforms and obligations tracking tools.
• Understanding of procurement or supplier management processes within a large corporate environment.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad.