Director - API & Excipients

The Director, APIs and Excipients plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing GSK's procurement strategies for Small molecule APIs and Excipients. This key role leads a team of category managers focused on GSK's partnerships with Suppliers and Contract & Development Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO's). The successful candidate will ensure that GSK develops category strategies that support supply reliability and cost targets for their area of responsibility.

This role develops and maintains external market knowledge and serves as a key representative for GSK to the CDMO industry. The director engages senior internal and external stakeholders to understand business requirements, use market intelligence to develop strategies, lead complex supplier negotiations, and ultimately deliver solutions to support GSK's supply chains for New and Established Products.,

• Lead a global team (~6 FTEs) with accountability for spend of ca £300M pa for small molecules supporting franchises of speciality and Gen meds
• Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans for API, Intermediates and RSM manufactured externally, ensuring alignment with GSK's overall supply strategy.
• Lead complex contract negotiations with Suppliers and CDMO's and deliver outcomes at pace.
• Deliver contracts which emphasize value creation, critical terms, and effective cost control.
• Gather and analyse market intelligence to benchmark the Suppliers and CDMO's landscape.
• Cultivate relationships with key internal stakeholders to support GSK's business strategy and communicate supply chain insights.
• Forge and maintain strategic relationships with Suppliers and CDMO's to support robust category strategies and network design decisions.
• Support Financial planning for Internal sites and External manufacturing, incorporating pricing negotiations and volume forecasting.
• Establish and monitor Suppliers and CDMOs performance metrics, promoting continuous improvement.
• Optimize the Suppliers and CDMOs portfolio to maintain a network of providers aligned with GSK's network needs.
• Manage the commercial risk profile of our suppliers, ensuring alignment with GSK's business continuity plans.
• Uphold procurement policies and compliance standards, including third-party risk management.
• Deliver GSK's commitments to environmental sustainability for their category.
  The ideal candidate should have prior experience in sourcing the commercial supply of APIs or CDMO's., Bachelor's Degree in supply chain, procurement or technical field.
• Extensive experience in the procurement and commercial management of Suppliers and CDMOs manufacturing service
• Proven experience developing and executing sourcing strategies across multiple geographies and supply chains.
• Demonstrated experience leading global/regional projects across matrixed teams., Master's degree in business administration, supply chain, procurement or a