Position Title

CHC CEE Zone IBP Lead - Sanofi - Central Europe (Can be based in Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Kiev, Bratislava) - Hybrid

Job overview

The CHC CEE Zone IBP Lead is accountable and responsible for the architecture of the demand and business planning processes in the Zone, and for the successful establishment of an aligned, stable and sustainable Integrated Business Planning (IBP), which is the vehicle for the CHC transformation journey.  The IBP aligns the business to the strategic growth plans, and ensures the delivery of both strategy and growth, and provides the foundation and venue for effective decision-making based on one set of aligned numbers to deliver the growth ambition.  The CHC EU Zone IBP Lead will drive the implementation of the forecasting and business planning processes across all functions and work closely with Finance to ensure consistency and alignment of the valorized numbers, with the end goal of delivering topline and bottomline targets.

The CHC CEE Zone IBP Lead will drive the implementation of IBP in all markets in the Zone, ensure process alignment, adherence and maturity in all markets, and propel continuous performance improvement on key metrics (service, forecast accuracy, inventory, destruction) jointly with all markets.

The successful candidate will facilitate medium- and long-term business and operations planning on a 24-36 months horizon, working in close coordination with local and regional teams in Industrial Affairs, Finance, Commercial, Regulatory and Quality, as well as with Global COEs.

The CHC CEE Zone IBP Lead will be responsible for leading the monthly Zone IBP meeting based on local and zone IBP outcomes to drive decisions required at zone level to achieve our business and strategic targets.  He/She will also work closely with the  CHC EULA IBP Head in preparing for the regional IBP meeting.

Key Responsibilities

Spearhead the cascade and implementation of IBP in all markets, leveraging the current S&OP processes and doing the following to be able to successfully complete the IBP journey:

• Articulate and champion the IBP vision, model and benefits
• Ensure adherence to the IBP process covering portfolio management, demand review, supply review, integrated reconciliation and the management business review, with very clear accountabilities of all functions/individuals involved in the completion of the monthly cycle
• Establish and/or strengthen end to end linkages of all functions involved in the fulfillment of demand, from demand generation to production to delivery to our consumers
• Coordinate a zone consolidation of the plans and numbers over a 24-36 month horizon
• Set-up operational action plan to improve performance of launch management, forecast (based on sell-out), inventory management)
• In particular, continuously improve the forecasting processes and systems, ensuring that forecast accuracy is consistently improving
• Identify risks and opportunities from Commercial, Finance, Quality, Supply Chain, among others, measure impact on business, propose mitigation action plans & solutions
• Lead the Zone IBP meeting, preparing all data and metrics for review, identifying gaps and scenarios that must be presented, guiding final decision making on open items and trade-offs, which will be presented to the EULA leadership team
• Create the IBP minutes and slide-deck, communicate key conclusion to stakeholders and perform follow up of the actions.
• Work closely with the zone Finance team to ensure accurate valorization and alignment between forecast and budget
• Work closely with regional and global Industrial Affairs, External Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory to ensure supply issues have the appropriate mitigation plan.

Lead the budget/target setting process in the zone, working closely with the market and zone Commercial, Finance and Supply Chain teams to accurately determine the appropriate volume and value commitments for the current and following years

Drive continuous improvement on key metrics, including service, forecast accuracy, inventory and destruction; in the short term, lead the weekly service and escalation calls with global and cross functional participants, in the long term, coordinate closely with global and cross functional teams on capacity planning and BCP planning

Facilitate the sharing and application of best practices

• Animate and promote best practice sharing across the zone, drawing from market/zone counterparts and global COEs
• Drive the portfolio rationalization programs and make the bridge between Corporate Guidelines and local (SC, Quality, Medical, Marketing…) strategy.
• Drive inventory optimization on a monthly basis with efficient results

Contribute to any M&A activity and key strategic initiatives in case of merger / acquisition

• Ensure all O2C activities are following guidelines and propose mitigation plans when issues.
• Draw physical and financial flows with the regional platform and International Flows team
• Coordinate AW transition with Regulatory and Industrial Affairs
• Ensure communication is fluent between all functions and levels of hierarchy.

Competencies

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in a related field
• 5-10 years of experience as a leader in Pharma or FMCG
• Deep knowledge and understanding of S&OP/IBP processes and best in class practices
• Strong data analytical skills and ability to draw actionable insight from the numbers
• Results-driven team player, able to balance global and regional objectives and requirements with local/market demands
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and sustain a vast range of working relationships across multiple levels, functions and nationalities, be flexible in approach, adept at networking & influencing at all levels
• Driven by execution excellence with customer-focused mindset
• Skilled at facilitating change management and disruptive innovations
• Excellent command of English

When joining our team, you will experience:

• An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team
• An attractive, market-oriented salary and cafeteria benefits
• Flexible home office policy, with a possibility to work up to 60% of time from home / where you can easily schedule your office days
• Work from an "Office of the Year 2020" finalist office
• Collective life and accident insurance
• Yearly medical check-up
• An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks
• Your own career path within Sanofi. Your professional and personal development will be supported purposefully
• Practice your language skills within our "Language Club"
• Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Summer Events, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs)

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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But 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. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!