Procurement Associate

About the Role

GSK Procurement is a global team of approximately 500 people across 50 countries responsible for purchasing goods and services for the company and supporting core business functions. This role offers an opportunity to learn, grow, and develop skills in sourcing, negotiations, and contract management.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver Source to Contract services for one or multiple regions across Indirect Categories (e.g., Marketing & Sales, Professional & Corporate Services, IT).
• Collaborate with procurement category and local market teams to deliver sourcing, negotiation, contract execution, and supplier lifecycle management services.
• Execute sourcing and contracting projects for assigned spend categories, working with stakeholders and partnering with local market and Global Category teams.
• Deliver benefits identified in local, regional, and global strategies, focusing on assurance of supply (risk management), quality, service, cost, and innovation.
• Ensure adherence to GSK's Procurement policies, procedures, processes, systems, and methodologies.
• Support category leads in the creation and delivery of savings targets, aligned with stakeholders and Finance, in accordance with the agreed Savings Methodology.
• Deliver savings and other Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) critical to the global procurement plan.
• Execute global/regional/local sourcing projects in partnership with Category & LOC Procurement teams.
• Execute and deliver contracting requirements in line with organizational needs.
• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders across procurement and related functions.
• Navigate organizational structures and processes to deliver on agreed goals.
• Adapt to changing business needs and priorities, demonstrating flexibility and a willingness to learn new ways of working.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• 0-3 years of relevant experience.
• A good understanding or strong interest in learning procurement processes, contract negotiations, strategic sourcing, cost analysis, and supplier relationship management.
• Ability to operate at pace and make agile decisions, using evidence and judgment to balance pace, rigor, and risk.
• Keenness to learn how to work with complex business processes in supplier transactions, including risk, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Good communication skills.
• MS Office proficiency (specifically Excel and Powerpoint).
• Enthusiasm to learn and embrace digital and AI opportunities for process efficiencies.
• Experience in using Procurement tools like Ariba / Fairmarkit / IronClad or other equivalent sourcing & contracting technology will be an added advantage.

Skills

• Agile Thinking
• Analytical Thinking
• Contract Management
• Detail-Oriented
• Digital Literacy
• Negotiation
• Problem Solving
• Sourcing Management
• Stakeholder Management