Job Title: Business Improvement Lead, M&S

Location: Hyderabad

About the job                                        

At Sanofi we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of the patients and families we serve, and we accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees. As we continue to transform the practice of medicine, the next chapter of Sanofi’s Play to Win strategy will require a focus on delivering transformation and simplification of our core processes, optimizing resource allocation and deployment to fuel business growth and investment in science. To facilitate this transformation, a new Business Operations Business Unit is being established, bringing together existing business service activities, and driving further expansion of centralized services at scale into a global unit, with a focus on driving simplification, efficiency, and productivity. This new Business Unit will enable the delivery of best-in-class business support capabilities across the organization, incorporating and engaging disparate teams from across areas such as R&D, M&S, the Corporate Functions and M&S into new global Service Delivery Towers with initial services spanning Commercial, Finance, Procurement and People & Culture. Reporting to the Head of Productivity Initiatives, the Business Improvement Lead, M&S plays a critical role in identifying and implementing initiatives that improve productivity so that scare internal resources, and budget can be diverted to chase the miracles of science and fuel future business activities.

Main Responsibilities

Productivity Strategy: Formulate and execute a comprehensive strategy for identifying and implementing productivity initiatives within your assigned scope.

Analytics and Insights: Utilize advanced analytics techniques to extract actionable insights from procurement data, guiding the identification of key areas for improvement.

Initiative Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams in the development and execution of productivity initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Continuous Improvement: Proactively seek opportunities for ongoing improvements, recommending and implementing changes that enhance overall efficiency.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with procurement teams, IT, and other stakeholders to understand business needs, ensuring alignment with productivity objectives. The stakeholders can be located in any countries across the globe, such as USA, France or Germany for instance.

Performance Communication: Effectively communicate the impact of implemented initiatives, providing regular updates to stakeholders and leadership on productivity gains achieved.

About you

Experience: Experience in analytics, process optimization, or a similar role, experience in the procurement or supply chain domain, proven track record of driving efficiency and productivity improvements in a business setting

Soft skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex analytics concepts to diverse audiences, collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively in a team environment

Technical skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in data analysis tools, knowledge of procurement processes and industry-specific productivity metrics

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business Analytics, Operations Management, or a related field.

Languages: Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!