Director, Procurement - Devices Sites
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Director Procurement - Devices Sites
This role will preferably be based in GSK HQ UK but can also be based at other strategic European GSK locations on a case-by-case basis.
In this role you will be responsible for leadership of the Procurement teams on all HIV and Respiratory sites for manufacturing-related categories of spend (Directs & Indirects). The Director of HIV and Respiratory Sites Procurement is accountable for the quality service/ supply risk and cost of all materials and services procured for the sites and has an annual spend accountability of up to GBP500m (including Directs Indirects and some Capex).
This role is required to manage and influence many senior stakeholders enterprise-wide. The geographic scope of the role is global with an organisation of staff based at 4 GSK manufacturing sites
This is a high impact high complexity role with significant scope that spans across multiple categories and suppliers.
In this role you will:
- Accountable for the quality service/ supply risk and cost of all materials and services for the HIV and Respiratory supply chain manufacturing sites.
- Accountable for creating and implementing Procurement strategies and initiatives which improve quality and service/ supply risk and deliver significant cost savings
- Accountable for ensuring that the key business requirements of the supply chain &/or sites are understood and built into the relevant Procurement Category strategies
- Accountable for attracting developing and retaining a strong talent base.
- Accountable for ensuring new value creation projects (innovation savings quality service/ supply risk)
- Accountable for driving optimal OTIF Delivery and Quality performance involving suppliers as appropriate.
- Accountable for a portfolio of regional/ local materials / services. Own the sourcing strategy development implementation and vendor relationship management for this portfolio.
- Accountable for ensuring compliance with Procurement and other relevant policies procedures and guidelines.
Closing Date for Applications: 1st August 2025 (COB)
Please take a copy of the Job Description as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
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 you
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- University Degree in Procurement/ Supply Chain/ Engineering/ Science/ Business/ Finance or equivalent
- Significant experience in Procurement both Direct Materials and Indirect Goods & Services
- Demonstrated history of recruiting talent driving performance via remote teams and developing individuals to achieve ambitious goals
- Strong capability to execute; this is core to the role. Experience managing the delivery of large projects and with end-to-end service / operations management
- Strategy development and implementation; strong value creation capability
- Strong senior stakeholder management and strategic influencing skills
- Clear understanding business value business priorities and potential implementation risks
- Skilled negotiator adept at leading complex negotiations with both external suppliers and internal stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
If you have the following characteristics it would be a plus:
- Masters Degree Procurement/ Supply Chain/ Engineering/ Science/ Business/ Finance
- MCIPS/CIPS Qualified
- Strong capability to drive accountability
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Understanding of latest tools for executing sourcing strategies
- Good understanding of market drivers effecting various spend categories; strong commitment to keeping abreast of trends (eg commodities energy inflation)
At GSK we unite science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade as a successful growing company where people can thrive.
We are a focused biopharma company. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and advanced technologies investing in four core therapeutic areas: infectious diseases HIV respiratory/immunology and oncology. Our Ahead Together strategy means intervening early to prevent and change the course of disease helping to protect people and support healthcare systems.
If you would like to learn more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK we would suggest looking at our webpage Life at GSK GSK.
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 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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