Site Procurement Manager

The Site Procurement Manager (SPM) partners with the local Site team in order to drive and support across all the dimensions of Procurement delivery. 

At a strategic level, the SPM supports the alignment with the Site Leadership Team; ensures the Site business needs and priorities are well understood and supported from Global Category Procurement teams and contributes, directly or indirectly, to the strategic management of key suppliers. 

From a more tactical perspective, the SPM supports the local site Procurement team in the operational management of activities, implementation of sourcing strategies and other global projects. 

They also ensure that the daily needs and transactional activities are executed in accordance with GSK’s policies and SOPs and that the communication provided to the local Procurement team and the stakeholder community is relevant and effective.

Site Procurement specialists are reporting to the Site Procurement Manager.

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 be responsible for

Business strategy:

• Support the Implementation of Global Procurement processes, policies, guidelines and strategies at a site level.
• Create strong business partnership with Site Leadership team.
• Ensure the site business requirements are considered within the definition and implementation of Global Category strategies. Develop and implement robust Procurement strategies for locally owned categories of spend that clearly meet business requirements.
• Develop and manage the site supply base to meet GSK’s requirements: assurance of supply, quality, regulatory, service, cost and innovation. Drives and monitors negotiations with third parties.
• Create and deliver value creation pipeline using advance Procurement techniques and skills (e.g  game theory, should cost modelling…)
• Evaluate and mitigate risk associated with local suppliers, including management and escalations of supply issues.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance or Business Management
• Substantial experience in Procurement across multiple categories of spend
• Management of Procurement tools such as sourcing, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, supplier development, contracting and others
• Ability to drive & implement change
• Ability to manage sensitive partnerships, strong influencing and stakeholder partnering skills coupled with excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Understanding of risk management
• Good written and verbal communication skills – fluent English

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Experience working in a Regulated environment
• Ability to work in high pressure environment, often under tight deadlines
• Financial acumen
• Ability to operate and influence across all business units and across multiple disciplines

Closing Date for Applications – 3rd October 2024 (COB)

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When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

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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