Programme Management Lead – 2 Years Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date for Applications – 8th October (COB)

Does shaping and driving the implementation of an innovative, advanced technology solution to deliver transformational changes in the space of Production Scheduling across a network of manufacturing sites excite you? If so, this could be the perfect fit for your career.

This is a fantastic role for an exceptional talent with deep experience at programme management, supply chain management and technology deployments to deliver towards the vision of GSK Smart Manufacturing 2030 programme.  As Programme Management Lead for the Advanced Scheduling programme, you will lead the programme of work consisting of design, build, test and implementation at multiple sites in the GSK Global Supply Chain (GSC) network. You will be the key point of contact for the Programme Lead and collaborate with site functions in particular production scheduling and production management teams as well as central supply chain teams to establish the programme management framework, maintain the programme plans and provide rigorous oversight that ensures collaboration across the multiple GSK functions and Third Parties who are part of this programme.   

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

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In this role you will:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive, integrated programme plan, with a focus on value to delivery, distilling complexities across various functional areas into realistic yet ambitious project execution plans
• Collaborate with GSC cross-functional teams including Scheduling Process Owners, Tech teams, Procurement, Global Capital Project, Finance, Supply chain transformation programme, Site Logistics / Scheduling / Operations – as well as multiple third party vendors – to ensure alignment of objectives and integration of the transformation programme
• Ensure that detailed project and workstream plans, including objectives, deliverables, timelines, resources, cost/spend control mechanisms are in-place, with clear expectations of the standard of the outcomes, and de-risked
• In support of the Programme Lead, facilitate regular programme governance and team performance meetings – providing updates, resolving issues, identifying risks, ensuring actions items are addressed, communicating progress and sharing achievements to stakeholders and senior management.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability across the Leads/PMOs from the multi-function/vendor team. Create the climate for continuous improvement way of working and drive problem solving with the most appropriate solution considering cost and business needs for the short and long term.

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Programme management skills / qualifications, with direct experience in the Pharmaceutical industry in particular supply chain management, site functional management
• Technology solution deployment programme management experience

 Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a supply chain or technical field related to life sciences
• Experience in manufacturing site ways of working and knowledge in the business requirements of production scheduling and supply planning
• Demonstrated strong ability to collaborate with and drive performance across multiple functions and third party vendors in the supply chain technology area
• Demonstrated capacity, mental agility and resilience to work with changing scope, tight deadlines and manage multiple inter-dependencies
• Strong stakeholder management and excellent communication / presentation skills
• Strong leadership and coordination skills across a multi-functional/multi-vendor programme structure, with high capacity to adapt priorities, organization and promote change management

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

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