Senior Manager R&D Procurement - Evidence Generation

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.

In this role, you will be responsible for category management (including sourcing and contract management) in the Evidence Generation R&D Procurement Team. This will include the development and implementation and on‑going management of category strategies, contracting for master/service agreements, management of supplier relationships and for ensuring the suppliers key to the categories commit to deliver GSK's performance/quality/financial requirements.

• Manage and support Global Medical categories.
• Develop strategies together with the Chief Patient Officer, Chief Medical Officer and Clinical stakeholders.
• Be responsible for contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation, and maintenance; conducting negotiations across the applicable categories of spend.
• Work across multiple countries and business units requiring high cultural awareness.
• Establish strong partnerships with the Business Owner(s) and Supplier(s) to understand business challenges and develop simplified, cost‑effective resolutions.
• Proactively liaise with functional groups to determine scope of category services, suitability of suppliers, competitive bid analysis (RFPs), and identification of areas in which efficiencies can be gained.
• Become familiar with and utilise complex business processes in all GSK supplier transactions, including all risk / regulatory / compliance requirements.
• Implement and support procurement strategies to maximise supplier leverage.
• Gain significant external supplier knowledge.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce nonvalue‑added work and maximise use of efficient buying channels.
• Contribute to the R&D procurement savings targets year on year.

• Multiple years of experience in procurement category management.
• Proven negotiations and contract management skills.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills of senior stakeholders.
• Experience of procurement lifecycle management systems such as Ariba Sourcing, Contracts and Guided Buying (or equivalent).
• Experience of effective Supplier Relationship Management.
• Experience of running international sourcing processes.
• Ability to work independently and dealing with ambiguity, with strong problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in English, written and spoken.
• University degree.

• Knowledge and experience of R&D Procurement and/or Evidence Generation related categories.
• Confidence and knowledge of AI tools and processes.

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies.
• Contract of employment.
• Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit).
• Life insurance and pension plan.
• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible counterparts.
• Possibilities of development within the role and company's structure.
• Supportive community and integration events.

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