Category Lead Buyer – Secondary Packaging

Neuilly-sur-Seine (France) or Barcelona (Spain)

About the job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Opella in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions of consumers around the world. As Category Lead Buyer – Secondary Packaging within our Procurement team,

you will be in charge of Secondary and Tertiary Packaging category for our 6 industrial sites and a spend of 30M€.

Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market.

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet.

That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core.

Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands.

This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers.

We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

Main responsibilities

• Propose & implement competitive and innovative strategies for several product families based on market intelligence, assessing risks and opportunities, aligned on budget, product lifecycle to deliver value to the businesses

• Establish a multi annual roadmap to be executed to deliver saving for the plants and to create value / competitive advantages for the brands

• Ensure procurement technical excellence: S&S, sustainability, Innovation, supply continuity, quality / compliance

• Identify and engage at appropriate level the lead specifiers from the businesses and Industrial Affairs

• Build and monitor his/her budget, PPV and forecast and operational roadmap for the category

• Organize tender, negotiate prices for the concerned perimeter, established prices list and agreements

• Step-in and support any major projects and/or supplier issues for the sites (eg. Service, Invoicing, etc)

• Drive and monitor the execution of savings opportunities and projects (new suppliers, products substitutions, specification adjustment, etc.)

• Drive the development of new market opportunities (new launchings, new technologies, sustainable components)

• Set-up and drive S.R.M. with key suppliers for the product families in relationship with KSOL

• Business partner role to KSOL / Site Leadership Team

• Appropriate level of communication/info sharing/working sessions within procurement community to act as One Procurement community

• Build and maintain strong interfaces and collaborations with other departments like finance, supply, legal, quality / regulatory, engineering, Science, CSO and Growth HUB

About you

• 10+ years experience in industrial world, technical, finance, procurement or supply with proven record in term of change management and result delivery

• Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, Engineering or Business or another relevant field

• Highly effective communication & leadership skills to engage teams

• Negotiation skills

• Solid understanding in cost management, budgeting and controlling & supply chain, acumen in procurement is a plus

• Fluent in English, local language of based location is a plus

• International and multi-cultural relationship

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

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. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

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

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