Global Category Manager (Global Devices)

Basic qualifications: 

• Commercial acumen
• Relevant procurement experience
• Knowledge of relevant global supply markets
• Close business relationships forged with specialised supplier network
• Expertise in manufacturing processes and regulatory requirements
• Facilitating dialogue between team members so they understand the links between their different ideas and perspectives.  Bringing team members into the discussion so they can contribute their ideas.
• Forming win-win partnerships with others.  Showing how a plan or strategy can be mutually advantageous in order to gain cooperation.  Overcoming objections and progressing business objectives.
• Educated to Degree level
• Project and Change management experience with strong leadership and team development
• Ability to obtain appropriate market intelligence, analyse and provide concise updates to key stakeholders.
• Ensure effective communication and relationship development with cross functional teams, commercial and procurement personnel, business stakeholders and the supply base.
• Experience in facilitating groups of individuals to create solutions and delivering continuous improvement programmes
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Preferred qualifications: 

• Knowledge of Six & Lean Sigma, OE Capability Knowledge of Six & Lean Sigma and OE Capability.  Ability to apply to the supply base where necessary
• Technical understanding of supply base manufacturing processes; ability to understand complex technical product issues
• Manufacturing experience

Details: 

Partner and align with the end to end supply chain to define business requirements for a world class supply base for provision of high quality goods and services.

Strategy Development
• Lead the development, management and implementation of comprehensive strategies on a global, regional or local basis in alignment with GSK and Procurement to deliver agreed savings targets and other benefits that significantly impact GSK financial results.
• Lead, develop and manage immediate category/commodity teams, with staff potentially based at several regional locations.
• Develop supply strategies that deliver business requirements across assurance of supply, quality, regulatory, service, cost and innovation
• Lead cross functional sourcing teams with joint accountability for technical and quality performance through strategy development and implementation at global, regional or local level.

Strategy Implementation
• Implement initiatives and programs to improve quality of bought-in goods and services and reduce lead times

Supplier Relationship Management
• Lead, develop and manage the supply base for external GMS end to end supply chain providing supply of high quality and competitively priced materials and services, to meet GSK requirements.
• Lead strategic relationships with critical suppliers providing secure and cost effective sources for relevant commodities.
• Develop Continuous Improvement strategy for supply base employing lean and sigma approach including PUCC and DFM.

Risk Management
• Lead development of Risk Mitigation strategies to ensure security of supply.
• Lead implementation of risk management strategies for the mitigation of risk associated with goods and services in assigned area of responsibility. 

Stakeholder engagement
• Represent the category on relevant strategy development and supply chain planning forums
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders; agree RACIs and business requirements

General
• Ensure regulatory compliance through the appropriate strategy creation.
• Provide best in class cost
• Coach and mentor to maximise team and individual performance
• Sharing of best practice across category team and Production Procurement
• Continuous improvement of process and performance within category team and related supply base

Closing date for applications: Friday the 28th of October 2016

When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the on-line application to clearly describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter will be used to assess your application.

Contact information: 

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