Senior Counsel, Global Supply Chain (Sites, Logistics and Trade Compliance)

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Counsel to support its Global Supply Chain operations. This role involves providing legal guidance on logistics, trade compliance, and manufacturing issues while collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks. The ideal candidate will have a strong legal background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to navigate complex legal landscapes. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence in the biopharma sector, where your contributions will help shape the future of healthcare.

Benefits

Healthcare and wellbeing programmes

Pension plan membership

Shares and savings programme

Annual bonus based on company performance

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as in-house counsel in relevant jurisdiction.
• Strong understanding of contract law and excellent drafting skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on legal issues related to Global Supply Chain operations.
• Provide legal support to manufacturing sites and logistics.

Skills

Law degree

Strong legal skills

Commercial acumen

Contract law understanding

Excellent drafting skills

Regulatory framework knowledge

Proactive engagement

Matrix structure collaboration

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving mindset

Education

Law degree

Job description

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Senior Counsel, Global Supply Chain (Sites, Logistics and Trade Compliance), London

Client: GSK

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 530fc9dd0a30

Job Views: 6

Posted: 24.04.2025

Expiry Date: 08.06.2025

Job Description:

In the role of Senior Counsel, Global Supply Chain (Sites, Logistics and Trade Compliance), you will be part of the legal team that supports manufacturing sites across the Global Supply Chain, as well as logistics and trade compliance.

The team is part of the broader Supply Chain Legal team which primarily provides legal support to GSK’s Global Supply Chain on matters ranging from quality, regulatory, EHS, manufacturing, logistics, trade compliance and third-party supply arrangements to business development transactions/network strategy initiatives. Team members also support the resolution of commercial disputes arising in relation to the Global Supply Chain business, in collaboration with lawyers in GSK’s Dispute Resolution and Prevention team.

The role reports to Assistant General Counsel, Global Supply Chain (Sites, Logistics and Trade Compliance), and you will be based in Germany at GSK’s offices in Munich, Germany (London, UK or Wavre, Belgium also considered).

The role involves counseling on a wide range of activities critical to the Global Supply Chain organization, including advice on good distribution practices, wholesale distribution licensing, logistics contracts (including templates), trade routes, trade compliance and other legal issues related to the manufacture, storage, and supply of products in a compliant manner.

Your role will also be responsible for the support of a number manufacturing sites and will provide legal support to the Global Logistics Team, Global Trade Compliance and the Customer Supply Chain Team.

You will collaborate closely with other members of the Legal Contracting Network and Global Supply Chain team as well as in-country lawyers.

You must be energized by working in a dynamic environment and in a matrix-fashion to develop solutions to complex business needs.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Advising the Global Supply Chain business and legal colleagues on various legal issues, including good distribution practices, trade compliance and logistics. Applying a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach, with a commitment to clear communication and timely response.
2. Serving as lead legal counsel responsible for providing efficient and effective support to a number of assigned manufacturing sites across the Global Supply Chain.
3. Anticipating and proactively supporting the prevention and management of legal risks arising at the sites.
4. Supporting the resolution of disputes arising from the manufacturing sites or in the logistics space.
5. Counselling on operational issues affecting GSK’s internal and external supply chains.
6. Participating in business meetings and providing legal advice to project teams.
7. Engaging and managing the activities of external legal counsel where appropriate.
8. Anticipating and advising on changes in the external environment to ensure organizational preparedness.
9. Partnering with other lawyers to devise, implement, and share best practices.
10. Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

1. Law degree and licensed to practice as in-house counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.
2. Strong legal skills combined with high integrity and sound commercial acumen.
3. Relevant experience in a major law firm and/or in-house legal function.
4. Strong understanding of contract law and excellent drafting skills.
5. Familiarity with EU and UK regulatory framework applicable to a global pharmaceutical company.
6. Ability to engage proactively, influence and interact effectively with Legal colleagues, commercial clients and senior management.
7. Ability to work within a matrix structure, collaborating with and supporting GSK legal colleagues.
8. A self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team.
9. Strong communication skills, with fluency in English both spoken and written. Proficiency in German is a plus.
10. Knowledge of the medicines and vaccines in the GSK pipeline.
11. Ability to bring innovation and a growth mindset around ‘problem solving’.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

1. Willingness to undertake domestic and international travel as required.
2. Willingness to engage and drive projects that move our legal function forward.
3. Demonstrated ability to show up as One Function to business clients.
4. Demonstrated ability to lead in terms of usage of GSK systems and data.

Closing Date for Applications: 9th May 2025 (COB)

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.

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

Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role.

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.

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, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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.