Sourcing Team Lead

Job title: Sourcing Team Lead

• Location: Chengdu, China

About the job

Join Sanofi in our Talent function and you can play a vital part in shaping the future of our workforce. Sanofi is on an exciting journey to revolutionize talent acquisition, and our global hubs are at the forefront of this transformation.

Sanofi ‘Hubs’ are where our key strategic business operations are hosted providing centralized services across Global Medical, Finance, People, Procurement, Digital, R&D and more.

Global Talent Services is one of our key service lines in hubs part of Chief Talent Office that helps provide E-2-E Talent Acquisition services globally to businesses spread across General Medicines, Specialty care, Vaccines, R&D, Manufacturing from Hubs across regions in proximity.

As Sourcing Team Lead, Chengdu Hub Talent Services, you will be a key player in identifying and engaging top talent to build robust pipelines aligned to Sanofi’s hiring needs for China market. You'll lead the sourcing specialists' team while actively contributing to sourcing efforts alongside them, leveraging your expertise to identify top talent and drive successful outcomes.

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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:

• Lead, motivate, and support a team of sourcing specialists, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment
• Collaborate with hiring managers and recruiters to understand talent needs and source candidates aligned to Sanofi critical skills
• Utilize data and analytics to measure the effectiveness of sourcing strategies and optimize accordingly
• Proactively identify and engage with target candidates through various channels, including social media, professional networks, and talent communities
• Build and maintain talent pipelines aligned to the desired technical and specialized skills to meet current and future hiring needs
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand their talent needs, support in sourcing candidates and build talent pools accordingly
• Collaborate with the Global Sourcing Lead and Global Talent Intelligence Lead to leverage market data and insights, adapting and implementing critical sourcing strategies accordingly
• Ensure active management of talent pools to build talent pipelines aligned to desired future skill sets
• Manage relationships with external vendors and partners, including staffing agencies and other sourcing channels
• Builds talent communities to engage with potential candidates aligned to desired technical and specialized skills
• Offer a consultative approach to the business, working with the different Talent Acquisitions teams to help address their short and long-term staffing needs
• Engage in CRM and recruitment marketing activities to nurture the talent pools established and to ensure their continuous engagement with our company
• Provides guidance and direction to other recruiters and to be responsible for managing the sourcing specialist team's effectiveness in meeting their performance goals
• Build governance structures and data repositories

About you

You are a passionate talent acquisition professional with a proven track record of success in sourcing and engaging top talent. You have a deep understanding of sourcing methodologies and are skilled in leveraging various channels to identify and attract qualified candidates.

You are a strong communicator and collaborator, able to build relationships with both candidates and stakeholders. You are also a skilled coach and mentor, able to guide and develop a team of sourcing specialists.

Experience

• 10+ yrs of experience in sourcing with expertise in Pharma industry, ideally within a large, complex organization
• Experience using various sourcing channels, including social media, professional networks, and job boards is essential
• Experience managing and developing a team is a must have

Soft and technical skills

• Possesses a strong understanding of sourcing best practices and trends, coupled with excellent communication, interpersonal, and team management skills
• Demonstrates the ability to build strong relationships with both candidates and hiring managers, fostering positive and productive interactions
• Demonstrates a solid understanding of the global talent landscape, including key talent markets and competitor activity
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Mandarin

Why choose us?

• Work where global operations meet bold ambition — supporting critical functions that help bring life-changing treatments to patients faster.
• Accelerate your career through internal gigs, cross-functional moves, and international mobility designed to grow your impact.
• Own meaningful work from day one, with the freedom to shape smarter solutions and lead change across a global business.
• Bring bold ideas to life using the latest tech — from AI and automation to digital tools that transform how we work.
• Collaborate with curious minds across borders, functions, and cultures in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment.
• Thrive in a workplace designed for you — with vibrant, flexible spaces and benefits that support your well-being, growth, and sense of belonging.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

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.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

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!