Senior Procurement Manager (Direct Procurement) – Global Delivery Center – Team Lead

Senior Procurement Manager (Direct Procurement) – Global Delivery Center – Team Lead

Team Lead for GDC Direct will be responsible for collaborating and building strategic relationships with GSK procurement teams, to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value and to position Procurement’s value proposition.

In this role you will be responsible for…

• People leadership – lead and direct a Procurement team in assigned locations and develop and implement effective ways of working across the GDC, Sites and Category team
• Strategy execution – execute sourcing strategies for spend categories in scope of responsibility aligned with the requirements of stakeholders and business partners with cooperation with Global Categories team
• Ensure GSK’s Procurement policies, procedures, processes, systems and methodologies are utilized in a compliant manner in the area of responsibility
• Benefit delivery – support category leads in the creation and delivery of effective savings targets other set KPIs agreed with key stakeholders and Finance in accordance with the agreed Savings Methodology and global budgets.
• Deliver benefit identified in strategies, local, regional and global, through effective and collaborative strategy execution, aligned to assurance of supply (risk management), quality, service, cost and innovation.
• Operations Management – resolve escalations, manage complex prioritizations with multiple variables/considerations including but not limited to stakeholder sensitivity, business value and impact, spend, savings, compliance, risk to GSK etc.
• Drive operational efficiency – create and manage effective process to ensure the delivery of targets, KPIs of GDC
• Set and deliver continuous improvement of all process with responsibility to build best in class Global Delivery Centre in Procurement
• Business partnering & stakeholder management in GSK – Collaborate and build strategic relationships with local GSK leadership teams, to identify and deliver business benefits

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

• Degree level (eg. MA, MBA), CIPS or international equivalent will be an asset
• Demonstrated expertise in managing procurement teams to drive performance and value
• Experience in managing high value direct spends and categories strategies execution
• Full proficiency in English
• Any other EU language (different than Polish) will be an advantage
• Power to effective stakeholder management and supplier relationship management
• High skilled in strategic sourcing, sourcing execution, commercial and contract negotiations for complex global indirect categories
• Strong experience in using tools like Ariba or other equivalent sourcing execution technology
• Ability to manage and execute multi market projects with consideration to diverse business needs and regulation (eg taxes, law, regulation)

Why GSK?

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
• Contract of employment
• Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)
• Life insurance and pension plan
• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible
• Sports cards (Multisport)
• Company car or allowance
• Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure
• Personalized learning approach (mentoring, online training’ platforms: Pluralsight, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external training)
• Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions, short Fridays option, health & well-being activities)
• Supportive community and integration events
• Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits everyday
• Free car and bike parking, locker rooms and showers

Inclusion at GSK:

As an Inclusive employer, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at [email protected] to discuss your needs.

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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.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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