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Job Purpose

• The Head of Supply Chain Nigeria is accountable for ensuring the effective management of all Sanofi products through the supply chain by:
• Developing and implementing Supply Chain strategy
• Optimizing costs whilst maintaining the integrity and efficiency of the Supply Chain
• Lead the market to become a best-in-class S&OP driven organization
• Leading, developing and motivating the Supply Chain team
• Building  strong relationships through the Supply Chain organization, affiliate stakeholders and key customers
• Scope: All Sanofi portfolio excl. CHC

Key Results/Accountabilities

• Developing and implementing Supply Chain strategy:
• Ensure optimal Supply Chain solutions are delivered in alignment with the environment, the Sanofi portfolio and key customer needs
• Pioneer and develop new and innovative distribution combined with commercial approaches to drive value from the supply chain
• Ensure continuous insight into developments within the industry: MoH, competitors, stakeholders, customers and providers

Create a cost effective and efficient supply chain operation:

• Drive maximum cost optimization whilst maintaining the integrity and efficiency of the supply chain itself,
• Supervise importation process and lead interactions with Nigerian Drug Authority to secure product availability
• Spearhead distribution-related activities and in particular, manage the 3PL distribution operations to ensure agreed service level agreements are met to deliver high customer service satisfaction and strong growth.
• Optimize relationships with stakeholders at all points of the supply chain, internal and external, to facilitate the efficient flow from production through to patient.
• Deliver quality product on time, in full and at the right cost to meet customer requirement
• Lead and co-ordinate the S&OP/ IBP in the affiliate to ensure realistic but stretch targets for the commercial and Supply Chain teams, while minimizing obsolescence risk and ensuring alignment with Finance & Region.
• Identify key processes and systems to ensure supply chain operations are robust
• Anticipate logistics consequences of regulatory activities relating to NPL, site transfers, or variations (including local CMOs)
• Develop and embed a continuous improvement ethos across the supply chain, providing staff with the tools, techniques and opportunities to question the way we operate and strive to make improvements in efficiency and cost
• Ensure optimal inventory management

Lead and develop a high performing team of supply chain professionals:

• Establish an environment where staff are motivated in their roles, well informed about the country strategy and clear on how they can personally contribute.
• Ensure that team members have the necessary skills and competencies to deliver their accountabilities effectively
• Identify development and career plans for every individual and manage performance excellence as a priority within the team

Ensure supply chain compliance with corporate and regulatory standards as well as Health and Safety requirements:

• Ensure all supply contracts comply with relevant Acts, legal demand, and ethical standards
• Regularly update SOPs and internal procedures to ensure adherence across the organization
• Identify and correct unsafe working conditions or behaviors and immediately notify any serious incidents
• Promote/ role model health a healthy and safe workplace environment.

Job-Holder Entry Requirements

• The position is both strategic and operational and requires somebody with strong experience in S&OP and change management to structural transform the supply chain into a competitive advantage
• Articulate and possess excellent communication skills to cascade, motivate and interact with senior management teams
• Proven influencing and negotiation skills to influence and drive changes in a regional/ global environment
• Strong leadership skills to engage and grow office and remote teams/ distributors towards a culture of high performance and collaboration
• In depth knowledge of key supply chain processes (forecasting/planning, customer care, distribution, cost and compliance) & current best practices
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, including the proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment and manage multiple projects

Profile:

• Senior role within Supply Chain in cognate companies
• Fluent in English
• Confirmed Team leadership
• Personality with strong delivery skills and focused on results
• Very good communicator with an ability to discuss on executive level within Sanofi and externally
• Hability to build an efficient networking with both commercial, Manufacturing & Supply
• Teamwork
• Analytical thinking, Customer Focus, Result Orientation, Market & Industry understanding, Accounting and Finance principles

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Responsibilities

• Lead all country regulatory affairs activities across the company by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with Sanofi, ensuring the implementation of regulatory strategies and projects to obtain marketing authorization for new products and approval of pertinent life cycle management initiatives, having as ultimate goal regulatory compliant products to be commercialized according to business strategy.
• Ensures optimal support to key stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality dossiers in compliance with Health Authority requirements.
• Ensures optimal expertise on all dossier formats, structure, navigation, and life cycle management globally.
• Ensures close collaboration with the Quality and Process Improvement team to ensure optimal processes and tools are developed and implemented.
• Acts as the primary point of contact for the Regulatory Health Agency of the countries under his responsibility and assures regulatory environment is well understood and considered in country business strategies.
• Directs and develops the Regulatory teams.

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Summary

• The Omnichannel Engagement Manager is responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of omnichannel engagement plans to support Nigeria’s Go-To-Market transformation.
• The incumbent will improve the overall effectiveness of Nigeria’s digital and omnichannel engagement capabilities, leading to the delivery of omnichannel campaigns to drive revenue, growth, and market leadership leveraging data and analytics as well as provide strategic digital consultancy to Marketing and Sales Force Teams; working collaboratively to help them define, design, and deploy effective digital initiatives and OCE plans.

Essential Duties

• Designs, Plan, Implement, and Maintains omnichannel strategies and engagement plans in line with Glocal (Go to Market) strategy and needs.
• Provide the appropriate tools, market insights, and support to the Marketing and Sales Teams to strategize, plan and implement effective Digital & OCE initiatives and campaigns.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and implement OCE plans for key promoted brands.
• Ensure global digital policies, procedures, guides, benchmarks, and tools are implemented to enable the consistent, effective and compliant delivery of digital and multichannel initiatives.
• Monitoring and tracking of Key Performance Indicators (Omnichannel Dashboards, Channel KPI, and Impact Assessments)
• Administers digital platforms (Qlikview, MI, Promomat, Mailchimp, Mymedicpal, Adobe, etc) ensuring effective operations.
• Develops, adapts, and validates Digital and OCE training material to train and support Marketing Team and Field Force to integrate OCE plans with Integrated Growth Plans and deliver effective campaigns.

General Responsibilities

• The employee shall comply with all Sanofi’s policies and procedures including the Pharmacovigilance policy, and any modifications to any policy that may be introduced from time to time.
• All employees must live Sanofi’s Code of Ethics, and Core Principles and work proactively in a customer-related way following adopted procedures and best practices.
• Takes personal accountability to use personal experience and knowledge, as well as the training and tools provided by Sanofi, to maintain a good knowledge and understanding of all ethics and governance relevant to the role (Sanofi Policies and Procedures and any relevant legal requirements) and demonstrate personal leadership in applying these to all work undertaken.
• To work co-operatively with colleagues and external stakeholders to promote Sanofi’s overall business objectives.
• To ensure that confidentiality is respected and maintained at all times.
• To perform any other duty as directed by line management.

Other:

• Other duties as assigned.

Educational Qualification and Experience

• University Degree (Certification in a digital field of significant advantage)
• 4+ years’ cognate experience in similar role or organization; track record in digital project management.
• Knowledge of Marketing Methodology for pharma, healthcare or related industries.

Competencies:

• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Marketing Methodology for pharma, healthcare, or related industries.
• Knowledge of digital techniques (e.g., website/SEM, email marketing, social media, eDetailing, remote detailing, mobile, apps) with a strong track record of delivery in at least one of these areas.
• Knowledge and understanding of data, IT tools, and systems.
• Proficient in digital advertising tools such as Google AdWords, Facebook Ad Manager, YouTube.
• Proficient in analytics tools such as Google Analytics, WooRank, etc.
• Able to present information in forms, tables, and spreadsheets.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office like Excel, Word, Outlook, and Access.
• Proficient with basic budget management and calculations.
• Able to deliver effective results, meet tight deadlines and targets.
• Strong follow-up skills: ability to organize applicable department timelines and follow up with internal and external customer needs as needed.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively.
• Strong organizational skills: ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed-upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong track record of building and maintaining solid relationships with both internal and external customers and vendors.
• Self-motivated, able to work both independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests as well as collaborating with others to utilize resources and knowledge in identifying high-quality solutions.

Environment:

• Approximately 60% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. Approximately 40% performed in home office environment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.