Director External Manufacturing Procurement
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Director External Manufacturing Procurement Business Introduction GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally.
Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.
Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Position Summary The Director, External Manufacturing Procurement plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing GSK's procurement strategies for Sterile Drug Product and vaccine drug substances.
This key role leads a team of category managers focused on GSK’s partnerships with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO’s). The successful candidate will ensure that GSK develops category strategies that support supply reliability and cost targets for their area of responsibility.
This role develops and maintains external market knowledge and serves as a key representative for GSK to the CMO industry. The director engages senior internal and external stakeholders to understand business requirements, use market intelligence to develop strategies, lead complex supplier negotiations, and ultimately deliver solutions to support GSK’s supply chains.
This role sits on the leadership team of the Vice President, External Manufacturing Procurement and is a key advisor of the GSK global external manufacturing strategy. The ideal candidate should have prior experience in sourcing the commercial supply of drug product or drug substance from CMO’s.
Responsibilities Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans for Sterile Drug Product and Vaccines Drug Substance manufactured externally, ensuring alignment with GSK's overall supply strategy. Lead complex contract negotiations with CMO’s and deliver outcomes at pace.
Deliver contracts which emphasize value creation, critical terms, and effective cost control. Gather and analyze market intelligence to benchmark the CMO landscape. Cultivate relationships with key internal stakeholders to support GSK's business strategy and communicate supply chain insights.
Forge and maintain strategic relationships with CMO’s to support robust category strategies and network design decisions. Set financial budgets for contract manufacturing, incorporating pricing negotiations and volume forecasting. Establish and monitor CMO performance metrics, promoting continuous improvement.
Optimize the CMO portfolio to maintain a network of providers aligned with GSK’s network needs. Manage the commercial risk profile of our CMO network, ensuring alignment with GSK's business continuity plans. Uphold procurement policies and compliance standards, including third-party risk management.
Deliver GSK’s commitments to environmental sustainability for their category. Qualifications/Skills Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain, procurement or technical field. Extensive experience in the procurement and commercial management of sterile drug product and vaccine drug substance (or drug product) sourced from CMO’s.
Proven experience developing and executing sourcing strategies across multiple geographies and supply chains. Demonstrated experience leading global/regional projects across matrixed teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in business administration, supply chain, procurement or a relevant technical field.
- The ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external networks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong project and change management skills.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Work Location: This role is based in the United Kingdom (GSK HQ, London), Munich, Germany, Poznan Poland or Wavre, Belgium and offers a hybrid working model, combining on-site and remote work.
- Closing Date for Applications: 12th May 2026 Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
- When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above.
- The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application. #Li-Hybrid Germany Salary Range / Gehaltsbandbreiten Deutschland: EUR 110.250 to EUR 183.750Polish Salary Range / Polski przedział wynagrodzenia: PLN 434.250 to PLN 723.750Belgium Salary Range / Fourchette salariale – Belgique: EUR 122.250 to EUR 203.750The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location.
- These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role.
- In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role.
- More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process.
- This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown.
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- Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.Der jährliche Brutto - Grundgehaltsrahmen für Neueinstellungen in dieser Position ist oben für jeden relevanten Standort ausgewiesen.
- Diese Gehaltsspannen berücksichtigen eine Reihe von Faktoren, basierend auf den Fähigkeiten, der Berufserfahrung, der Ausbildung und Qualifikation der Kandidat*innen sowie der marktüblichen Vergütung für diese Rolle.
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