Project and Business Excellence Lead - VIE

Project And Business Excellence Lead - VIE Contract

Location:

Spain, Barcelona

Target start date: 01/10/2026

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28. Please note that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship. Only applications that are submitted in English will be considered.

As Project and Business Excellence Lead VIE within our Global SC Strategy & Excellence team, you'll integrate and orchestrate end-to-end operations using data and digital tools to increase speed to market and enable on-time product launches. With our diversified portfolio and various activity areas, we create career opportunities for growth. Join us on our journey and help us make a difference for patients and customers.

Be part of a team that will collaboratively deliver the miracles of science to patients and make a real difference in the lives of people everywhere. Our Supply Chain organization is transforming and modernizing, equipping us with the capabilities to build strong relationships with Customers and Suppliers.

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and  Manufacturing & Supply, you'll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

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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.

• Responsible for planning, development and execution of the Supply Chain projects and to steer the continuous improvement ('Business excellence') within SC teams – In full alignment with the Global Supply Chain Strategy & Excellence Continuous Improvement & Sustainability Strategy (priority focus: Gen Med BU).
• Business partnering between GSC Strategy & Excellence (CoE's) and SC BU team (priority focus: Gen Med BU), CoE to ensure best practice and right improvements are captured in the community of practice across GSC.
• Responsible for planning, development and execution of the key/strategic Global projects impacting business to meet Overall Sanofi and M&S goals and to meet the Supply Chain goals:
  • Setting quality standards and carrying out quality controls during the project.
  • Management of project implementation in collaboration with Project teams and Global resources.
  • Transparent & standard reporting system for progress tracking.
  • Ensure tasks are completed on time within budget.
  • Continuous Value tracking.
• Responsible for the SC Gen Med project portfolio management:
  • Prioritization & optimization of programs & projects pipeline.
  • Cross-program risk management & dependencies.
• Business excellence:
  • Expertise & Know-How.
  • Drives continuous improvement initiatives to improve Supply Chain Performance.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements, cost savings opportunities, and other initiatives that will drive business excellence within the supply chain organization.
  • Consolidate the gaps, needs, requirements and technical issues to support SC Gen Med team.
  • Support training needs, capabilities levers & process maturity for SC team.
• Supports regional strategy development, and its translation to innovation projects that create value.
• Support other BU than Gen Med on dedicated activities in the full respect of the Global Supply Chain Strategy & Excellence Road Map.

Experience:

• Previous experience in supply chain management (E2E, supply chain planning, operations, inventory, MDM…), Supply chain process improvement / operational excellence experience, people leadership, in conducting improvement initiatives, working in transversal project management and multicultural environment.

Soft and technical skills:

• Transversal management abilities to keep the involved…