Demand Planning Team Lead

About us

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. All our decisions are taken with our most important stakeholder in mind – the patients.

Having a rich history of innovation that dates back over 100 years, Sanofi more than ever stays true to its commitment to transform the practice of medicine by providing potentially life-changing treatments and the protection of life-saving vaccines to millions of people. This history includes the first treatments for many rare diseases and the establishment of standards of care in diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Sanofi’s commitment to public health has helped protect hundreds of millions of people from influenza every year for decades and pushed polio to the brink of eradication, while its scientific vision has led to breakthrough innovations in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

~ 43.07Bn€ Net Sales FY23

~ 90 countries

~ 91K employees

~ 59 manufacturing sites

~ 20 R&D sites

About the job

Job Purpose

The Demand Planning Team Lead is responsible for leading a regional demand planning team to ensure alignment with the organization’s vision and goals. This role is critical in driving demand planning processes, overseeing daily operations, mentoring team members, and acting as a liaison between the demand planning function, global hub leadership, and key stakeholders. The Team Lead will also ensure compliance with both internal and external regulatory frameworks while fostering continuous process improvements.

Key Accountabilities

Leadership & Team Management:

• Provide direction, oversee daily operations, and ensure alignment of demand planning activities with company objectives.

• Lead, mentor, and coach the demand planning team to ensure professional growth and high performance.

• Facilitate team performance evaluations and encourage continuous improvement and team collaboration.

Process Improvement & Performance Management:

• Drive improvements in demand planning processes and methodologies, leveraging advanced planning tools and ERP systems (SAP and Kinaxis preferred).

• Ensure accurate use of master data and proper configuration of demand planning parameters in planning systems.

• Conduct performance reviews and oversee root cause analysis for significant demand plan changes and forecast deviations.

• Implement corrective action plans to prevent recurrence of identified issues.

• Oversee team performance based on SLAs/KPIs to ensure efficient and effective operations.

• Ensure alignment with internal and external regulatory frameworks.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting:

• Act as the communication bridge between the demand planning team, global hub leadership, and key stakeholders.

• Partner with stakeholders to integrate local market knowledge and operational requirements into planning processes.

• Prepare and present demand planning reports for senior management

About you

Skills/Expertise/Experience

• Advanced degree (e.g., Master's or PhD) in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Excellent English communication and writing skills

Preferred Skills/Expertise/Experience

• Prior experience in demand planning roles with demonstrated team leadership capabilities, preferably with knowledge of pharmaceutical primary and secondary manufacturing processes.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the supply chain/manufacturing industry, preferably with exposure to pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

• Advanced proficiency in demand planning tools and ERP systems (SAP and Kinaxis preferred).

• Comprehensive understanding of internal and external regulatory frameworks, ensuring compliance in all demand planning activities.

• Ability to provide direction, oversee daily operations, and ensure alignment of demand planning activities with company goals, driving process and methodology improvements.

• Strong skills in mentoring, coaching, and team development to facilitate team performance evaluations and professional growth.

• Effective liaison capabilities to act as the communication bridge between the demand planning team, global hub leadership, and key stakeholders.

Competency Requirements

• A high level of accountability and attention to details required

• Demonstrated high standards of integrity, professionalism, and commitment

• Good team facilitation and relationship building skills

Sanofi Values

• Stretch to go beyond the level we have operated at up until now

• Act in the interest of our patients and customers

• Take action instead of waiting to be told what to do

• Put the interests of the organization ahead of my own or those of our team

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.

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