Head of E2E Supply Chain Centre of Excellence

Site Name: UK - London - New Oxford Street, Belgium-Wavre
Posted Date: Nov
Head of E2E Supply Chain Centre of Excellence The role can be done from any location in UK or Europe that is close to a GSK location The deadline for the job posting is the 17th of December in 2024 Purpose:

The Head of E2E Supply Chain Centre of Excellence is a key role responsible for leadership, vision and strategy across the CoE organisation, requiring a proven track record of leading E2E SC initiatives, with a focus on consistent strategic direction, standardising and advancing processes, and best practice capability development.

This is a critical business partnering role, that is required to take leadership for the design and development of processes, systems and target operating models within Supply Chain, acting as the 'glue' to keep the supply chain tightly aligned with the goals of the wider organisation, and partnering with and influencing the senior stakeholders/functional heads within Supply Chain and beyond to ensure consistency globally for systems, processes and capabilities, and continual improvement in supply chain maturity.

The CoE will serve as a hub of expertise, knowledge, and innovation, providing guidance, thought leadership, and support to the broader supply chain organisation and wider business, and it is requisite the role holder networks externally with peers and other external forums/partners, in order to bring the outside in and to apply learnings/knowledge to continually enhance the Supply Chain operating model, processes and systems, in line with the Supply Chain Vision.

The role is also a key connection between Supply Chain and wider GSK, to programmes undertaken at a GSK enterprise level ensuring SC consideration in key decisions and actions pertaining to business process and system design. As part of this, the role will also represent the e2e Supply Chain GPO community at GSK enterprise GPO communities and other forums.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the E2E SC CoE, ensuring alignment with SC and wider GSK strategic objectives, shaping Supply Chain processes and systems to maximise operational effectiveness and business value
• Dotted line responsibility for the functional CoEs, therefore ensure close relationships with functional heads/stakeholder, CoEs and enterprise business partners to coordinate end-to-end SC strategies, and develop the Supply Chain processes and systems of the future
• Manage hand-off points between different functions and stages of the supply chain to ensure seamless transitions and integration
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of industry trends, challenges and opportunities, using this to inform future strategy and drive continuous improvement initiatives, implementing best practices across the global supply chain network
• Act as a key liaison for integrating BD deals and divestments into the existing supply chain framework
• Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional CoE teams, promoting a culture of teamwork, innovation, and excellence
• Act as the change advocate in order to drive standardization of systems and processes with a view to making it easier for GSK employees to operate these systems and processes
• Implement processes and governance that enables the CoE community to work together to drive business benefit and continuous improvement, providing leadership to optimize benefit through effectiveness KPIs, process adherence etc.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in SC Management, Business Administration, or a related field
• 15 years' progressive leadership experience in SC process and strategy management, with a focus on planning and execution
• Demonstrated experience in leading large-scale transformation projects including the integration of BD deals and divestments
• Exceptional relationship-building skills, with a track record of successful partnership with internal and external stakeholder