Luxury Watch Buyer

Rabat; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi in Barcelona is seeking a Global Lead Buyer for Digital Delivery & Operations to steer strategic sourcing across digital categories and lead negotiations with global suppliers. You will collaborate with Procurement Business Partners and stakeholders to optimize savings, supplier diversity, and sustainability while driving procurement excellence.

The role requires deep knowledge of digital procurement, cross‑functional leadership, and the ability to coach regional buyers in a fast‑paced,

Qualifications

• +5 years' experience in Procurement or related field (buyer, sales, partnership, outsourcing, project manager).
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiations with a focus on delivering savings.
• Global scope across Sanofi entities and digital delivery & operations.

Responsibilities

• Build & execute competitive and innovative sourcing initiatives pipeline aligned with budget and LRPs.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiations with focus on BOI improvement.
• Develop and share supplier market expertise across domains and stakeholders.
• Coach Global Buyers in sourcing strategies, negotiation tactics, and market knowledge.
• Engage stakeholders and deliver robust supplier management and performance reviews.

Skills

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Tools

SAP Ariba

SRM

Job description

Global Lead Buyer - Digital Delivery & Operations

Barcelona Full time R + Location: Barcelona **Sanofi** is an innovative global healthcare company headquartered in Paris, France with one purpose: Chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of the patients and families we serve, and we accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees. The company is focused on accelerating development to deliver breakthrough medicines and vaccines to patients, delivering excellence though Diversity.

**_About the job_**

Within Sanofi, **the Procurement function** is a powerhouse maximizing savings to fund the company's future growth. The Chief Procurement Officer is reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, member of the Sanofi executive committee. The Procurement organization is divided into five Domains (Manufacturing & Supply, Marketing & Sales, Professional Services, Scientific & Medical and Digital) leveraging Global Procurement Operations and the Procurement Center of Excellence & Transformation. The yearly spend coverage is around 15B with a special focus on Procurement excellence, Supplier Diversity and Sustainability. Closely collaborating with Finance, Business Operations and Business Units, Procurement is instrumental in achieving cost efficiency and savings. Procurement plays a critical role in optimizing Business Operational Impact with a focus on driving simplification, efficiency, and productivity. It forges strategic partnerships with suppliers, prioritizing innovation and data driven solutions.

Within the Digital Domain, the Global Lead Buyer acts as a primary point of contact for the stakeholders of his/her scope, together with the procurement Business Partner he/she reports to. He/She is responsible for leading strategic sourcing initiatives such as requests for proposals, negotiations, Digital landscape optimization and simplification with a various landscape of stakeholders and suppliers for all digital categories. A significant aspect of your role will be to coach and accompany Global Buyers who will address some sourcing initiatives for your scope. He/She is accountable for delivering best in class savings target year over year. The scope of this position is global and for all entities of Sanofi Group.

This Global Lead Buyer role is dedicated to the following scope: Digital delivery and operations, which includes legal, people and culture, procurement, learning, real estate,.

**Responsibilities**

**Strategy & Governance **

• + Build & execute competitive and innovative sourcing initiative pipeline, based on spend and existing landscape analysis, market intelligence, business needs, risks and opportunities, fully aligned on budget & LRPs, delivering value to the business
• + Participate in the definition and implementation of category strategies in accordance with the category managers' recommendations

**Operations Management**

• + Anticipate and consolidate all business needs at the global level, to optimize negotiations at Global level
• + Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiations with a focus on BOI improvement and in alignment with category strategies defined by the category management
• + Develop and share the expertise of suppliers' markets within and outside the Domain and with stakeholders (new suppliers, technologies, substitution products, etc.)
• + Achieve the goals set by the Business Partner you report to
• + Deliver savings pipeline in line with targets
• + Coach Global Buyers in their sourcing strategies, negotiation tactics, market knowledge
• + Communicate proactively on on-going sourcing activities within and outside the Domain
• + Engage proactively with other Procurement Domains
• + Deliver robust Supplier Management with business reviews & performance management
• + Ensure mastery of Procurement technical excellence (TCO, SRM, Market Intel, Risk Management, Innovation, CSR, HSE, compliance, quality.)
• + Work closely with procurement services to leverage as much as possible the middle and back-offices services

**Stakeholder Management**

• + Engages upfront main stakeholders of Digital and selected stakeholders in other GBUs
• + Develops strong partnerships with his/her key stakeholders and fosters two-way supportive relationships with them
• + Presents Procurement strategies to key internal customers for review and input

**_About you_**

**Experience**

• +5 years' experience in Procurement or related field (buyer, sales, partnership, outsourcing, project manager etc.

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