Sales and Distribution Supply Chain Expert (12 months secondment/FTC)
Closing Date: 20th May 2026 (COB)
Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.
Position Summary
You will lead sales and distribution activities for a 12-month secondment. You will work closely with supply chain, customer service and planning colleagues to ensure reliable, compliant and timely product delivery to customers. We value clear communication, practical problem solving and a customer-first mindset. This role gives you direct exposure to cross-functional stakeholders, visible impact on distribution performance, and strong opportunities to grow your commercial and supply chain skills while supporting GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
Management of 0-2 weeks Order Book & look ahead 2-4 weeks:
Delivery Creation Coordination — daily creation of deliveries in MERP, including necessary compliance checks for aligned customer required dates (CRD) for pack changes. Communicates with customer to gain approval to ship any batches with short shelf life remaining at dock date in market. Provide logistics leadership with performance trends for Right First Time (RFT) % of deliveries created to plan.
Sanction Market Management:
Responsible for licence applications and updating of sales orders to lift embargos for all orders supplied to Sanction markets. Acts as the site key contact for Sanctions & Export screening requests and provides key data as required.
Management of Product Returns to site:
Responsible for coordinating and executing order returns to site after Post Goods Issue resulting from quality or distribution issues.
Supply of Registration Samples and adhoc supply requests:
Responsible for the co- ordination of adhoc supply requests, registration samples and other non standard shipments including proforma invoice creations. Management of shipments outside the Global shipping process, to include Registration samples.
S&D Master Data Management:
Responsible for managing S&D data objects which includes Customer Material Information Records (CM/R), Material Listings (ML), Batch Search Strategy (BSS), Trade route creations via submission of SID (site item data form) & customer address details via MERP EDM Tool. Data sourcing and provision for all above tasks.
Support Dispatch Management as backup:
To ensure that product manufactured at Worthing is dispatched optimizing vehicles. Organize returns from local service providers when requested to support investigations.
Why You?
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Sales, Logistics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience / GCSE's.
- Experience in sales, distribution or commercial operations.
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP and with CRM or sales reporting tools.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and ability to build collaborative working relationships.
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Experience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare or other regulated industries.
- Experience with demand planning, order management or route-to-market strategy.
- Proven track record of improving customer service metrics and delivery performance.
- Ability to analyse commercial data and translate findings into clear actions.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams on change or continuous improvement projects.
About Worthing Manufacturing Site:
Manufacturing at the Worthing site is for antibiotics. It is advised that you take this into consideration when deciding to apply for this position.
What you will gain
You will join a supportive and inclusive team that values learning and practical development. You will have the chance to lead distribution improvements, broaden your commercial skills, and make a meaningful contribution to how our work reaches customers and patients. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply.
Ready to take the next step? Apply now and tell us how your experience will help us deliver for customers across the UK.
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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