Head of Warehouse & Logistics

(2510) Sanofi-Aventis Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Singapore is seeking a Head of Warehouse & Logistics to optimize end-to-end materials flow from inbound to outbound, balancing efficiency, cost, and regulatory compliance. The role covers inventory control, capacity planning, and budget oversight, with ownership of logistics IT and SAP WM as a key user.

You will lead warehousing operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive KPI reporting while coordinating with customs and supply chain teams to meet 0–36 month horizon goals.

Qualifications

• Pharma/manufacturing SCM experience with GMP compliance.
• Strong cGMP, EHS and root-cause analysis expertise.
• Ability to manage end-to-end materials flow and budget oversight.

Responsibilities

• Optimizes inbound-to-outbound materials flow and manages resources.
• Drives efficiency and cost reduction while complying with local regulations.
• Oversees inbound-to-outbound process and KPI reporting.
• Manages customs compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Controls inventory accuracy, counts, obsolescence, and storage conditions.
• Maintains SAP WM usage and logistics IT systems.
• Oversees budgeting for warehouse and transportation costs.
• Plans capacity, labor, and equipment over 0–36 months.

Skills

Warehouse & Logistics optimization

cGMP & EHS expertise

Decision making & problem solving

Tools

SAP WM

Job description

Job title: Head of Warehouse & Logistics

Location: Singapore (Tuas)

Job Title: This role optimizes end-to-end materials flow from inbound to outbound, balancing efficiency, cost reduction and regulatory compliance, including customs. It also covers inventory management (stock levels, physical counts, obsolescence prevention), tactical warehouse capacity and equipment planning over a 0–36 month horizon, and operational budget oversight. The position further owns logistics IT and warehouse master data, acting as SAP WM key user, and requires strong cGMP, EHS and root-cause analysis expertise. 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensures and optimizing materials flow by management of resources
• Focusing on efficiency and cost reduction while complying with local regulations
• Oversees Inbound-to-Outbound process
• Monitor and report: Define and report KPIs
• Management of Customs and other regulations
• Manage sampling operations for materials
• Manage staging and kitting operations
• Inventory Management: Ensure timely delivery of goods
• Monitoring stock levels
• Conducting periodic physical inventory checks
• Preventing obsolescence and destruction
• Maintaining dashboards for critical stock coverage
• Tactical warehouse planning (capacity, labor, equipment, processes).
• Creating transparency of needs for the future and translate them to projects/ initiates
• Warehouse capacity management – 0 to 36 months view
• Ensure logistics equipment are sufficient for operations, validated to be fit for purpose, and maintained in good working order.
• This include temperature controlled storage areas, material handling equipment, packaging equipment, and vehicles.
• Ensure timely initiation and delivery of projects to meet business requirements
• Operational Budget: Monitor and align operational budget related to spend of warehouse and transportation costs
• Logistics IT Systems & MD: Ensuring that IT system and tools are aligned with processes
• Flag adjustments in logistics IT systems in line with processes, support implementation of new functionalities & new systems, ensuring alignment with ITS/Digital guidelines, and overseeing IT spending related to logistics.
• Ensuring regular updates and coordination of data changes in line with central rules and proposing projects to optimize data management (only changes related to WM).
• Serve as a key user to SAP warehousing module or delegate

Skills and Experience

• Warehouse & Logistics Process Optimization: Strong knowledge and experience in supply chain management, including planning, material lifecycle management, and continuous process improvement in a pharmaceutical or manufacturing environment.
• Compliance and Safety Expertise: Deep understanding of cGMP standards, quality control, safety regulations, and environmental health and safety (EHS) norms, ensuring compliance in all operational aspects.
• Decision-Making and Problem-Solving: Ability to make autonomous decisions, manage resources effectively, and execute root cause analysis for process deviations.

KPIs and Metrics

• Warehouse usage / capacity
• Logistics spend
• Stock level and stock accuracy
• Inventory Turnover Rate: Number of stock turnovers within a specific period to measure the efficiency of inventory usage.
• Damages
• Deviation rate and timeliness
• On-Time-In-Full delivery (staging to production)
• Pursue Progress.

Company Culture and Values

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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! We are an R&D driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and creating compelling growth. Our team is guided by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We want to build a healthier, more resilient world, and turn the impossible into the possible by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines for millions of people around the world. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi Start a career that makes a difference.

Reinvention is in our DNA. It’s what drove our evolution from a small French enterprise to one of the world’s leading biopharma companies. Whether it’s using AI to shorten drug-discovery times or building trust in healthcare, you could be helping our teams make life better for patients, partners, and communities. This is where you grow your career. We open the door for you to explore new opportunities, push your limits, and connect with people who are driven by a shared purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.