Align with Global category teams and work in collaboration with these teams to provide ViiV business requirements through preferred suppliers
Execute global sourcing strategies for multiple spend categories (across commercial, corporate and tech) in scope of responsibility, operating with a truly global mindset and ensuring all applicable ViiV needs are accommodated
Be the local expert in agreed spend categories and ViiV BU’s within scope of responsibility
Benefit delivery
Ensure financial benefits are managed in accordance with the Savings methodology approach, ensuring business unit and Finance agreement to financial value delivered and transparency on treatment of benefits in the budgeting process
Negotiate goods and services contracts with suppliers that secure favourable terms for ViiV in line with the agreed business requirements
Business partnering & stakeholder management in GSK
Build strategic relationships with ViiV stakeholders, to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value and to position Procurement’s value proposition. Align sourcing strategies accordingly
Influence key stakeholders and business partners to support strategy development, endorse recommended strategies, support execution and agree how benefit delivery will be budgeted
External supplier relationships
Execute and manage effective contracts with suppliers that will allow ViiV to maximize opportunity globally. Ensure global views on supplier negotiations are taken
Identification/evaluation of new vendors in line with agreed business requirements, as well as tracking and monitoring of service level agreements and performance standards for existing vendors
Build skillsets across a variety of procurement tools, systems and process to enable supplier onboarding, contracting, purchase to pay, eSourcing, spend analysis and risk management.
Supply chain & risk management
Contribute to the transformation of the supply chain to release value and make ViiV more responsive to business and customer needs – for example in cost control, complexity reduction, simplification, best practice procurement and use of KPIs
Identify and manage risks in the supply chain. Ensure appropriate mitigation plans are in place and in use and that the risks are communicated appropriately within business units impacted, Procurement and the supply base
Why You?
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of procurement experience including the ability to support multiple spend categories ideally within a commercial business environment
Business stakeholder management and influencing, this includes the ability to build strong relationships and to influence without express authority
Experience managing suppliers (including performance management)
Able to drive and deliver business impacting cost savings
Ability to articulate the value that procurement can bring to an organization
Ability and track record to manage contract negotiations
Commercial and financial acumen
Experience leading supplier tender/RFP processes
Preferred Qualifications/Experience
Pharmaceutical Industry Experience but open to other industries
Qualified to bachelor’s degree level or equivalent experience
Category experience within commercial areas
Experience working with Procure-to-Pay and Spend Analysis systems
Experience managing the delivery of sourcing projects in collaboration with cross functional teams
Committed to delivering high-quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
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Skills
Business Acumen, Contract Management, Influencing Without Authority, Interactive Storytelling, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Project Management, Sourcing Management, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Management
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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 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 we’re 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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