Supply Chain Product Leader

Sanofi • Framingham, MA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Supply Chain Product Leader, part of Sanofi’s Manufacturing & Supply team, manages the end-to-end supply chain for one product or a set of products, primarily of medium to high complexity. The role owns planning and cross-site execution follow-up, collaborating across functions and especially with the relevant business unit. It represents Product Supply in the global Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process and the business unit supply chain in management committees, partnering closely with the Commercial Franchise Head, Industrial Product Leader, factories, and other stakeholders to support sustainable customer satisfaction.

The role develops long-range plans of up to 10 years aligned with GBU growth strategies, balances demand and supply across tactical and strategic horizons, manages supply risks and escalations, and ensures execution plans align with the Global IBP Plan. It also supports product launches and lifecycle programs, supply policies and inventory guidance, sourcing and capacity planning, and product-related financial and cost initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of experience in manufacturing or supply in the biopharmaceutical industry or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of leadership experience in a highly complex global work environment, including indirect management, influencing, and complex stakeholder management.
• At least 5 years of experience conducting data-driven analysis and communicating findings to management.
• At least 4 years of experience managing financials and budgeting, including inventory management.
• At least 4 years of experience with product launches or transitions.
• At least 4 years of experience in lifecycle management in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent.
• Fluency in English.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced understanding of and experience with the Integrated Business Planning process.
• At least 8 years of demand forecasting or supply management experience.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems and regulatory submissions processes.
• Knowledge of systems and tools such as Kinaxis, dVSM, and PLAI.
• At least 8 years of successful experience and demonstrated ability working in matrix environments with cross-functional and multi-global-location stakeholders.
• Ability to apply the Thoughtful Risk Taking (TRT) methodology to manage business risks and build contingency plans.
• Strategic thinking and a comprehensive approach to connecting the end-to-end supply chain.
• Ability to work transversally.
• APICS certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end supply chain for a product or set of products.
• Create high-level long-range plans covering up to 10 years and aligning with GBU growth strategies, regulations, practices, and costs.
• Balance demand and supply across tactical and strategic horizons.
• Act as the single point of escalation for product supply issues.
• Manage global crises and monitor volumes during broad-based allocation or supply disruptions.
• Represent Product Supply in the global IBP process and represent the business unit supply chain in management committees.
• Maintain product risk assessments and mitigation plans.
• Develop supply scenarios and recommendations for stakeholders regarding lifecycle changes, potential supply interruptions, and proposed changes to demand forecasts or supply.
• Ensure execution plans align with and are constrained by the Global IBP Plan endorsed by the Franchise, including escalation or enforcement of policies, inventory targets, and financial impacts.
• Prepare the Global Supply Review.
• Drive and support new product launches and other lifecycle programs.
• Support cost-reduction and SKU-complexity-reduction initiatives.
• Coordinate pre-launch clinical activities with the iCMC lead and support sourcing selection.
• Set product supply policies across the network within established guidance.
• Set guidance for stocking and planning levels at network nodes, including global levels and allowable ranges.
• Define the phasing of managed access and humanitarian item availability and logistics approaches through the pre-launch horizon.
• Coordinate strategic plan development and communication with sites and platforms when needed.
• Work with production and material planners to identify potential supply alerts and understand how risks or issues may affect customer deliveries and finished-goods availability.
• Follow up on CMO and alliance partner supply performance upstream when applicable.
• Co-facilitate identification of long-term capacity needs and associated sourcing processes across the Platform and Manufacturing & Supply sourcing committees.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs.
• At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in company employee benefit programs.
• Rewards package that recognizes employee contributions.

What This Job Offers

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