Senior Manager R&D Procurement – Evidence Generation
GSK
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Upper Providence • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- 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
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
procurement category managementcontract managementnegotiationsupplier relationship managementprocurement lifecycle managementcompetitive bid analysisprocess improvementsR&D procurementcost-effective resolutionsrisk regulatory compliance
Soft skills
problem solvinganalytical skillscommunication skillspresentation skillsinfluencing skillscultural awarenessindependencedealing with ambiguity