Junior Demand and Operation Coordinator - VIE Contract

• Location: Lysaker, Norway
• Target start date: 01/03/2025

i Move, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

About the job

Looking to launch your career at the cutting edge of healthcare? Join Sanofi for a chance to develop with mentoring and guidance from inspirational leaders while helping to make an impact on the lives of countless people worldwide. As Junior Demand and Operation Coordinator VIE in our Supply Chain & Planning team you will focus on new production planning system and make this fully efficient and workable. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Flu (both standard and high dose) are two products were we have big focus on be successful, all the way from a planning stadium, master data and final execution to patient.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure a good articulation of demand management and financial exercise, limiting write off while allowing to capture opportunities.
• Regular meetings with the region, Business Operations and Demand team and Supply Chain Business Partner to follow batch release, prioritization, FEFO (First Expired, First Out).
• Ensure supply continuity by mitigating Write off risks. Arbitrate in case of supply constraints between countries.
• Ensure an adequate forecast, and a smooth forecasting process with third parties.
• Challenge the partner in a constructive way during business reviews, while ensuring a support to meet targets.
• Assess and request packaging based on new demand, launches and Labelling issues (variation follow up) to ensure compliance with countries requirement.
• Arbitrate between Regulatory Affairs, Supply, Quality and supply when prioritization is needed with the support of the regional BODs (Board of Directors).
• Deliveries coordination with International Customer Service when needed (public, emergency, new launches) – customer creation – return management, etc.
• Update tender radar and create a zone dashboard to monitor performance from sell out to Ex-Factory sales, and track operational KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), with a focus on digital KPIs.
• Alert on deviations and propose proactively mitigation plans in collaborations with General Managers. Support for documentation management with local supply.

About you

Experience:

• Experience in relevant field or pharmaceutical industry would be a plus.
• Experience in demand planning or supply planning is a plus and interested in software we use (Kinaxis+I-shift).

Soft and Technical skills:

• Excellent knowledge of Excel.
• Ability to manage complex issues and situations, bringing all the needed stakeholder together to identify a solution.
• Eagerness to learn and grow within the company.
• Proactive and dynamic attitude.
• Commercial acumen.
• Proven ability to operate across different business models.

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Finance, Logistics or related.

Languages:

• Professional proficiency in English.