Senior Manager

4 weeks ago


Brentford, United Kingdom 1054 GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited Full time
We’re excited to be moving to our vibrant new home on New Oxford Street in central London from the end of June 2024. At GSK HQ, we’re building an energising space where we can connect, collaborate and get ahead of disease together. Designed especially for us, it’ll be one of the healthiest workplaces in the world, with best-in-class tech and bright, light spaces to help us thrive.

Role : Senior Manager - CSO & Risk Mgmt. Tech

Location : GSK House

Job Purpose

Senior Global Category Manager for Technology Procurement, Cyber Security Office and Global Risk & Compliance Groups, is accountable for all sourcing and contract management across their assigned category(ies). This will include the implementation of category strategies; the contracting for master/service/product agreements within the categories; the management of supplier relationships that fall outside of the enterprise SRM structure for these categories; and for ensuring the suppliers key to their category(ies) commit to deliver GSK’s performance/quality/financial requirements.

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 in-office work.

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

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Development

Procurement category strategy leadership for Cyber Security Office and Global Risk & Compliance Groups , leading the development, management and implementation of comprehensive strategies on a global scale that deliver the business requirements across assurance of supply, quality, service, cost and innovation.

Strategy Implementation

Negotiates contracts with suppliers that secure favourable terms for procurement contracts in line with the agreed business requirements. Contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance; manages / monitors ongoing negotiations with 3rd parties.  Lead and implement key projects to support savings delivery or risk mitigation.

Business partnering & stakeholder management in GSK

Global leadership and global influence including business partnering of senior stakeholders. Build strategic relationships with GSK stakeholders, to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value and to position Procurement’s value proposition. Align sourcing strategies accordingly. Lead stakeholder alignment and Plan delivery (Commercial leadership and Finance across the business) Working across multiple countries requiring high cultural awareness 

External supplier relationships

Lead SRM for key strategic vendors in spend categories Manage the suppliers for the categories within scope through a robust performance management process. Ensure supplier performance is understood and measured. Requires significant external supplier knowledge

Business Strategy

Champions the sourcing group management process and policies across functions and links these to GSK's strategic direction Knows and utilises complex business processes in all GSK supplier transactions, including all risk/regulatory/compliance requirements

Why You ?

We are looking for professionals with the following skills to help us achieve our goals:

Basic Qualification

University Degree or Equivalent Experience- Procurement, Business, Finance, Law Strong Procurement experience particularly with respect to developing & implementing strategies, stakeholder management and supplier relationship management and some experience of regulated environments Demonstrated experience in influencing strategy and managing across multiple markets Leadership/communication skills   Good understanding of Procurement tools / skillset such as sourcing, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, supplier development and others Good ability to motivate and inspire colleagues, and work in partnership with others to drive, implement and support change Good ability to manage sensitive partnerships, strong influencing and stakeholder partnering skills coupled with excellent negotiation and communication skills English proficiency (written and oral), other language will be a plus  Good knowledge of finance (cost benchmark & financial audit with key supplier) and legal matters (contracting) Demonstrated experience in managing global projects Contracting experience required, including a thorough understanding of contracting fundamentals and experience with contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance

Preferred qualification

Master’s Degree or Equivalent Experience- Procurement, Business, Finance, Law 

Job Application end date : 28th May 2024

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, it’s 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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.



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