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Tender Executive - VIE Contract

• Location: United Kingdom, Reading
• Target start date: 01/05/2026

iMove, 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

As Tender Executive (TE) VIE within our Country Trade team, you’ll drive strategic value through expert tender and contract management across our comprehensive product portfolio, spanning all business units within secondary care, consortia groups, and key procurement bodies. This role is pivotal in revolutionizing our market approach through data-driven decision-making and innovative solutions, as its core impact is:

• Patient-Centred Focus: Ensures timely access to life-changing treatments by optimizing contract implementation and maintaining supply continuity.
• Market Disruption: Pioneers new approaches to tender processes that challenge traditional procurement models and create competitive advantage.
• Leadership Position: Establishes Sanofi as the benchmark for tender excellence through strategic foresight and execution.

You will work cross-functionally with the Tender Manager, Supply Planning, Customer Service, Regulatory teams, GBUs, and supply chain partners, and build powerful stakeholder relationships that drive mutual value. By maintaining optimal contract parameters for pricing, volumes, and timelines, the role directly impacts both business performance and patient outcomes. You will own critical daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly processes, serving as the cornerstone of our tender excellence strategy and directly contributing to our mission of acting for patients through innovative market approaches.

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

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About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main responsibilities:

Strategic Tender Process Management:

• Develop comprehensive understanding of tender evaluation methodologies and selection criteria.
• Progressively take ownership of tender documentation preparation and submission quality assurance, build expertise in analysing market intelligence to inform strategic tender decisions, develop skills in maintaining contract pricing accuracy and timeline management.

Financial Operations & Pricing Strategy Innovation:

• Develop expertise in hospital retrospective rebate processes and financial reconciliation.
• Incorporate and develop generative AI technologies in everyday processes.
• Build skills in maintaining pricing integrity across distribution networks and learn to analyse contract performance against financial targets.

Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Development:

• Build and nurture strategic relationships with key procurement decision-makers across NHS bodies and procurement centers, partner with the Tender Manager to drive data-driven decision-making and process optimization.
• Support the development of innovative collaboration models with procurement stakeholders.
• Champion digital innovation to streamline tender and rebate management processes, utilizing generative AI tools to enhance and streamline processes
• Establish best-practice frameworks that set industry standards.

Operational Excellence & Process Innovation:

• Develop expertise in supply chain management principles for pharmaceutical products, monitor and respond to stock management challenges that impact contract fulfilment.
• Support critical business reporting processes, ensuring weekly reporting functions are maintained and deadlines met.

About you

Experience:

• Previous experience related to the position – working with tenders, health authorities, managing contracts, mapping and analysing data, or similar.

Soft and technical skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities - capacity to build effective working relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Professional presentation skills with ability to convey complex information clearly.
• Confidence to engage with senior stakeholders under appropriate supervision.
• Project management capabilities, advanced time management and organisational skills.
• Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous learning, shows initiative and proactive problem-solving approach.
• Strong numerical aptitude with ability to interpret complex data sets and ability to translate data insights into practical business recommendations.
• Capacity to understand market dynamics and competitive landscapes.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
• Aptitude for learning specialized business systems and digital platforms.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data management.
• Ability to quickly master new technical concepts and applications.

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Data Analytics, Business or similar.

Languages:

• Advanced English knowledge.

Why choose us?

• Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development.
• Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes.
• Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.

iMove is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. At Sanofi we have a strong ambition to invest in young talents who will drive the success of Sanofi tomorrow.

Sanofi’s Work Abroad Program, iMove , offers jobs -assignments with actual responsibilities and a perspective to grow. We provide those opportunities in various functions such as: marketing, finance, regulatory, supply chain, clinical trials, production, etc. and in more than 40 countries. Sanofi unites people who are passionate about solving healthcare needs across the world. Joining our iMove Work Abroad Program is a unique opportunity to make a difference through your work.

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Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

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