Indirect Procurement Manager (Site)

Job Title

Manager Capital Procurement

Job Purpose

Procurement is accountable for establishing and nurturing value-focused relationships with third parties. The Procurement Site Executive partners with the local Site team in order to drive and support across all the dimensions of Procurement delivery. At a strategic level the SPS 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 SPS supports the local 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 GSKs policies and SOPs and that the communication provided to the local Procurement team and the stakeholder community is relevant and effective

Key Responsibilities

Business strategy:

• Support the development of the long and short-term plans to improve Procurement processes in order to enhance the overall performance of the Site. Provide support in the implementation of new processes.
• Support the Implementation of Global Procurement processes policies guidelines strategies locally and ensure compliance.
• Managing interfaces between Procurement and the Site balancing the expectations of both Procurement and Site stakeholders. Understanding different perspectives and satisfying the needs and expectations of all stakeholders both within Procurement and the Site.
• Ensure the Site requirements are taking into account within the definition and implementation of Global Category strategies. Development and robust implementation of Procurement strategies for local categories of spend that clearly meet business requirements

Procurement Management:

• Support the Procurement function at Site (Manufacturing Indirects and Capex Tertiary Packaging).
• Develop and manage the Site supply base to meet GSKs requirements: assurance of supply quality regulatory service cost and innovation to control costs in a fast-moving environment. Adapt and respond to regularly changing business requirements.
• Support the development of a long-term vision for all local purchasing categories to support the growth of GSK. Ensure the approval of this long-term vision by local key stakeholders.
• For specific Categories actively negotiate contracts.
• Reduce the Directs Manufacturing Indirect and Capex costs of the site. Support the reduction of end-to-end total costs of the Site.
• Influence the balance sheet of the Site through development and robust implementation of best Procurement practices.
• Balancing both strategic and operational requirements. Any interruption of supply results in immediate and extended impact on GSK revenue stream.
• Co-ordinate support from multiple Category teams and working within a matrix organisation. Manage relationships with other Procurement staff remotely.
• GBP 6M per year (excluding logistics)
• Prepare Site Indirect strategy including risk mitigation in alignment with site / business and governance to drive it.
• Manage site indirect spend (Opex & Capex) supplier base management annual rate contracting and catalogues lists improvement in alignment with business generate savings through continuous improvement framework and cash improvement strategy development.
• Site entire indirect spend including MRO Enterprise Facilities Management Utilities Admin Production Consumables Quality Chemicals Scrap and EHS.
• Having good exposure with Pharma Indirect Supplier Base incl. Equipments Internal and External cost benchmarking wherever need.
• Pharma Greenfield / Brownfield projects procurement experience is important.
• Management of site Original Equipment Manufacturer Spares and Import Indegenious Spares development for cost benefits.
• Experience in supplier consolidation / aggregators.
• Sound knowledge in contract management & e-Auctions.
• Stakeholder management finance legal compliance and global commodity managers
• Direct material (Excipients chemicals packing materials) exposure is an added advantage.

Risk Management:

• Secure the supply chain through integrating a risk management approach as a foundation of Procurement mission. Evaluate and mitigate risk associated with long standing local suppliers and single sourcing.

Knowledge/ Education / Experience Required

A. Educational Background

1. Minimum Level of Education - Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience

(preferred Engineering Background)

Area of Specialisation - Procurement/ Supply Chain or MBA

Why is this Level of Education Required - Role Competency

2. Preferred Level of Education

Preferred Level of Education - Specialized Masters in Procurement/ Supply Chain or MBA

Area of Specialisation - Procurement/ Supply Chain or MBA

Why is this Level of Education Preferred - Role Competency

B. Job-Related Experience

Minimum Level of Job-Related Experience required - 3-5 years of operational Procurement experience across multiple categories of spend and some experience of regulated environments

Why is this Level of Experience Required - Role Competency and Experience with expertise.

C. Other Job-Related Skills/Background

• This role will require good level of problem solving to execute the role successfully with spend expected to be GBP 6M per year (excluding logistics)
• This role will require balancing both strategic and operational requirements with Low complexity
• Will need to manage any interruption of supply which could result in an immediate and extended impact on GSK revenue stream.
• Will need to co-ordinate support from multiple Category teams and working within a matrix organisation.
• Manage relationships with other Procurement staff suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• This role will support the overall execution of the Procurement strategy at the Site (Directs Manufacturing Indirect Capex and Logistics spends).

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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