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Procurement Manager

4 months ago


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States GlaxoSmithKline Full time
Site Name: Durham Blackwell Street, USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Posted Date: May

Are you energized by the challenge of accelerating a procurement organization at a biopharma company that cares about being ambitious for patients, while being accountable for impact and doing the right thing? If so, this Procurement Manager role could be an exciting opportunity to consider.

As a Procurement Manager, you will be accountable for supporting the US business through the full procurement lifecycle from stakeholder engagement and sourcing to contracting and supplier management.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following...

Strategy execution
  • Represent the best interests of the market by aligning with appropriate regional and Global category teams. Work in collaboration with these teams to provide requirements and market information to support effective regional and global strategy creation and execution.
  • Execute sourcing strategies for multiple spend categories in scope of responsibility, operating with a truly global mindset while ensuring all applicable LOC or regional dimensions are accommodated.
  • Have a clear understanding of how global strategies affect the US market and build an education & communication process for Procurement leads and US commercial business units.
  • Support the business to understand GSK Procurement policies and ensure that users are trained / supported accordingly. Be the local expert on third party oversight and risk management frameworks to protect GSK in supplier interactions and contracting.


Benefit delivery
  • Ensure financial benefits are managed in accordance with the Global spend management framework. Ensure business unit and Finance agreement to financial value delivered and transparency on treatment of benefits in the budgeting process.
  • Deliver effective Procurement targets against budgets (Plans of Purchase) in agreement with key stakeholders and Finance in accordance with the spend management framework and aligned to the US budgets set out by the respective category teams.
  • Identify and deliver value to the business aligned to assurance of supply, quality, service, cost and innovation and delivering stakeholders and business partner requirements through execution of category strategies.
  • Drive operational efficiencies by ensuring contract & preferred supplier list compliance as well as managing tail spend.


Business partnering & stakeholder management
  • Build strategic relationships with local GSK stakeholders to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value, and to express 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.
  • Ensure third party contracts are managed ahead of expiration dates for business continuity and strategic value.


External supplier relationships
  • Execute and maintain effective contracts with suppliers that will allow GSK to maximize opportunity both globally and locally. Ensure US views on supplier negotiations are taken into consideration. Ensure all contracts are valid and updated in GSK's contract management system.
  • Manage the supply base for the categories within scope through a robust performance management process. Ensure supplier performance is understood, measured, tracked and maintained.
  • Ensure effective processes and communication links exist between the suppliers and the US stakeholders. .


Supply chain & risk management
  • Transform the supply chain to release value and make GSK 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 significant risks in the supply chain. Ensure appropriate mitigation plans are in place, in use, and that the risks are communicated appropriately within business units impacted, Procurement and the supply base.


Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Experience using Microsoft tools, sourcing and contract tools such as: SAP Ariba modules or Conga.
  • Experience leveraging data to identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize supplier performance, and generate procurement insights for strategic decision-making.
  • Experience with contracting/contract terms for third party service providers (ie. MSA/SOW/Other)
  • Available during core working hours (8-4 / 9-5 EST).
  • Available to work in the Durham, NC office 2-3 times per week.


Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
  • MBA, MCIPS (or international equivalents)
  • Use of strategic thinking to build relationships (with stakeholders and suppliers) and create sourcing plans.
  • Strong knowledge of Marketing Procurement.
  • Proven sourcing expertise across categories.
  • Managing fast, efficient, and transparent information flows.
  • Project management skills and negotiation skills an asset.
  • Strong influencing and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience in managing projects within a LOC's needs and regulation (ie. taxes, law, regulation).
  • Solve issues, beware of risks, support implementation and robustly forecast spend and savings.
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity/limited information.
  • Organized and strong under pressure, confident in prioritization of activities.


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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 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. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

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 thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people 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.

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