Manager R&D Procurement - Medical Affairs
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In this role, you will be responsible for category management in the Medical Affairs R&D Procurement Team, including leading on the Publications category. 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.
The Medical Communications and Engagement category role is pivotal to the success of the Patient & Medical Organisations.
Medical Communications and Engagement agencies develop educational materials, programs and/or strategies to assist healthcare professionals in learning about new technologies and/ or innovations in medicine - in support of the Global Medical Affairs mission to have industry leading Scientific Exchange.
Medical Communications are used throughout the product life cycle as GSK shares scientific information about our pipeline and in-line products - helping us to be Ambitious for Patients.
In this role you will...
* Manage and support Global Medical categories including leading Publications category of spend.
* Develop strategies together with the Global Medical 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
Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* Experience in procurement category management and working in the pharmaceutical industry
* Knowledge and experience in procurement sourcing, category/strategy management and analytics.
* Proven negotiations and contract management skills
* Problem solving and analytical skills
* Experience of effective Supplier Relationship Management
* Experience of procurement lifecycle management systems such as Ariba Sourcing, Contracts and Guided Buying (or equivalent)
* Experience of running sourcing processes
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
* Knowledge and experience of managing relevant procurement categories of spend - Medical Communications, Publications and/or Marketing
* Degree or relevant business qualification
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
* Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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