Job title: Head of Operational Excellence & Smart Factory
- Location: Shenzhen
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 Manager of Operational Excellence & Smart Factory within our M&S China-Shenzhen Site, will be to making best class medicines with excellent strategies and tools and delivering them to our patients.
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
Please indicate here the main job responsibilities.
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Developing, owning, and maintaining the Site Performance Roadmap by:
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Leading the Strategy Cascading process by working closely with internal (i.e., SLT) and external (i.e., Global Functions) stakeholders, defining site CBN’s
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Drive internal/external benchmarking & analyses to identify performance gaps/opportunities vs. best in class, socializing it internally and externally with key stakeholders
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Leading the performance & digital piece during Strat Plan and Budget, defining performance ambition (aligned with CBN’s and GBU objectives), cascaded into financial/operational targets across all performance dimension (e.g., +QDCI, scorecard)
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Developing a prioritized portfolio of initiatives (i.e., performance + modernization) to deliver site ambition, and related: impact, resourcing and timelines
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Delivering performance ambition by leading the execution of the Site Performance Roadmap through
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Focused transformation initiatives (e.g., performance boosters), when fast-paced performance breakthroughs are required
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Standardization through SMS 2.0 ecosystem deployments enabling continuous improvement (incl. execution support, CI standard deployment, problem solving, OpEx method, etc.)
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Deployment of Smart Factory solutions (incl. AI) and associated change management to ensure value realization and expected transformation (e.g., Modernization Index)
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Supplier Excellence: Own the Material & Supplier improvement initiatives (i.e., Supplier Excellence) & business interface of the procurement on site
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Leading site performance governance by:
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Manage operational KPI management (i.e., +QDCI) including cascaded reviews from shopfloor to SLT to track performance evolution vs. ambition
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Drive financial impact of performance actions (e.g., 3P, Sievo) ensuring value is maximized and captured in alignment with Finance, Procurement, Operations
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Monitor overall performance trajectory vs. ambition, spot early on (risk of) deviations and decide appropriate corrective actions
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Represent the site in above site performance reviews and forums (e.g., L4-L5)
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Leading Site SMS team and developing OpEx & Digital capabilities & performance culture
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Implement Site OpEx & Smart Factory team in alignment with standard organization
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Modernize OpEx capabilities by developing strong digital (e.g., Data Analytics, AI, Connectivity) profiles
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Drive OpEx and Digital training in alignment with the learning administrator
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Develop strong relationships with the global OpEx community and the Global Functions (e.g., Quality, Engineering, etc) for best practices sharing
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Drive appropriate communication at all levels to promote performance mindset & behaviour
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Developing, owning, and maintaining the Site Digital Roadmap by:
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Working in collaboration with Digital, Global Functions, and Business Owners, to define a prioritized portfolio digital projects to deliver business continuity, modernization and performance, including Core models, Smart Factory solutions and local applications
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Define and manage the associated digital budget (Capex/Opex), and lead all the connected global processes and systems (e.g., SP/budget, business case preparation/approval, Shine, etc.)
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Lead implementation of IT projects (e.g., iShift, MARS, LIMS, global/local solutions, etc.) by
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Defining execution approach and master-plan in alignment with key stakeholders
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Ensuring finding (e.g., Capex/Opex) and line up project team ensuring capacity and capabilities (e.g., Project Mgr, KU’s, SME’s, etc.)
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Monitoring execution, planning adherence, escalation through appropriate governance
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Ensuring in place, in use with formal handover to operations
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Providing first line solution support during operations
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Lead the deployment of Smart Factory (incl. GenAI) solutions by
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Driving locally the technical implementation in partnership with Product Owner, and Digital
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Partnering with Business and OpEx team to ensure adoption and value capture
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Providing technical support and troubleshooting when required
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Ensure Master Data accuracy by
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Leading Head of Data & Processes and Data Stewards as per standard organization
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Driving standard governance to assess MD accuracy and update in collaboration with the concerned functional leads (i.e., Data Content Owners)
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Provide analytical capabilities to site functions by developing a pool of Data Analysts to be deployed as per business needs (e.g., performance monitoring/deep dives, big data analytics, data visualization/dashboards, etc.)
About you
List here ideally the must-haves criteria to be successful on the role.
- Experience:
Mature level of proficiency in term of OpEx expertise, digital know-hows. Minimum of 5 years of experience in OpEx management field
- Soft skill:
Master level of proficiency in strategic thinking, change management, ability to influence and business partnering
- Technical skill:
Knowledge of main Operational Excellence techniques (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, CI, etc.);
Experience in transformation and change management;
Understanding of data analytics / visualization;
Basics of finance and strategy;
Knowledge of main IT/Digital solutions (e.g., ERP);
Knowledge of Manufacturing 4.0 and AI/GenAI;
Knowledge of key business & pharma processes;
Project Management
- Education:
Bachelor or above, with major of Pharmaceutical, Engineering, IT or Biology
- Languages:
Proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing, hold CET6 and above language certificate is preferred
- Play to Win Behaviors: Stretch; Take Action; Act for Patients & Customers; Think One Sanofi
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.
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!
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 and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!