Head of Procurement at GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK)

Job description

Basic Qualifications

Degree level eg BA, BSc or equivalent

Research and analytical skills required to develop solutions to complex problems and analyze complex financial proposals

Preferred Qualifications

MBA, MCIPS or equivalent

Details

Job Description Summary-To lead, manage and develop a team of professional sourcing staff, located in country of responsibility to ensure effective performance of Procurement teams in the scope of responsibility

To ensure input to and alignment with the creation of regional and global sourcing strategies, representing the needs of local stakeholders and local markets dynamics, in partnership with the Global and Regional category teams

To identify and deliver business benefits aligned to assurance of supply, quality, service, cost and innovation and delivering stakeholders and business partner requirements through execution of category strategies

To drive operational efficiencies by ensuring Contract & Preferred Supplier list compliance as well as managing the Tail spend

To deliver effective budgets (Plans of Purchase) agreed with key stakeholders and Finance in accordance with the Spend Management Framework and aligned to the global budgets together with Global and Regional category team

Job Description-People Leadership (for Roles With People Management Responsibilities)

Lead and direct a Procurement team across one country (or more) within a region

Develop and implement effective ways of working across the Hub, LOC and Category team to ensure a cohesive approach

Ensure appropriate communication strategy across Hub, LOC and Category teams is in place and in use

Develop the team and individual capabilities from both technical and behavioural aspects (including providing feedback for Category team members to their line managers)

Strategy execution

Align with appropriate Regional and Global category teams and work in collaboration with these teams to provide local business requirements and market information to support effective collaborative regional and global strategy creation and execution

Execute sourcing strategies for spend categories in scope of responsibility aligned with the requirements of stakeholders and business partners

Deliver benefits identified in strategies, local, regional and global, through effective and collaborative strategy execution, aligned to assurance of supply (risk management), quality, service, cost and innovation

Benefit delivery

Support Regional and Global category lead in the creation and delivery of effective regional budgets (Plans of Purchase) agreed with key stakeholders and Finance in accordance with the Spend Management Framework

Drive operational efficiency

Ownership of tail management within the in-scope country and challenge it appropriately to ensure no category spend is left outside category scope

Challenge requirements and educate stakeholder to drive maximum contract and PSL compliance

Business partnering & stakeholder management in GSK

Build strategic relationship with a network of senior GSK local/regional stakeholders, to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value and to position Procurement’s value proposition.

External supplier relationships

Build strategic relationships with key local suppliers at a senior level and lead processes to ensure value is driven from these relationships. Ensure local considerations are accounted global & regional supplier relationships.

Influence category teams to ensure regional considerations are taken into account in global & regional supplier negotiations and contracts

Manage the supply base for the categories within scope through a robust performance management process. Ensure supplier performance is understood and measured.

Influence key stakeholders and business partners to support strategy development endorse recommend strategies, support execution and agree how benefit delivery will be budgeted

Supply chain & risk management

Transform the supply chain to release value and make GSK more responsive to business and customer needs in close collaboration with Global and Regional category teams – for example in cost control, complexity reduction, simplification, best practise procurement and KPI’s.

Identify and manage significant risks in the local supply chain. Ensure appropriate mitigation plans are in place and in use and that the risks are communicated appropriately within business units impacted, Procurement and the supply base.