Supplier Relationship Manager

Job Title: Supplier Relationship Manager

Closing Date: 10th December 2025 (COB)

Business Introduction

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose to unite science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 R&D Engineering Services (RDES) we have an important role to play by enabling scientists to focus on the discovery and development of GSKs portfolio of products.

RDES provides Facilities Management Engineering and Capital Project services tailored to the needs of R&D across its technical sites within GSCs Engineering and EHS organization. The Supplier Relationship Manager sits within RDES Strategy & Governance team which is charged with managing the supplier relationship and operational management of key strategic FM suppliers globally.

Position Summary
The Supplier Relationship Manager will ensure there are clear management controls for governance performance management business communication and contracting administrative procedures to ensure that all parties involved in the delivery and receipt of services understand their accountabilities and responsibilities. They will be responsible for monitoring benefit delivery and managing contract risk such as contract escalations issue management and resolution.

Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with service providers and partner with R&D Site Operations to seek opportunities to improve performance and reduce costs.
• Work with R&D Site Operations to develop annual supplier objectives for enterprise oversight; facilitate and encourage cross regional working.
• Provide service provider management information and insights from service delivery to the R&D Engineering Services Leadership team.
• Lead regular supplier performance management & reporting including contractual governance providing oversight of the suppliers FM performance through senior governance meetings.
• Implement and deliver a contract assurance program to ensure contractual obligations are being met or exceeded.
• Ensure 3rd party risks are managed and aligned to GSK TPO requirements.
• Deliver Change Request contract management aligned to the commercial model and track/manage completion of documentation.

Why You

Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent.

• Strong experience managing regional/global Facilities Management contracts and establishing governance processes to verify service delivery.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with external service providers and developing supplier objectives for enterprise oversight.
• Extensive competence in facilities management and procurement.
• Proven ability implementing and delivering a contract assurance program to ensure contractual obligations are being met or exceeded.
• Proven ability managing escalation/issue management channels with external providers to support effective work.
• Financial literacy; ability to analyse budget performance.

Preferred Qualification

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

• Experience in regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals healthcare or life sciences

• Familiarity with supplier risk management frameworks and mitigation planning
• Experience with continuous improvement methods for example Lean or Six Sigma
• Track record of delivering cost-saving or value creation initiatives with suppliers
• Professional procurement or supplier relationship certification

Working pattern
This role will foster a culture of transparency and trust with operations teams service partners and customers by being present a minimum of 3 days on site per week.

Why GSK
At GSK we are driven by our purpose to get ahead of disease together. We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment where you can thrive develop your career and make a real impact. As part of our R&D Engineering Services team you will play a critical role in enabling the delivery of life-changing medicines and vaccines.

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

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to 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 get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make so were committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how together we deliver for patients shareholders and our people.

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