Senior Manager, Procurement – Capital Construction

As the Senior Manager Procurement Capital Construction you will spearhead the development execution and management of comprehensive integrated category strategies for Capital Investment.

In this role you will serve as the Global Category Lead for all the Capital Projects for R&D and WREF sites worldwide with the majority of projects located in the UK and US.

Your responsibilities will include leading procurement and contracting strategies encompassing sourcing activities for Engineering and Construction Services in alignment with GSKs capital plans. Depending on project portfolios you may also extend coverage to other GSK locations for example manufacturing sites as needed.

In this role you will:

This role will provide you with the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Strategic Projects Procurement lead

  • Accountable for procuring Engineering and Construction services for all Strategic capital projects of R&D and WREF. Additional GSK sites may be added based on Capex plan requirements and business priorities.

  • Develop and implement Project Procurement strategies in collaboration with Business teams leveraging Engineering and Construction suppliers as appropriate to the project delivery model (e.g. EPCM EPC Design and Build etc.).

• Global Category Lead for R&D and WREF Capex

  • Accountable for developing and implementing the overarching strategy for the Engineering and Construction categories.

  • Align Capital Procurement work practices and methodologies across GSKs Global Supply Chain (GSC) for Rx Vx R&D and WREF.

  • Accountable for developing performance-based and deliverables-based contracts.

  • Responsible for implementing Engineering Services Project Management and Project Controls categories within the projects.

• Foster strong internal collaboration and sponsorship with stakeholders including site and global engineering teams to achieve GSKs Capex objectives ensuring global deployment of strategies through effective implementation and transition plans.

• Lead complex negotiations for Engineering and Construction Services to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.

• Deliver high-quality compliant and timely agreements that are well-specified to provide a clear return on investment for GSK.

• Ensure effective contract management to guarantee adherence to contractual terms and proactively anticipate deviations to implement corrective actions promptly.

• Oversee a robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program with strategic suppliers focusing on contract performance and governance.

• Streamline the supplier base worldwide by prioritizing the use of preferred suppliers.

• Conduct external benchmarking to ensure GSKs practices and strategies are in line with current market standards.

• Generate significant value in terms of quality delivery safety and cost contributing to the organizations overall goals and objectives.

• Recruit and manage procurement resources to effectively fulfil all the responsibilities outlined above.

Why you

Qualifications & Skills:

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

• Bachelors degree in Procurement Business Finance Engineering.

• Significant Procurement experience across key procurement processes (e.g. category management market analysis sourcing negotiation contract management supplier relationship management).

• Seasoned construction contracts specialist with demonstrated expertise in negotiating drafting and managing development contracts to ensure compliance mitigate risk and deliver projects on time and within budget.

• Extensive experience developing and administering NEC4 contracts including preparing contract documentation managing change processes and administering claims and disputes.

• Deep knowledge of US and UK construction markets including regional contracting practices procurement strategies and regulatory requirements.

• Good business acumen analytical and financial skills.

• Fluent English.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

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

• Masters degree in Procurement Business Finance Engineering.

• Experience in Capex projects and Construction is highly preferable. Ideally having a good understanding about technical categories present within all capital projects: building services and process/biotech equipment construction and technical contractors.

• Experience in Pharma/Life Science industry.

• Experience in Lean/Six Sigma tools.

Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 4th February 2026 (COB)

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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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