About Sanofi

The ambition of Sanofi is to become a diversified global healthcare leader, focused on patients' needs. The largest pharmaceutical company in Europe and in emerging markets, Sanofi is the fourth largest worldwide. The Group's vaccine division, Sanofi Pasteur, is the world leader for human vaccine production and commercialisation.

With the recent acquisition of Australia's leading nutraceutical brands including Nature's Own and Cenovis, Sanofi ANZ is now a horizontally integrated healthcare provider from complementary medicines, through to patented medicines, generics, over the counter medicines, and vaccines.

Sanofi has a strong commitment to R&D and we currently have 48 compounds in development. At Sanofi we are committed to our customers, our employees, and even more importantly to the people who rely daily on our medicines.

Procurement at Sanofi

Sanofi is experiencing tremendous growth in diversity across its portfolio of activities. Procurement is a key capability within their businesses and spans across the following areas: Marketing & Sales, Common Send, COGS & Distribution, Scientific & Clinical.

As part of the development of this team Sanofi look to identify strong talent with experience in Strategic Category Management, Sourcing and Negotiation. Successful candidates will work on engagements focused on category and project based sourcing, cost reduction and process improvement across its businesses, including pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare, vaccines, industrial, R&D and animal health.

Opportunities include the chance to play a key role in developing capability locally through:

• The development of leadership
• Ongoing development of behavioral competencies in a performance based culture
• Technical skills development

Jigsaw Search's Viewpoint

The healthcare and pharmaceuticals market globally is a dynamic, challenging and continually growing sector. Sanofi is one of the leading global businesses in this market are well positioned for growth and continued success. Sanofis’ procurement function offers an excellent framework for any procurement professional looking to advance their procurement expertise within a global leading organisation. Sanofi follows a centre-led procurement approach with a true global Category Management structure in place. This level of maturity means that each Procurement Associate works within global strategy whilst developing locally appropriate solutions within their respective business units to develop category strategies and lead the sourcing and negotiations with suppliers. Vendor Management and Supplier Development is a major focus within the organisation. Addressable spend categories managed include Marketing, Travel, Technology, Professional Services, Labour, MRO, Capex and Industrial Services.

Sanofi offers procurement practitioners the opportunity to extend their procurement career regionally and even globally within a world-renowned global environment. The Australian procurement team is a mature, supportive, dynamic, forward thinking function staffed with commercially minded and energetic procurement practitioners. The leadership group within this team promote and nurture lateral thinking and ongoing professional development.

Location

Head Office Talavera Corporate Centre Building D 12-24 Talavera Road Macquarie Park, NSW 2113