Specialist, Direct & Sites Procurement

GSK; Waver; Hybrid; EUR 56,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a procurement partner to act as a key sourcing ally for our Belgium sites. You will lead supplier onboarding, negotiate contracts, and manage performance to protect supply and drive cost improvements.

You will collaborate with Quality, Engineering, and Finance, mitigate supply risks, and use data to generate insights and improve processes while advancing audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field.
• 2–4 years’ experience in procurement or supply chain.
• Experience with sourcing, quotation analysis, negotiation and supplier performance tracking.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills; comfortable with data, Excel and procurement systems.
• Clear stakeholder management with cross-functional collaboration.
• Fluent English; Dutch/French a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead local sourcing and supplier lifecycle activities for assigned categories, including supplier selection, onboarding and performance management.
• Run quotation analysis, competitive sourcing and contract negotiations to achieve cost and service targets.
• Work with site stakeholders (Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance) to ensure materials and services meet specifications and regulatory expectations.
• Identify and manage supply risks, and put in place mitigation actions to protect site operations.
• Drive value generation initiatives, track purchase price variance and support cost and cash improvement programmes.
• Use procurement systems and data to create insights, improve processes and support audit readiness.

Skills

Fluent English

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Numerical ability

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business/Supply Chain/Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Ariba

BI tools

Job description

About The Role

You will act as a key procurement partner for our Belgium sites, managing supplier relationships, sourcing activities and supplier performance. You will work closely with site teams, global category colleagues and finance to protect supply, reduce costs and drive continuous improvement. We value curiosity, clear communication and practical problem solving. This role offers visible impact, learning and career growth while helping GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

About The Responsibilities

• Lead local sourcing and supplier lifecycle activities for assigned categories, including supplier selection, onboarding and performance management.
• Run quotation analysis, competitive sourcing and contract negotiations to achieve cost and service targets.
• Work with site stakeholders (Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance) to ensure materials and services meet specifications and regulatory expectations.
• Identify and manage supply risks, and put in place mitigation actions to protect site operations.
• Drive value generation initiatives, track purchase price variance and support cost and cash improvement programmes.
• Use procurement systems and data to create insights, improve processes and support audit readiness.

About You

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Science or a related field.
• At least 2–4 years’ experience in procurement or supply chain, ideally supporting site‑level spend.
• Practical experience with sourcing, quotation analysis, negotiation and supplier performance tracking.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills. Comfortable working with data, Excel and procurement systems.
• Clear stakeholder management skills with experience working cross‑functionally.
• Fluent English. Additional local language skills (Dutch, French) are a plus.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with SAP, Ariba or other procurement platforms and business intelligence tools.
• Formal procurement or supply chain certification (CIPS, CPSM or equivalent).
• Experience supporting capital projects or MRO categories.
• Knowledge of third party risk management and supplier qualification processes.
• Continuous improvement training (Lean, Six Sigma) or practical CI experience.

Work model

This role is hybrid. You will be expected to spend regular time on‑site in Belgium and work remotely at times. Fully remote roles are not available.

Skills

Business Acumen, Contract Management, Influencing Without Authority, Interactive Storytelling, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Project Management, Sourcing Management, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Management

Belgium Salary Range / Fourchette salariale – Belgique: EUR 56,175 to EUR 93,625The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.Le salaire de base mensuel brut minimum pour les nouvelles recrues à ce poste est indiqué ci dessus pour chaque lieu applicable. Ce salaire de base mensuel brut minimum tient compte de plusieurs facteurs, notamment les compétences, l’expérience et le niveau de formation du/de la candidat(e), ainsi que le taux du marché pour le poste. En outre, ce poste peut donner droit à un bonus annuel ainsi qu’une éligibilité pour participer à notre programme de long term incentive basé sur des actions, en fonction du niveau du rôle. Des informations plus détaillées sur l’ensemble du package salarial seront fournies au cours du processus de recrutement. Ce poste étant ouvert à des candidat(e)s basé(e)s dans plusieurs pays, des fourchettes de salaire sont également indiquées pour certains lieux. Les fourchettes salariales pour d'autres localisations sont mentionnées parce que certains marchés ont des lois en matière de transparence salariale qui imposent que les informations sur les salaires soient affichées dans les offres d’emploi, et que ces pays sont des lieux potentiels pour ce poste. Si aucune fourchette salariale n’est indiquée dans l’offre d’emploi pour un lieu ou un pays spécifique, la rémunération correspondante sera discutée au cours du processus de recrutement. Veuillez noter que les salaires varient selon le pays en fonction des compétences, de l’expérience, du niveau de formation du/de la candidat(e) et du taux du marché pour le poste. Les offres sont généralement faites dans la fourchette annoncée en fonction des compétences, de l’expérience et des qualifications du/de la candidat(e), la partie haute de la fourchette étant généralement réservée aux profils très expérimentés ou à des circonstances exceptionnelles répondant à ces critères.

If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

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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