Procurement Associate

About the Role

GSK is a global pharmaceutical and healthcare company dedicated to improving lives. This role offers an opportunity for individuals starting their career in Procurement to develop skills in sourcing, negotiations, and contract management within a significant transformation journey towards becoming a data-enabled organization. The GSK Procurement team is a global function of approximately 500 individuals across 50 countries, responsible for acquiring goods and services and supporting core business functions.

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 (LOC) to deliver sourcing, negotiation, contract execution, and supplier lifecycle management services.
• Execute sourcing and contracting projects for assigned spend categories, working with stakeholders, LOC, and Global Category teams.
• Deliver benefits identified in strategies (local, regional, global) through effective and collaborative execution, focusing on assurance of supply (risk management), quality, service, cost, and innovation.
• Ensure compliance with GSK's Procurement policies, procedures, processes, systems, and methodologies.
• Support category leads in creating and delivering savings targets in accordance with the agreed Savings Methodology.
• Deliver savings and other Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) critical to the global procurement plan, aligned with stakeholders and Finance.
• Partner with Category & LOC Procurement teams to execute global/regional/local sourcing projects.
• Execute and deliver contracting requirements according to organizational needs.
• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders across procurement and related functions.
• Navigate organizational structures and processes to effectively deliver 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 about complex business processes in supplier transactions, including risk, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Good communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint).
• Enthusiasm to learn and embrace digital and AI opportunities for process efficiencies.
• Experience in using Procurement tools like Ariba / Fair Markit / Ironclad or other equivalent sourcing & contracting technology will be an added advantage.

Qualifications

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