Senior Counsel Global Supply Chain (Sites Logistics and Trade Compliance)

Location: GSK HQ London / Munich / Wavre Belgium

In the role of Senior Counsel Global Supply Chain (Sites Logistics and Trade Compliance) you will be part of the legal team that supports manufacturing sites across the Global Supply Chain as well as logistics and trade compliance.

The team is part of the broader Supply Chain Legal team which primarily provides legal support to GSKs Global Supply Chain on matters ranging from quality regulatory EHS manufacturing logistics trade compliance and thirdparty supply arrangements to business development transactions/network strategy initiatives. Team members also support the resolution of commercial disputes arising in relation to the Global Supply Chain business in collaboration with lawyers in GSKs Dispute Resolution and Prevention team.

The role reports to Assistant General Counsel Global Supply Chain (Sites Logistics and Trade Compliance) and you will be based in Germany at GSKs offices in Munich Germany (London UK or Wavre Belgium also considered).

The role involves counseling on a wide range of activities critical to the Global Supply Chain organization including advice on good distribution practices wholesale distribution licensing logistics contracts (including templates) trade routes trade compliance and other legal issues related to the manufacture storage and supply of products in a compliant manner.

Your role will also be responsible for the support of a number manufacturing sites and will provide legal support to the Global Logistics Team Global Trade Compliance and the Customer Supply Chain Team.

You will collaborate closely with other members of the Legal Contracting Network and Global Supply Chain team as well as incountry lawyers.

You must be energized by working in a dynamic environment and in a matrixfashion to develop solutions to complex business needs.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Advising the Global Supply Chain business and legal colleagues on various legal issues including good distribution practices trade compliance and logistics. Applying a pragmatic solutionsoriented approach with a commitment to clear communication and timely response.

• Serving as lead legal counsel responsible for providing efficient and effective support to a number of assigned manufacturing sites across the Global Supply Chain with respect to daytoday operations through a combination of support from yourself other Global Supply Chain lawyers Local Operating Company lawyers external counsel and the Legal Contracting Network team.

• Anticipating and proactively supporting the prevention and management of legal risks arising at the sites

• Supporting the resolution of disputes arising from the manufacturing sites or in the logistics space in collaboration with lawyers in the Global Supply Chain (Supply Chain Transactions Disputes and External Manufacturing) team and GSKs Dispute Resolution and Prevention team.

• Counselling on operational issues affecting GSKs internal and external supply chains.

• Participating in business meetings and providing legal advice to project teams responsible for delivering significant initiatives on behalf of the Global Supply Chain Organisation.

• Engaging and managing the activities of external legal counsel where appropriate.

• Anticipating and advising on changes in the external environment to ensure organizational preparedness.

• Partnering with other lawyers to devise implement and share best practices across the legal function and with business stakeholders.

• Building strong relationships and collaboration managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and external

Why you

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Law degree and licensed to practice as inhouse counsel in the relevant jurisdiction

• Strong legal skills combined with high integrity and sound commercial acumen.

• Relevant experience in a major law firm and/or inhouse legal function.

• Strong understanding of contract law and excellent drafting skills.

• Familiarity with EU and UK regulatory framework applicable to a global pharmaceutical company.

• Ability to engage proactively influence and interact effectively with Legal colleagues commercial clients and senior management and to demonstrate the GSK Values Expectations and business partnering and guardian capabilities.

• Ability to work within a matrix structure collaborating with and supporting GSK legal colleagues within Global Supply Chain Legal Contracting Network and Local Operating Companies and across different business groups and international markets.

• A selfstarter with the ability to work independently and in a team managing numerous matters and competing priorities effectively.

• Strong communication skills with fluency in English both spoken and written. Proficiency in German is a plus.

• Knowledge of the medicines and vaccines in the GSK pipeline and the company priorities.

• Ability to bring innovation a growth mindset around problem solving / bringing solutions to the business.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Willingness to undertake domestic and international travel as required.

• Willingness to engage and drive projects that move our legal function forward.

• Demonstrated ability to show up as One Function to business clients and avoid exposing business clients to internal discussions or throwing issues over the wall.

• Demonstrated ability to lead in terms of usage of GSK systems and data.

Closing Date for Applications: 9th May 2025 (COB)

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 inoffice work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK GSK

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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 its 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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