Job title: Productivity Initiatives Team Lead
Location: Hyderabad
About the job
At Sanofi, we 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. As we continue to transform the practice of medicine, the next chapter of Sanofi’s Play to Win strategy will require a focus on delivering transformation and simplification of our core processes, optimizing resource allocation and deployment to fuel business growth and investment in science. To facilitate this transformation, a new Business Operations Business Unit is being established, bringing together existing business service activities, and driving further expansion of centralized services at scale into a global unit, with a focus on driving simplification, efficiency, and productivity. This new Business Unit will enable the delivery of best-in-class business support capabilities across the organization, incorporating and engaging disparate teams from across areas such as R&D, M&S, the Corporate Functions and GBUs into new global Service Delivery Towers with initial services spanning Commercial, Finance, Procurement, and People & Culture. Reporting to the Head of Productivity Initiatives, the Productivity Initiatives Team Lead will play a critical role in utilizing advanced analytics to identify, analyse, and drive efficiencies and productivity initiatives across the enterprise. This position will also be responsible for managing a team of two Analysts, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure the successful execution of productivity initiatives.
Main Responsibilities:
Data Analysis: Employ advanced analytics techniques to analyze procurement data, extracting valuable insights for process optimization.
Initiative Identification: Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and efficiencies within procurement operations through data analysis and interpretation.
Project Support: Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the planning and execution of productivity initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
Continuous Improvement: Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by providing input for changes based on analytics findings.
Collaboration: Work closely with procurement teams, IT, and other stakeholders to understand business needs and align analytics efforts with productivity goals.
Performance Tracking: Assist in the development and implementation of metrics to monitor the performance and impact of efficiency initiatives, providing regular updates to stakeholders.
Reporting: Generate reports and updates as required for stakeholders and leadership, communicating key findings and progress of efficiency initiatives.
Team Management: Provide leadership and direction to a team of two Analysts, including task delegation, performance evaluation, and professional development.
About you:
Experience: Experience in analytics, process optimization, or a similar role. Familiarity with procurement processes and industry-specific productivity metrics. Proven experience in managing and leading a team.
Soft skills & Technical skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex analytics concepts to diverse audiences. Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively in a team environment. Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and intellectual curiosity. Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data insights into actionable strategies.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Operations Management, or a related field.
Languages: Fluent in English (spoken and written).
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 and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
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.
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