Job Description

The Site Procurement Specialist (SPS) partners with the local Site team in order to drive and support across all the dimensions of Procurement delivery. At a strategic level, the SPS supports 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, the SPS supports the local site 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\xe2\x80\x99s policies and SOPs and that the communication provided to the local Procurement team and the stakeholder community is relevant and effective

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

Business strategy:

Support the Implementation of Global Procurement processes, policies, guidelines and strategies at a local site level and ensure compliance.

Ensure the Site business requirements are taken into account within the definition and implementation of Global Category strategies

Develop and implement robust Procurement strategies for local owned categories of spend that clearly meet business requirements.

Procurement Management:

Develop and manage the Site supply base to meet GSK\xe2\x80\x99s requirements: assurance of supply, quality, regulatory, service, cost, and innovation

For specific Categories, actively negotiate contracts.

Cost management. Support the reduction of end-to-end total costs of the Site (Direct and Indirect Spend Categories).

Co-ordinate support from multiple Category teams and work within a matrix organisation. Manage relationships with other Procurement staff at site and Category level remotely.

Risk Management:

Evaluate and mitigate risk associated with local suppliers

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance or Business Management,

2 years of operational Procurement / Supply Chain experience across multiple categories of spend

Awareness of Procurement tools such as sourcing, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, supplier development and others

Ability to drive & implement change

Good Knowledge to manage sensitive partnerships, strong influencing and stakeholder partnering skills coupled with excellent negotiation and communication skills

Good written and verbal communication skills \xe2\x80\x93 fluent English.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

Experience working in a Regulated environment

Ability to work in high pressure environment, often under tight deadlines

Financial acumen

Ability to operate and influence across all business units and across multiple disciplines

Understanding of risk management

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