Global Procurement Manager Courier Category

GSK Procurement operates globally across 50+ countries, partnering with business and suppliers to drive value and innovation. We enable GSK’s purpose by providing access to world-class goods and services that underpin our portfolio, serving billions of patients worldwide.

The Senior Procurement Manager – Specialty and Non-Specialty Courier Services will lead the procurement strategy and execution for courier and logistics services that drive value across GSK’s global Supply Chain and Research & Development (R&D) operations.

This role covers both non‑specialty courier services and specialty logistics providers handling regulated, temperature‑controlled, time‑critical, high‑value or hazardous materials. Working closely with R&D, Supply Chain and a broad set of internal partners, you will ensure a resilient, compliant and cost‑effective courier network that enables critical scientific work to progress without disruption.

This is a highly visible role operating within a matrix organisation, requiring strong stakeholder engagement, commercial judgement and the ability to influence without direct authority.

This role does not have direct reports but requires strong cross-functional collaboration and influence across a matrix organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a global category strategy for specialty and non‑specialty courier services, aligned to R&D and Supply Chain priorities.
• Partner closely with R&D and Supply Chain stakeholders to understand evolving scientific, operational and regulatory requirements.
• Lead supplier selection, tendering and contract negotiations, ensuring alignment with GSK procurement policies and standards.
• Drive cost optimisation and value creation through market insight, benchmarking and innovative sourcing approaches.
• Build and manage strong, collaborative relationships with strategic suppliers, focused on performance, innovation, sustainability and risk management.
• Work cross‑functionally with Quality, Legal, Finance and Compliance teams to ensure contractual, regulatory and financial requirements are met.
• Define and manage SLAs and KPIs, proactively addressing performance issues and driving continuous improvement.
• Embed procurement compliance, third-party risk management and ethical sourcing principles across all activities.
• Leverage data analytics, digital procurement tools and emerging AI capabilities to improve demand visibility, generate market insights, identify cost and service improvement opportunities, enhance supplier performance management and support evidence-based sourcing decisions.
• Support the integration of sustainability objectives into procurement decisions for courier services, contributing to GSK’s broader environmental commitments.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice exchange across global procurement, Supply Chain and R&D networks.

Why You?

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Life Sciences or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in procurement, category management, ideally within logistics, transportation or R&D‑supporting environments.
• Strong experience in strategic sourcing, tendering and contract management.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively within a global, matrix organisation.
• Knowledge of procurement compliance, third‑party risk management and ethical sourcing.
• Track record of delivering cost optimisation, service improvement and risk reduction at scale.
• Experience using data analytics, digital procurement platforms, AI-enabled insights to support sourcing decisions, supplier performance management and category strategy development.

Preferred Qualifications
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Experience managing specialty courier or logistics services, including temperature‑controlled or regulated shipments.

Personal Attributes

• Commercially astute with strong analytical skills
• Confident communicator and negotiator
• Collaborative, pragmatic and delivery‑focused
• Comfortable working in complex and ambiguous environments
• Proactive, innovative and willing to challenge the status quo

Closing Date for Applications: 30th March 2026

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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 (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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