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Site Name: Warsaw

Posted Date: Sep 25 2025

GSK Procurement is a pioneering, influencing function with approximately 800 members across 50 countries who buy goods and services on a global scale and support our core functions. We partner with business units to drive value from supplier relationships to support GSK’s strategies and targets to ensure a secure supply in all areas of our business – from pharmaceutical development to consumer health products. With a stream of diverse and interesting projects, Procurement offers tremendous scope for progress.

The Global Delivery Centre provides the critical Source to Contract capability for GSK. Leading the delivery of a high volume of sourcing projects globally, the centre acts as the operational engine of the procurement organisation. The GDC plays a critical role in delivering both in-year savings and the long-term operating model of the function.

Procurement Specialist – Direct Materials

This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Responsibilities

• Execute sourcing strategies for spend categories in scope, aligning with the requirements of business stakeholders, and cooperating with Procurement Global Category and Manufacturing Sites
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers that secure favorable terms for procurement of goods and services contracts in line with the agreed business requirements
• Deliver benefits identified in strategies, local, regional and global, through effective and collaborative strategy execution, aligned to assurance of supply (risk management), quality, service, cost and innovation
• Ensure GSK’s Procurement policies, procedures, processes, systems and methodologies are utilized in a compliant manner in the area of responsibility
• Deliver savings and other set KPIs critical to global procurement plans as aligned with key stakeholders and Finance in accordance with the Savings Methodology and global budgets
• Collaborate and build relationships with GSK leadership teams to identify and deliver business benefits aligned to assurance of supply, quality, service, cost and innovation requirements
• Resolve escalations, including from senior business stakeholders, timely and tactfully

This role requires cultural awareness to work across a multi-cultural business landscape and proven experience in managing complex projects, navigating organizational complexity, handling escalations and associated business impact.

Qualifications

• 2 years of operational Procurement experience, particularly with respect to implementing strategies, stakeholder management and supplier relationship management and some experience of regulated environments
• Proven experience in sourcing execution, commercial and contract negotiations for direct categories (active pharmaceutical ingredients, raw materials, packaging)
• Experience in using tools like Ariba or other equivalent sourcing execution technology
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – fluent English

Why GSK

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for development within the role and company’s structure, as well as flexible working solutions and a focus on work-life balance.

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, military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

Inclusion at GSK: We encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at pl.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com to discuss your needs.

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GSK is a global biopharma company focused on uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together, with a strong focus on vaccines, specialty and general medicines, and four core therapeutic areas. Our success depends on our people, who are encouraged to be themselves, feel welcome, valued, and included, and who can grow and look after their wellbeing.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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