Supply Chain Product Planner

Sanofi•Cambridge, MA

2d•$105,000 - $151,667•Hybrid

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. The Supply Chain Product Planner is responsible for End-to-End Supply Chain planning for a set of rare disease products along 0-to-3 years horizon, covering both IBP and S&OE horizons. He/she ensures that markets demand is covered by available supply, in order to provide timely, high-quality and cost-effective supply of our medicines to our patients. We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. 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 lives.

Requirements

Bachelors degree with 4+ years of experience in Supply Chain Planning (Demand planning, Supply chain management, inventory), E2E supply chain planning, or any related fields.
Strong background in Supply Chain Planning, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, with proven track record of building plannings and aligning stakeholders, driving decision making.
Proficient with advanced planning system (i.e. Kinaxis, SAP, dVSM, Plai or others).
Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems and regulatory submissions process.
Successful experience and demonstrated ability and successful experience working in matrix environments (cross Functional and multi global location stakeholders’ management).
Interpersonal skills: ability to engage and collaborate with multiple partners within and across sites to build scenarios and optimize business outcomes.
Change agent: ensure best practice implementation and system adoption/evolution.
Proactivity is a must, given the anticipation component of the position
Capacity to work transversally (with different functions such as market SC-BP, Site product planner, External manufacturing....)
High analytical capabilities and creativity to analyze data, collect insights and build Mitigations.
Synthetic mind to build recommendations and drive decision making.
Fluent in English

Nice To Haves

Educational background in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations management, logitics, or related fields.
Advanced understanding and experience with the Integrated Business Planning and Sales & Operations Execution processes.
APICS certification is an asset.
Experience of working with Financials and Budgeting

Responsibilities

End-to-End Supply Chain Planning & Execution: Ensures product balancing between demand & supply and gap remediation across both 0-3 months (S&OE) and 4-36 months. (IBP) horizons; responsible for net demand propagation, validation and product deployment plans in Kinaxis.
Master Data & Planning Parameters: Responsible for creation and continuous accuracy of product related master data and planning parameters in Kinaxis, ensuring alignment with End-to-End Product Leader's strategy/segmentation guidelines.
Sole accountable for the master data values owned and to be entered in workflows, according to site Master Data governance;
Documenting the way and potential calculation to determine Master Data Values they own;
Contributes to Master Data CI loop in coordination with Master Data Stewards and the Data & Process Manager (sites) and SC Centers of Excellence;
Adhere to the governance of meetings established in playbooks of reference to ensure regular revision of MD values;
Responsible for ensuring that the value of the Master Data they own comply with the business rules featured in the M&S Master Data Playbook, and are reviewed when the triggers specified in the M&S Master Data Playbook occur.
IBP (monthly) and S&OE (weekly) cycles: Contributes to the standard End-to-End Planning & Execution decision loop in collaboration with key stakeholders (Markets Supply Chain, Global Supply Planning, Global Logistics, Franchise, Regulatory, Finance …).
Product Strategy Support: Assists in product-driven strategic and budget planning, provide data-driven insights for long-term decisions, and incorporates strategic changes into planning systems.