Category Lead Buyer – Secondary Packaging Barcelona (Spain) or Neuilly-sur-Seine (France) **About the job** Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Opella in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions of consumers around the world. As **Category Lead Buyer – Secondary Packaging** within our Procurement team, you will be in charge of Secondary and Tertiary Packaging category for our 6 industrial sites and a spend of 30M€. Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market. We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet. That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core. Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands. This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification. Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands. **Main responsibilities** + Propose & implement competitive and innovative strategies for several product families based on market intelligence, assessing risks and opportunities, aligned on budget, product lifecycle to deliver value to the businesses + Establish a multi annual roadmap to be executed to deliver saving for the plants and to create value / competitive advantages for the brands + Ensure procurement technical excellence: S&S, sustainability, Innovation, supply continuity, quality / compliance + Identify and engage at appropriate level the lead specifiers from the businesses and Industrial Affairs + Build and monitor his/her budget, PPV and forecast and operational roadmap for the category + Organize tender, negotiate prices for the concerned perimeter, established prices list and agreements + Step-in and support any major projects and/or supplier issues for the sites (eg. Service, Invoicing, etc) + Drive and monitor the execution of savings opportunities and projects (new suppliers, products substitutions, specification adjustment, etc.) + Drive the development of new market opportunities (new launchings, new technologies, sustainable components) + Set-up and drive S.R.M. with key suppliers for the product families in relationship with KSOL + Business partner role to KSOL / Site Leadership Team + Appropriate level of communication/info sharing/working sessions within procurement community to act as One Procurement community + Build and maintain strong interfaces and collaborations with other departments like finance, supply, legal, quality / regulatory, engineering, Science, CSO and Growth HUB **About you** + 10+ years experience in industrial world, technical, finance, procurement or supply with proven record in term of change management and result delivery + Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, Engineering or Business or another relevant field + Highly effective communication & leadership skills to engage teams + Negotiation skills + Solid understanding in cost management, budgeting and controlling & supply chain, acumen in procurement is a plus + Fluent in English, local language of based location is a plus + International and multi-cultural relationship **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. **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 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (http://www.sanofi.com/en/our-company/social-impact/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-and-beyond-the-workplace) \#LI-CHC #LI-HYBRID **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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) ! Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo) As an organization, we change the practice of medicine; reinvent the way we work; and enable people to be their best versions in career and life. We are constantly moving and growing, making sure our people grow with us. Our working environment helps us build a dynamic and inclusive workplace operating on trust and respect and allows employees to live the life they want to live. All in for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Sanofi - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=2s)