Ext. Man. Supply Planning Lead, Large Molecules

Sanofi • Cambridge, MA

6d

About The Position

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster. We at Sanofi are chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. In our Supply Planning Team we are contributing to this vision every day by building the bridge between Sanofi Manufacturing & Supply Sites, CDMOs and our Customers and Patients across 111 markets to ensure we supply our customers and patients with our Medicines and Vaccinations. We are a high performing team of c.2000 Supply Chain professionals with Patients and Customers at the heart of everything we do. The new Global Supply Planning organization is a fully integrated team owning the 3-36 months’ Supply Planning horizon to provide a robust supply plan to internal sites, to increase reliability of IBP-horizon planning for key CMO as well as internal sites to the following nodes and to optimize our assets across the network to better serve our customers. The team is part of a network connecting the dots between demand, supply and logistics by close cooperation with Sites, local SC and global SC functions and focuses on Supply to meet patient and business needs. Job Purpose: The EM&S Planning lead manages the E2E flow in a network of key CMO ensuring transparency and reliability on the net demand, supply balance and the supply plan across the network. The accountability and focus of this role is the 3-36 months Supply Planning horizon to identify risks and opportunities in advance and mitigate those in close cooperation with EM&S and the CMO to ensure supply as well as planning and supply data reliability. About Sanofi: We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Requirements

• B.S. or B.A. degree required, preferably in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or similar but will consider all degrees.
• Strong in-depth knowledge and expertise in Supply Chain Planning and launch management, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, with proven track record of building plannings and aligning stakeholders, driving decision-making and optimizing business outcomes.
• Ability to understand and manage complex flows with several stakeholders involved.
• Strong entrepreneurial thinking and negotiating to achieve best plan for Sanofi in highly competitive environment.
• Proficiency with an advanced planning system required (i.e. Kinaxis or similar) and an ERP (SAP or similar).
• High analytical capabilities and creativity to analyze data, collect insights and build mitigations.
• Ability to synthesizes complex information to develop strong recommendations and support decision‑making.
• Interpersonal skills: ability to engage and collaborate with multiple partners within EM&S functions to gather information and assess feasibility.
• Change agent: ensure best practice implementation and system adoption / system evolution.
• Proactivity is a must, given the anticipation component of the position.
• Be able to work in an international network of CDMOs producing strategic products for Sanofi Manufacturing & Supply
• Enterprise Leaders: Are able to have the E2E vision of the business, prioritizing the common interest for the benefit of Sanofi and the patients. Are able to connect the dots for their teams and keep them engaged with the vision.
• Transformation Leader: Acts as change management and culture role model to foster employee’s engagement and build a psychologically safe and collaborative workplace.
• Decision Maker: Takes timely and data-based decisions in a fast moving and complex environment to drive performance and progress. Promotes an environment where decisions are taken at the right level.
• Performance Champion: Embrace digital innovation, AI, GenAI to democratize data and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, safety, and cost effectiveness.
• Business Ally: Understand business landscape Industry & business/client groups knowledge to translate the challenges & bring added value. Stay current with global external trends and integrate insights into strategies achieving sustainable competitive advantage.
• People Developer: Unleashes the potential of each one and prepares the leaders of the future. Takes bold decisions to ensure the right talents are at the right place.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working with a CDMOs is preferred.
• APICS certification is a plus but not required

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the mid-term capacity equation, contractual alignment and reliability of MPS for complex network of main CDMOs.
• Balance supply risks and opportunities related to limited capacities at CMO and consider competition on CMO capacities with other companies
• Manage E2E flow in the network for the relevant horizon to ensure alignment across all nodes considering impact on supply and inventory
• Drive net demand review: aggregate the net demand for key CDMOs / capacity unit and challenge relevant SCPP / SCPLs on the net demand of their respective products to ensure the correctness of the total net demand provided to the CDMO. Work closely with EM&S Team for CDMOs not managed by GSP.
• Ensure reliability of planning parameters and hypothesis : clarify and validate assumptions (capacity constraints as per contract, MOQs, binding period…) to ensure accuracy of MPS plan within the planning system (at term, Kinaxis for all). Adjust master data based on info provided by EM&S teams on CDMO performance monitoring (OTIF, PPA, RCT, OOS…)
• Analyze resulting plans generated by Kinaxis to identify D/S gaps and volume alerts on mid- and long-term horizon (net demand diverging from contracts, material availability risks on upstream flows). Identify business risksrelated to the new plan (OOS risks, idle capacity, inventory risks…) and ensure resolution of mid-term capacity issues in the relevant forums (EM&S SSR for key CDMOs, One EM&S GSR/ GBU Global Supply Review)
• Create supply scenarios and collaborate with different functions (e.g. GSP, GBU SC, virtual site SC, ...) to facilitate decision making
• Contribute to revenue growth by delivering the pipeline. Drive robust and reliable capacity and supply planning and decision taking to ensure timely launches and growth of strategic products
• Prepare and collaborate with Site SC Head to build Site Supply Review deck: Align on deep dive/ escalation topics for CSR/GSR, KPIs Prepare fluid horizon topics and recommendations to be presented to the monthly supply review with guidance from the EM&S Supply Planning Head (key decision-making instance at EM&S level) for endorsement by EM&S Leadership Team: valorize elaborated scenario based on input from EM&S schedulers and global finance (e.g., BOI, added value, etc.).
• Support EM&S function to prepare for monthly review with CDMOs providing topics to be discussed: view on long-term evolution of vol. & capa., level of flexibility, key lifecycle event (PPQ, NPI…)
• Conduct monthly handover with EM&S short term planner for month on the edge for key CDMOs (Q&A and sign-off session): share hypothesis and potential friction points
• Build strong relationships with other functions and different stakeholder to facilitate information gathering
• Adopt and improve standardized planning tools and process as defined by the Planning Center of Excellence
• Introduce / refine / standardize SSR for key CDMOs. Build SSR where necessary to feed the overall IBP process for EM&S
• Stakeholder management balancing/ prioritization be a counterpart for multiple the virtual sites SLT
• Support budget/LRP processes: Translate net demand into production volumes per GMID (across all nodes) for budget & strat plan elaboration, handover to EM&S finance for P&L translation
• Meeting participation Site Supply Review for virtual sites for CDMOs in scope coordination of Monthly Net demand Review meeting for his perimeter Drive monthly inventory review for his perimeter Participation to GBU GSR monthly cycle where necessary

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level