Site Procurement Manager
About the role
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