Head of Demand Planning Services

Job description

Job title

Head of Demand Planning Services

• Location: Bogotá

About the job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams.

With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

Your job, as Head of Demand Planning Services within our M&S Services Bogota Hub, is responsible for leading and managing the demand planning activities within the hub, ensuring alignment with global strategies and objectives.

This role is critical in driving demand planning processes, overseeing daily operations, mentoring team members, and acting as a liaison between the demand planning function, global hub leadership, and key stakeholders.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible.

Ready to get started?

Main responsibilities

• Lead and manage the demand planning team, providing strategic direction, mentorship, and coaching to ensure professional growth and high performance
• Develop and implement strategic plans for the demand planning in the hub, focusing on continuous improvement and operational efficiency
• Drive improvements in demand planning processes and methodologies, leveraging advanced planning tools and ERP systems (SAP and Kinaxis)
• Ensure the accuracy and reliability of demand plans by maintaining robust quality assurance processes and compliance with internal and external regulatory frameworks
• Act as the primary interface between the demand planning team, global hub leadership, and key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure that teams meet or exceed targets, driving continuous improvement initiatives within the hub
• Identify and address resource gaps to optimize team performance
• Ensure that all demand planning activities comply with established internal quality standards and external regulatory requirements
• Prepare and present demand planning reports for senior management, providing insights and recommendations for strategic decision-making
• Leverage feedback and best practices to drive improvements and achieve operational excellence

About you

• Experience : Minimum 8 years of professional experience in demand planning roles.
  
  Experience in multicultural leadership.
  
  
• Soft and technical skills : Proven multinational leadership track record, excellent proficiency in demand planning tools and ERP systems (SAP and Kinaxis).
  
  Strong skills in mentoring, coaching, and team development.
  
  
• Education : Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, supply chain management, logistics, business administration or related field.
  
  Master's degree preferred.
  
  
• Languages : Advanced English level is a MUST.
  
  

Why choose us?

• Our people are responsible for managing their career.
  
  Sanofi posts all non-executive opportunities for our people.
  
  
• We give priority to internal candidates.
  
  
• Managers provide constructive feedback to all internal interviewed candidates.
  
  
• We embrace diversity to hire best talent.
  
  
• We expect managers to encourage career moves across the whole organization.
  
  
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Additional information

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
  
  
• You’ll be part of leading the first experiences a job seeker has with Sanofi and ensuring it is best-in-class and driving conversions.
  
  
• You’ll be part of a truly diverse cross-cultural team and can have real business impact.
  
  
• Flexible working policies, including up to 50% remote work.
  
  
• Private medical care, life and health insurance, and gender-neutral paid parental leave
• Colombia is one of Sanofi’s key locations for new talents, having a big footprint with the Bogota HUB and its best-in-class operation.
  
  
• Mexico and Argentina Play an instrumental part in creating best practice and innovation within our 3 vaccines production plants.
  
  

Pursue Progress.

Discover Extraordinary.

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.

You can be one of those people.

Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer.

Let’s pursue progress.

And let’s 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, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com.

Required Skill Profession

Finanzas Corporativas Y Planificación Estratégica