• Job title: Global Category Buyer Waste
• Location: Budapest, Hungary

About the job

Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. Ready? As the Category Buyer Waste, you will be responsible, for the category of spend assigned, for implementing sourcing strategies according to category management strategies and leading sourcing activities across all business units at global level.

This includes activities such as, but not limited to, partnering with the internal business teams to support their objectives, assist with building project scopes, consolidate all business needs and specification, conduct Global Request for Proposal (RFP), negotiate contracts renewals, rate cards / discount schedules, and manage overall relationships with key suppliers.

We're an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the global procurement Waste / Remediation strategy to create added value for our business partners and for all industrial sites and strategies considering competitiveness and breakthrough innovation/technologies aligned with the global Waste / Remediation strategy across all GBUs.
• Deliver savings on the commodity and capture market supplier knowledge and share it within Sanofi.
• Ensure daily Procurement business such as TCO (Total cost of ownership), Market study, Risk mitigation, HSE (health, safety and environment), ESG (environmental social governance), Conformity, Quality.
• Drive SRM (Supplier relationship management) with key supplier accounts.
• Lead global negotiations and co-manage projects/initiatives across multiple GBUs/sites with key stakeholders.
• Conduct root cause analysis and apply problem-solving approaches.
• Onboard new disruptive suppliers/technologies while ensuring market benchmarks.
• Drive supplier performance by defining & deploying SRM in partnership with key supplier accounts.
• Participate in financial data consolidation when necessary for financial & saving follow-up.
• Manage contracts on the commodity: negotiation & follow-up on contract execution and approve order placements.
• Ensure strong coordination at different Procurement levels as well as other functions/GBUs while maintaining proficient and appropriate communication within the HSE network, the GBUs, and Procurement teams.

About you

Experience:

• 5+ years' experience in Procurement Maintenance experience in pharma industry.

Soft skills:

• Proven track record in building and leading cross-functional teams while influencing stakeholders.
• Capacity to think out of the box with a problem-solving approach to contribute to the strategy.
• Results oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, notably on large data sets.
• Knowledge of SAP MM module and any CMMS tool.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Trained into crisis management.
• Knowledge of Pharma GMP work environment.
• Good understanding of finance and legal aspects.
• Flexible, receptive, resourceful, creative, and results oriented.
• Proven project management.
• Technical and commercial Negotiation.
• Communication skills: Assertiveness, ability to convince/influence others and excellent presentation skills.
• Able to quickly assimilate new information/skills.
• Readily adapts to new environment, processes, ways of working.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal sensitivity.
• Role model in compliance and ethics.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business or another relevant field.

Languages:

• Excellent command of both written and spoken English required (other language is a plus).

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.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave.
• Play an instrumental part in creating best practice within our Procurement Team for Indirects having a great opportunity to be part of a diverse team while you will gain Manufacturing and Supply chain procurement knowledge as well.
  

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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