Strategy Lead

　　Location: Bridgewater, NJ

　　Hybrid Work Schedule: 40% / 60%

　　Travel Expected: 5% - 10%

　　Job Type: Full time

　　About the Job

　　At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we have one shared mission - we work passionately, every day, to 'serve healthier, fuller lives' now and for the generations to come.

　　In order to do so, we strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees' mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view.

　　Everything we do is centered around people's interests - our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees - across the world.

　　We are building loved brands that serve 1bn consumers worldwide, through our key platforms: Allergy, Physical & Mental Wellness, Pain, Digestive Wellness and Cough, Cold & Flu.

　　We aspire to become the best Fast Moving Consumer Health (FMCH) company In & For the world and we aim to build a work environment where people can thrive, grow, enjoy and be at their best.

　　Main Responsibilities

　　Provide thought leadership to the CHC NA organization and leadership team, especially on cross-functional and strategic topics.Support the assessment, strategy development, and planning associated with new capabilities, new business initiatives, and other strategic efforts.Participate in planning, evaluating, and executing strategic opportunities, which includes strategic review, financial analysis, presentations, due diligence, negotiations, closing, and integration activities.

　　Operating Rhythm & Thought Partnership

　　Support driving the central cross-functional operating rhythm for the CHC leadership team (e.g., setting the agenda, running the meeting, follow-ups with team on critical action items)Be a strategic thought partner and leader for the CHC leadership team for some of the business's hardest problems to solveDemonstrate strong leadership and influence management skills, including the ability and willingness to challenge the status quoMaintain an external mindset, including staying on top of consumer, competitive, and macroeconomic / geopolitical trends

　　Strategy & Transformation

　　Translate business problems into structured projects that you will lead in end-to-end delivery against key objectives, from hypothesis development to final materials (e.g., project scoping, workplan development, recommendation development)Employ solution-oriented mindset to help solve an array of CHC NA's most challenging, business critical, topicsLead analytical workstreams - identify and deconstruct business issues, and develop strategic, analytical, and financial frameworks to conduct analyses and solve critical business issues with minimal oversight from functional leadersLead & manage teams to deliver on-time and complete deliverables; ensuring recommendations are grounded in fact and actionableDevelop and execute on executive-level presentations and communications

　　M&A

　　Support the development of the M&A pipeline in North America and due diligence of any potential acquisitions in partnership with the global and local teams.Be a part of the integration leadership team driving the centralized PMO of integration activities and leading select strategic workstreams within it.

　　About You

　　Experience

　　Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including sharing ideas and information across diverse audiences, and making presentations in order to drive business decisions.Strong performance accountability orientation in terms of following through on commitments and deadlines.Excellent time management, planning, project management, organizational, and analytical skills. Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and make ongoing decisions.Highest level of integrity and good judgment, with the ability to effectively deal with highly sensitive, confidential information.Must be perceptive, a quick study, and have an excellent understanding of business operations and its people.Strong social and intercultural skills, position holder acknowledge of diversity and creates room to motivate people to creativity & out of the box thinking.Strong influencing and negotiation skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with all internal and external parties. Self-assured, but not arrogant.A team player with the ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across lines of senior management and the various functions of the organization.Strategic and analytical thinker with the ability to look into the details and interpret the impact of key business drivers. Superior problem solving and decision-making skills. Strong financial acumen, coupled with broad business/operations experience.Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion with a track-record of success creating high-performing diverse teams

　　Requirements

　　10+ years of strategy experience either internally or a management consulting firm (with at least 3+ years of post-MBA experience in consulting).Reached a management level within a consulting firm - top tier preferred (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG). Experience in CPG/ FMCG Companies either directly within or consulted for is required.MBA is strongly preferred, but a bachelor's degree is required.

　　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.

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　　At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.