Team Director – Global Clinical Supply Planning
GSK
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Stevenage • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Lead and develop a multi‑disciplinary Global Clinical Supply Planning team for a therapy area, ensuring delivery of medicines and vaccines to patients in support of the GSK R&D strategy.
- Set clear objectives and coach people to achieve them.
- Own the end‑to‑end supply plan for the therapy area across the clinical trial timeline, balancing service, cost and working capital.
- Run regular supply review meetings and drive timely decisions for allocation, risk mitigation and contingency plans.
- Partner with the CMC team, clinical operations, clinical manufacturing, quality and finance to support launches, pack changes, discontinuations and other lifecycle events.
- Identify supply risks early and deliver pragmatic mitigation plans, escalating where needed to protect patient supply.
- Deliver continuous improvement projects to raise on‑time service, optimise inventory and simplify processes.
- Work with the Global Clinical Supply Planning leadership team to develop and maintain a strategic, portfolio‑level view of the clinical supply chain, managing demand loading across Therapeutic Areas.
Requirements
- Degree in supply chain, engineering, life sciences, business
- At least 8 years’ experience in pharmaceutical clinical trial supply chain planning, inventory management or related roles.
- Proven people leadership experience, managing and developing high-performing teams.
- Experience creating and running end-to-end supply plans across multiple sites and partners.
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration experience.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
supply chain planninginventory managementclinical trial supply chainrisk mitigationcontinuous improvementend-to-end supply plansdemand loading
Soft Skills
people leadershipcoachingstakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationdecision making
Certifications
degree in supply chaindegree in engineeringdegree in life sciencesdegree in business