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Reference #: 391394 Site Name: UK - London - Brentford, USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Posted Date: Jun 19 2024 We're excited to be moving to our vibrant new home on New Oxford Street in central London from the end of June 2024. At GSK HQ, we're building an energising space where we can connect, collaborate and get ahead of disease together. Designed especially for us, it'll be one of the healthiest workplaces in the world, with best-in-class tech and bright, light spaces to help us thrive.

Global Supply Chain (GSC) Strategy Lead - New Products

This role will preferably be based in GSK House, UK or FMC, Philadelphia, US , but can also be based at other strategic locations on a case-by-case basis.

Are you a supply chain leader with a passion for creating and implementing strategies that secure the growth and delivery of life-changing medicines? Do you have the vision and skills to manage a complex and diverse portfolio of new pharmaceutical products? If so, we want you to be our GSC Strategy Lead. This is a truly exciting opportunity to be an integral leader within the Global Supply Chain at GSK.

The role of the GSC Strategy Lead is to develop and/or maintain a comprehensive product lifecycle strategy for the end-to-end supply chain that aligns both short- & long-term strategic goals (commercial sourcing, growth, risk mitigation, cost) across the Global Supply Chain (GSC).

Reporting into the GSC Strategy Senior Director - the GSC Strategy Lead independently develops the strategy for individual brands or networks, effectively managing risk, cost and other challenges. Accountable for new business cases, the GSC Strategy Lead makes evidence-based recommendations up to the GSC-LT and provides technical expertise and comprehensive knowledge of the brand strategy in order to influence and guide key stakeholders.  The GSC Strategy Lead is able to identify and manage internal stakeholders up to GSC, R&D and Commercial LT level.

The GSC Strategy Lead should demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of both the industry (Pharma, Vaccines) as well as strengths in technical understanding (Biopharms, Sterile Manufacture, Devices, External Manufacturing) and strategic decision making (commercial / R&D insights, scenario planning, business case development, financials, SC risk assessment).

You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, marketing, and sales, to ensure that our products meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficacy, while also maximizing customer satisfaction and profitability.

Ready to shape the future of healthcare?

In this role you will:

Work with Global Commercial and R&D teams to understand and challenge the ambition for your brands - recognizing key risks, issues & sensitivities, and then translate this into a GSC Strategy for the product across the 0 - 10 year timeframe. Independently oversee key functional relationships and delivers deep dives and site impact assessments. Chairs the Product Strategy LT for individual brands. Be accountable for the Product Strategy Document and leads delivery at a brand level to ensure that stakeholders can measure performance Review 10 year annual long-range forecasts (sales and volume) for individual brands and makes proposals relating to investment and capacity decisions. Set and communicate the strategic objectives for a brand or nodal network strategy. Hold individuals to account and takes corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of short- medium term objectives Provide strategic, functional input related to network, capacity and cost etc to support the review of relevant business development initiatives

CLOSING DATE for applications:  17th June 2024

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During the course of your application, you will be requested to complete voluntary information which w ll be used in monitoring the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policies. Your information will be treated as confidential and will not be used in any part of the selection process.  If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application / selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements, please contact 0808 234 4391. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process.

Why you? Required qualifications and skills: Degree qualified or able to demonstrate equivalent level of knowledge. Considerable experience in a senior supply chain leader, preferably with both new product development and commercialisation activities Substantial knowledge of business and external marketplace developments. Uses these insights to inform decision making and shape and drive critical activities. Demonstrated ability to deal with complexity involving Commercial, R&D and GSC - recognizing key risks, issues & sensitivities to develop thought through scenarios. Problem solving abilities suitable for handling complex issues across technical, quality, regulatory and operational areas. Proven experience interfacing and influencing senior Global Leadership team stakeholders. Knowledge of GSC network and supply capability. End-to-End Supply Chain design experience.

Preferred qualifications and skills:

Demonstrated commercial awareness and experience. Understanding of financial modelling, business case elements that support decision making Understanding of supply chain processes, regulatory constraints, planning and logistics, trade routes and GSK trading arrangements. Ability to act as an effective leader in a complex matrix environment across multiple teams and geographies. Understanding of risk management and compliance

Global Supply Chain (GSC) Strategy Lead - New Products

This role will preferably be based in GSK House, UK or FMC, Philadelphia, US , but can also be based at other strategic locations on a case-by-case basis.

Are you a supply chain leader with a passion for creating and implementing strategies that secure the growth and delivery of life-changing medicines? Do you have the vision and skills to manage a complex and diverse portfolio of new pharmaceutical products? If so, we want you to be our GSC Strategy Lead. This is a truly exciting opportunity to be an integral leader within the Global Supply Chain at GSK. The role of the GSC Strategy Lead is to develop and/or maintain a comprehensive product lifecycle strategy for the end-to-end supply chain that aligns both short- & long-term strategic goals (commercial sourcing, growth, risk mitigation, cost) across the Global Supply Chain (GSC). Reporting into the GSC Strategy Senior Director - the GSC Strategy Lead independently develops the strategy for individual brands or networks, effectively managing risk, cost and other challenges. Accountable for new business cases, the GSC Strategy Lead makes evidence-based recommendations up to the GSC-LT and provides technical expertise and comprehensive knowledge of the brand strategy in order to influence and guide key stakeholders.  The GSC Strategy Lead is able to identify and manage internal stakeholders up to GSC, R&D and Commercial LT level. The GSC Strategy Lead should demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of both the industry (Pharma, Vaccines) as well as strengths in technical understanding (Biopharms, Sterile Manufacture, Devices, External Manufacturing) and strategic decision making (commercial / R&D insights, scenario plannin