Site Procurement Manager

GSK; Marietta (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a Procurement Manager – Site (SPM) to partner with the local Site team in Marietta, PA, driving procurement delivery, implementing sourcing strategies, and ensuring adherence to policies. The role focuses on establishing strong supplier relationships, optimizing costs, and managing the local procurement function across direct, indirect, and Capex categories.

The candidate will lead a team of buyers, balance competing stakeholder needs, and connect with Global Category teams to

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of operational Procurement experience across multiple categories of spend; regulated environments a plus.
• Demonstrated team leadership and ability to motivate colleagues and drive change.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement long- and short-term procurement plans for the Site.
• Provide leadership in implementing new procurement processes.
• Manage relationships with Site stakeholders and Global Category teams to deliver value.
• Develop and manage supplier base to meet quality, regulatory, service, and cost goals.
• Lead and motivate local buyers toward best practices and operational excellence.
• Negotiate contracts for specific categories and monitor compliance with policies.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Contracting

Negotiation

Risk management

Sourcing

Tools

Sourcing tools

Quotation analysis

Contract negotiation

Supplier review

Job description

Today, there are millions of people without access to basic healthcare, thousands of diseases without adequate treatments and millions more people who suffer from everyday ailments. GSK wants to change this. We are a science-led healthcare company that research, develops and manufactures healthcare products and we are committed to widening access to our products. We are on a mission to help people do more, feel better, and live longer. With three world-leading businesses - pharmaceutical medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products - we invest in scientific research and discovery to take on some of the world's biggest healthcare challenges.

The Global Procurement Site team is responsible for Procurement across all the GSK manufacturing Sites for Pharma, Vaccines and Consumer. The team covers Direct and Indirect spending and focuses on the creation and execution of Procurement strategies by creating strong relationships with stakeholders at different levels within the Site. Procurement is accountable for establishing and nurturing value-focused relationships with third parties.

The Procurement Manager – Site (SPM) partners with the local Site team to drive and support across all the dimensions of Procurement delivery.

At a strategic level, SPM leads the alignment with the Site Leadership Team; ensures the Site business needs and priorities are well understood and supported from Global Category Procurement teams and contributes, directly or indirectly, to the strategic management of key suppliers.

From a more tactical perspective, SPM leads the local Procurement team in the operational management of activities, implementation of sourcing strategies and other global projects. They also ensure that the daily needs and transactional activities are executed in accordance with GSK’s policies and SOPs and that the communication provided to the local Procurement team and the stakeholder community is relevant and effective.

SPM is a delivery-orientated value creating partner. Someone who is well connected to the business and has strong relationships necessary to make things happen to create value. It’s someone that is so well connected that they find things out, they get to know things from various sources and then they put two and two together to make five. It’s someone who can connect the dots. Who can challenge each other collaboratively and lead others to deliver the value.

To drive needle-moving value creation SPM doesn’t just need to be a great partner with each Category Procurement team and each Supplier but also need to connect across Sites, particularly those in the same value chain and geography, connect across Procurement, across the Supply Chain and across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and propose long and short-term plans to improve Procurement processes to enhance the overall performance of the Site.
• Provide leadership in the implementation of new processes.
• Simplification of incoming materials and certain testing methods that I have influenced to eliminate that bring no value
• Implement Global Procurement processes, policies, guidelines, strategies locally and ensure compliance.
• Simplification of incoming materials and certain testing methods that I have influenced to eliminate that bring no value.
• Managing interfaces between Procurement and the Site, balancing the expectations of both Procurement and Site stakeholders.
• Understanding different perspectives and satisfying the needs and expectations of all stakeholders, both within Procurement and the Site.
• Ensure the Site requirements are taking into account within the definition and implementation of Global Category strategies.
• Development and robust implementation of Procurement strategies for local categories of spend that clearly meet business requirements.
• Procurement Management: Lead the Procurement function at Site (Directs, Manufacturing Indirects and Capex).
• Develop and manage the Site supply base to meet GSK’s requirements: assurance of supply, quality, regulatory, service, cost, and innovation to control costs in a fast-moving environment.
• Adapt and respond to regularly changing business requirements.
• Critical supply issues-RIV tool to mitigate risk, VMI programs developed in both direct and indirect space
• Manage the development of a long-term vision for all local purchasing categories to support the growth of GSK.
• Ensure the approval of this long-term vision by local key stakeholders.
• For specific Categories, actively negotiate contracts.
• Reduce the Directs, Manufacturing Indirects and Capex costs of the site.
• Support the reduction of end-to-end total costs of the Site.
• Influence the balance sheet of the Site through development and robust implementation of best Procurement practices.
• Balancing both strategic and operational requirements.
• Any interruption of supply results in immediate and extended impact on GSK revenue stream.
• Co-ordinate support from multiple Category teams and working within a matrix organization.
• Manage relationships with other Procurement staff remotely.
• Risk Management: Secure the supply chain through integrating a risk management approach as a foundation of Procurement mission.
• Evaluate and mitigate risk associated with long standing local suppliers and single sourcing.
• Team: Responsible to select, train, supervise, develop and evaluate local buyers.
• Lead and motivate team members towards the pursuit of operational excellence and attainment of best practices.
• In addition, promote empowerment and process ownership.

Basic Qualifications

• 5-8 years of operational Procurement experience across multiple categories of spend and some experience of regulated environments
• Knowledge of Procurement tools such as sourcing, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, supplier development and others
• Demonstrated team leadership and ability to motivate and inspire colleagues, and work in partnership with others to drive, implement and support change
• Ability to manage sensitive partnerships, strong influencing and stakeholder partnering skills coupled with excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – fluent English.
• Knowledge of finance (cost benchmark & financial audit with key supplier) and legal matters (contracting)
• Experience with risk management
• Contracting experience required, including a thorough understanding of contracting fundamentals and experience with contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant experience working in a matrix business environment
• Ability to work in high pressure environment, often under tight deadlines
• Deep financial acumen
• Strong acumen of corporate business norms and requirements needed; broad understanding of Procurement activities needed; ability to adapt quickly to new topics and responsibilities
• In depth understanding of external environment & supplier relationship models.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills across internal GSK teams and external suppliers globally
• Ability to operate and influence across all business units and across multiple disciplines

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

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Unifying 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.

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.

We are 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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. 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 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. Find out more on our career site.