Senior Director - Data, AI & Infrastructure Procurement

Biopharma Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

In-office with hybrid policy

Job summary

GSK in London is seeking a Senior Director - Data, AI & Infrastructure Procurement to lead global sourcing, manage a spend around £300m, and shape category strategies across regions. You will build strategic relationships with senior tech stakeholders, drive high‑value negotiations, and transform procurement delivery to support patients and operations.

The role is in-office with flexible hybrid working aligned with corporate policy, offering broad exposure to digital and tech initiatives within

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in supply chain, Business or Finance.
• Experience in procurement.
• Experience developing and delivering multi-year business strategies to achieve commercial objectives and competitive advantage.
• Experience managing the delivery of multiple large projects using project and change management skills.
• Experience assessing business value, priorities, implementation risks, and market drivers to inform category strategies and decision‑making.
• Experience influencing and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders globally, while managing supplier relationships and assessing external market dynamics to support business objectives.
• Experience applying analytical, written, and verbal communication skills in professional environments.
• Experience applying negotiation and conflict resolution techniques.

Responsibilities

• Builds and delivers Strategic Sourcing strategies that deliver the highest quality service and supply while significantly impacting cost savings across business units or supply network.
• Plans, oversees and leads high value, long-term, complex negotiations in areas of spend that significantly impact the success or failure of a GSK business unit.
• Understands and business partners the customer group in order to deliver relevant strategic procurement solutions.
• Leads, manages and facilitates delivery of the primary role purpose described above.
• Direct reports, indirect reports, matrix reports.
• Developing capability of staff, technical, leadership and behaviours.
• Leading improvements in team performance.

Skills

Category Strategy

Contract Management

Data Analysis

Digital Literacy

Financial Acumen

Interactive Storytelling

Negotiation

Sourcing Management

Stakeholder Management

Supplier Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in supply chain, business or finance

Job description

Business Introduction

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.

Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Senior Director - Data, AI & Infrastructure Procurement

Job Purpose

Global Procurement supports the ambitions of GSK by leading procurement initiatives on behalf of GSK business units and operations, enabling the delivery of our products through the entire procurement to pay cycle to the end customer - our patients and consumers.

Additional responsibilities

• Builds and delivers Strategic Sourcing strategies that deliver the highest quality service and supply while significantly impacting cost savings across business units or supply network
• Plans, oversees and leads high value, long-term, complex negotiations in areas of spend that significantly impact the success or failure of a GSK business unit
• Understands and business partners the customer group in order to deliver relevant strategic procurement solutions
• Leads, manages and facilitates delivery of the primary role purpose described above
• Direct reports, indirect reports, matrix reports
• Developing capability of staff, technical, leadership and behaviours
• Leading improvements in team performance

Responsibilities

• Manage a spend around £300m by creating comprehensive global category strategies, operating with a truly global and strategic mindset
• Have a clear understanding of how global strategies affect other categories, business units and regions and build the appropriate education & communication process
• Create compelling business cases for change and obtain approval to execute from GSK Digital & Tech and/or other support functions (Finance, HR) senior management, and to agree how benefit delivery will be budgeted
• Deliver global benefits identified in strategies through effective strategy execution, aligned to assurance of supply (risk management), compliance, quality, service, cost and innovation
• Lead complex negotiation with Tech suppliers that will allow GSK to maximise opportunity globally
• Build strategic relationships with a network of senior Tech global stakeholders, to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value and to position Procurement’s value proposition. Align category strategies accordingly.
• Build strategic relationships with key suppliers at a senior level and lead processes to ensure value is driven from these relationships
• Lead and direct category teams within scope of responsibility
• Build the organizational capabilities necessary to implement GSK strategy, now and in the future.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in supply chain, Business or Finance.
• Experience in procurement.
• Experience developing and delivering multi-year business strategies to achieve commercial objectives and competitive advantage.
• Experience managing the delivery of multiple large projects using project and change management skills
• Experience assessing business value, business priorities, implementation risks, and market drivers to inform category strategies and business decision‑making.
• Experience influencing and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders globally, while managing supplier relationships and assessing external market dynamics to support business objectives.
• Experience applying analytical, written, and verbal communication skills in professional environments.
• Experience applying negotiation and conflict resolution techniques.

Work arrangements

This is an in-office position with flexible/hybrid working options available aligned with PwC policy.

Skills

• Category Strategy
• Contract Management
• Data Analysis
• Digital Literacy
• Financial Acumen
• Interactive Storytelling
• Negotiation
• Sourcing Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Supplier Relationship Management

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 9th September 2026 (COB)