Are you energized by a strategic role that allows you to positively impact millions of people around the world? If so, the role of Procurement Manager – Packaging could be an ideal opportunity to explore.

In this role, you will support the creation, execution, implementation, and management of comprehensive global sourcing strategies primarily across our Packaging spend, supporting the business in enabling sales growth, security of supply, quality, sustainability, and cost improvements at a global scale.

In this role you will…

• Manage a spend of c.£35m by creating comprehensive global sourcing strategies, operating with a truly global and strategic mindset supporting Category Spend of c.£100m.

• Build strategic relationships with a network of GSK global stakeholders, to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value and to position Procurement’s value proposition. Align sourcing strategies accordingly.

• Support & create compelling business cases for change and obtain approval to execute from GSK and/or other support functions (Finance, HR) senior management, and to agree how benefit delivery will be budgeted.

• Contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation, and maintenance. Negotiate with suppliers and work with legal in bringing a contract from draft form to completion.

• Deliver global benefits identified in strategies through effective strategy execution, aligned to assurance of supply (risk management), compliance, quality, service, cost, and innovation.

• Build strategic relationships with key suppliers at a senior level and lead processes to ensure value is driven from these relationships Ensure Business Unit considerations are accounted for in supplier relationships.

• Build relationships with key GSK sites (Finance, Planning, Logistics, Site Procurement).

• Ensure appropriate communication strategy is in place and in use within the relevant Procurement and business customer networks.

• Manage 3rd Party Capital spend working with Procurement & Technical teams to develop strategies, business cases, budget requirements & governance endorsement through key senior business stakeholders.

• Support (or lead) SRM relationship at enterprise level for key Packaging suppliers.

• Support, develop and drive Sustainability roadmaps to deliver GSK’s commitment on sustainability.

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

• University degree.

• 5+ years of Direct Procurement experience ideally within the area of packaging materials.

• Proficiency in English

• Category development and execution experience.

• Proven ability to lead high level negotiations for long term and/or multi-countries high value contracts.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Good understanding of financial principles and reporting.

• Stakeholder management experience at a senior level (as far as SVP) internally and with key suppliers.

Why GSK?

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies.

• Contract of employment.

• Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit).

• Life insurance and pension plan.

• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible counterparts.

• Sports cards (Multisport).

• Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure.

• Personalized learning approach (mentoring, online training’ platforms: Pluralsight, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external training).

• Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions, short Fridays option, health & well-being activities).

• Supportive community and integration events.

• Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits everyday.

• Free car and bike parking, locker rooms and showers.

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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.

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