Head of Supply Chain ACEL BULK APU

Reference no. R2856277
Position title: Head of Supply Chain ACEL BULK APU

Department: Supply Chain Management Toronto

Location: Toronto, ON

About the job

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. 

Our Team:

We at Sanofi are chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. In our Supply Planning Team we are contributing to this vision every day by building the bridge between Sanofi Manufacturing & Supply Sites and our Customers and Patients across 111 markets to ensure we supply our customers and patients with our Medicines and Vaccinations. We are a high performing team of c.2000 Supply Chain professionals with Patients and Customers at the heart of everything we do.

Role Overview:

The position acts as the main point of contact for Supply Chain within the ACEL Bulk autonomous production units (APUs): B100 and Legacy (b89/B90) and is responsible for establishing attainable production schedules in alignment with capability assumptions and ensures batches are released as per established cycle times to meet delivery targets.

Provides vision and leadership to the schedulers and flow controllers and escalates SC related topics within other areas of SC such as raw materials availability warehousing and internal distribution.

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 people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities:

Monthly planning cycle/ budget

• Monitoring APUs’ performance and capability analysis in collaboration with the Head of Supply Chain projects and performance and the Global Supply Planning team. Escalate short term load vs capacity imbalances at monthly Site supply review meeting.

• Makes the connection between Global Supply Planning team and the APUs to ensure alignment on B100 and Legacy transition strategic assumptions for planning.

Scheduling

• Accountable for feasibility and reliability of firm horizon plans, sequence of orders, management of short-term priorities and are in alignment with project requirements, Maintenance and Tech services plans, capability validated assumptions and resources available.

• Identify and feedback short term variations (yield / delays / resources) at DP/FG level potentially leading to changes in the fluid horizon plans.

• Ensure efficient frozen horizon schedules with campaigning to ensure the right balance between supply security and cost efficiently.

• Ensure SMS standards are applied within the E2E flow controlling pillar as an enabler to batch release adherence to cycle times.

• Ensure Flow and Supply SMS standards are applied with the Supply Chain APU team.

Define convergence plan; batch allocation; Track batches & regulatory constraints

• Ensure optimal allocation of Bulk inventory to feed the DP formulations plans to optimize business outcome within regulatory constraints (flavor management) & Final call on asset utilization/efficient campaigning.

Performance & CI

• Making sure that improvements opportunities on the processes/data are correctly escalated and contributing to Continuous Improvement.

• Ensuring that SMS 2.0 standards are applied for the flow and supply ecosystem (incl. Role cards, standard workplan, standard process & flows, data management) by executing regular Gemba walks and process confirmation.

• Ensure monthly inventory at risk reviews are performed and establish mitigation plans with the APU.

Meeting participation & contribution

• Leads Evaluation Destruction review.

• Participate & Lead when necessary to Level 2 +QDCI meeting.

• Participate in continuous improvement meetings.

• Participates or Leads Site Supply Review (rotation with the other Supply chain APU heads).

• Participates in Monthly Site SC Performance.

• Participates in Site Capability Review.

Other duties

• Leads APU MPS process.

• Work with APU Head and APU leadership team when supply constrain situations arise due to production issues, Project execution, changes in demand etc. These are typically the complex situations that require leadership support and/or decisions on mitigation plans.

• Main member/ counterpart for APU leadership team.

• Attending and leading, when necessary, Level 2 meetings (Supply Chain +QDCI Level 2, Key Site Planning Meetings) as well as Site Supply Review.

• Ensuring that HSE behaviors are applied in the Supply Chain APU.

• Monitoring performance and contributing to upskilling SC FF&P APU members.

• Monitor remaining shelf-life at each stage.

• Ensures master data is updated as required from the MD CI meetings, Master Data  audits, etc.

About you

Experience:

• Proven track record in scheduling, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, with proven track record of scheduling and aligning stakeholders, supporting decision-making for production lines.

Soft skills:

• Interpersonal skills: ability to engage and collaborate with multiple partners within site functions to gather information and assess feasibility. Change agent: ensure best practice implementation and system adoption. Proactivity is a must, given the anticipation component of the position.

Technical skills:

• Proficient with planning system ERP (SAP), ability to analyze data and build mitigations. Build recommendations to aid decision making.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

• A degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or similar is preferred.

• APICS certification is an asset.

Languages:

• Fluent in English.

Manufacturing & Supply - Leadership Skills:

• Enterprise Leaders: Are able to have the E2E vision of the business, prioritizing the common interest for the benefit of Sanofi and the patients. Are able to connect the dots for their teams and keep them engaged with the vision.

• Transformation Leader: Acts as change management and culture role model to foster employee’s engagement and build a psychologically safe and collaborative workplace.

• Decision Maker: Takes timely and data-based decisions in a fast moving and complex environment to drive performance and progress. Promotes an environment where decisions are taken at the right level.

• Performance Champion: Embrace digital innovation, AI, GenAI to democratize data and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, safety, and cost effectiveness.

• Business Ally: Understand business landscape Industry & business/client groups knowledge to translate the challenges & bring added value. Stay current with global external trends and integrate insights into strategies achieving sustainable competitive advantage.

• People Developer: Unleashes the potential of each one and prepares the leaders of the future.  Takes bold decisions to ensure the right talents are at the right place.

Why Choose Us?  

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. 

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. 

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. 

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs.

AI Usage

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

Toute compensation sera déterminée en fonction de l'expérience démontrée. Les employés peuvent être admissibles à participer aux programmes d'avantages sociaux de l'entreprise. Des informations supplémentaires sur les avantages sociaux peuvent être trouvées ici.