Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market. We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet. That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core.
Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands. This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification.
Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.
Main responsibilities:
Strategy
- Propose & implement competitive and innovative strategies for several product families based on market intelligence, assessing risks and opportunities, aligned on budget, product lifecycle to deliver value to the businesses
- Establish a multi annual roadmap to be executed to deliver saving for the plants and to create value / competitive advantages for the brands
- Ensure procurement technical excellence: S&S, sustainability, Innovation, supply continuity, quality / compliance
- Identify and engage at appropriate level the lead specifiers from the businesses and Industrial Affairs
Operational
- Build and monitor sites budget and roadmap for the category
- Organize tender, negotiate prices for the concerned perimeter, established prices list and agreements
- Step-in and support any major projects and/or supplier issues for the sites (eg. Service, Invoicing, etc)
- Drive and monitor the execution of savings opportunities and projects (new suppliers, products substitutions, specification adjustment, etc.)
- Drive the development of new market opportunities (new launchings, new technologies, sustainable components)
- Set-up and drive S.R.M. with key suppliers for the product families in relationship with KSOL
Business Partnering
- Business partner role to KSOL / Site Leadership Team
- Appropriate level of communication/info sharing/working sessions within procurement community to act as One Procurement community
- Build and maintain strong interfaces and collaborations with other departments like finance, supply, legal, quality / regulatory, engineering, Science, CSO and Growth HUB
Why us?
At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.
We Are Challengers.
We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:
All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.
Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.
Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.
Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.
Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.
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