**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 diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as Global Category Buyer for External Manufacturing based in China, will be to manage Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) across the JPAC (Japan & Asia Pacific) region for Small Molecules, Large Molecules, and Vaccines External manufacturing Business. You will ensure the selection of high-quality CMOs in alignment with our commercial manufacturing strategy. Your fact-based negotiations and performance-based contracting will safeguard our company's interests while driving value across the entire supply chain. **Main Responsibilities** + Lead sourcing of goods and services within External Manufacturing & Supply activities for Small Molecules, Large Molecules, and Vaccines business in the APAC region + Develop and execute sourcing strategies ensuring global participation, alignment, and adoption across Japan and Asia Pacific markets + Market Analysis, Spend Analysis, RFI/RFP/RFQ, Supplier Evaluation, Contract Negotiation, Risk Management, Compliance & SRM + Build and maintain strategic relationships with CMOs throughout the JPAC region + Execute and implement contracts/agreements with CMOs across all therapeutic modalities + Align with Finance and the Business to capture and monitor external budget spends and deliver world-class total savings objectives across GBUs + Ensure procurement technical excellence (TCO, SRM, Market Intel, Risk Management, Innovation, CSR, HSE, compliance, quality) within the perimeter **Experience , Skills & Competencies** **Required Experience:** + Ensure procurement technical excellence (TCO, SRM, Market Intel, Risk Management, Innovation, CSR, HSE, compliance, quality) within the perimeter **Technical Skills:** + Strong Knowledge of best-in-class Procurement techniques and processes + Possesses strong competency in networking across various stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes. + Strong business acumen and ability to build sustainable business connectivity. Solid listening and communication skills + Capability to work in a matrix and complex environment + Strong communicator with ability to adapt style and approach according to audience. + Consistency of focus upon delivery of outcomes and results. + High level of analytical skills and ability to utilize tools/systems accordingly. **Education** + Required: Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or related field + Preferred: Master’s degree in business administration or Life Sciences **Languages** + Required: Fluent in written and spoken English + Professional working proficiency in Japanese is a plus Join us in our mission to chase the miracles of science and make a meaningful impact on patients' lives across the Asia Pacific region. **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) ! Global Terms & Conditions and Data Privacy Statement (https://www.sanofi.com/en/careers/global-terms-and-conditions/) 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)