Job title: Global Vendor ManagerAbout the jobWe 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?The Global Talent Vendor Manager plays a critical role in optimizing Sanofis relationships with ex‐ternal talent vendors, such as Global RPOs, ensuring high-quality service performance, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with global standards. This role oversees vendors relationships and budget, establishes market guardrails for standardized vendor use, and collaborates closely with Procurement and other stakeholders to drive continuous improvement. The role reports into the Head of the Global Talent Operations team.Key responsibilities•Oversee and manage relationships with talent vendors (mainly global RPOs), acting as the primary point of contact for communication, issue resolution, and performance management. Foster a col‐laborative and mutually beneficial partnership to ensure alignment with Sanofis talent acquisition goals.•Manage the vendors budget, tracking spending, analyzing trends, and identifying cost optimization opportunities to ensure budget adherence and maximize return on investment.•Develop and implement clear guardrails and guidelines for markets to follow when engaging with talent vendors. Ensure standardized and streamlined vendor use across Sanofi, promoting consistency and efficiency.•Conduct regular vendor performance reviews, assessing performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and identifying areas for improvement. Collaborate with vendors to implement corrective actions and drive continuous improvement in alignment with Sanofis talent acquisition strategy.•Procurement Collaboration &amp; Contract Management: are properly managed, contractual obligations are met, and vendor strategies align with Sanofis wider procurement goals.•Liaise with regional Talent Acquisition Leads to understand their regional vendor needs and provide support during the vendor selection or performance review process, ensuring alignment with global standards and best practices.•Stay abreast of legal and industry regulations, as well as best practices, related to talent vendor management. Ensure Sanofis vendor management practices remain compliant and up-to-date.<h2>About you</h2>Experience<ul><li>Relevant experience in talent acquisition vendor management on global level</li><li>Experience in effectively manage vendors while tracking budgets and ensuring cost efficiency</li><li>Experience with HR systems such as Workday, Beamery, HireVue, and business intelligence tools</li></ul>Soft and technical skills<ul><li>Ability to Influence and collaborate with stakeholders in diverse, fast-paced environments</li><li>Excellence communication across all levels of leadership</li><li>Apply a proactive approach to overcoming challenges and driving continuous improvement</li><li>Deep understanding of TA programs, HR operations, and vendor performance in complex organizations</li><li>Strong project management skills with expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies</li><li>Proficiency in talent acquisition metrics, data-driven decision-making, and Power BI</li><li>Ability to develop and conduct training sessions while effectively communicating across teams</li></ul>Languages<ul><li>Fluent in English (both verbal and written)</li></ul>Education<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field</li><li>Certification in Project Management, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies is a huge plus</li></ul>If the description fits your experience and sparks your interest, please apply so we can get in contact with you!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.<h1>Pursue progress, discover extraordinary</h1>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 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&amp;t=67s" target="_blank">ALL IN video</a> and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at <a href="https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness" target="_blank">sanofi.com</a>!