Key Responsibilities:
- Business Partnering:
- Build strong partnerships with different stakeholders across Turkiye LOC.
- Represent procurement in the different senior local forums (LT, RMCB, etc.)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Finance, legal and compliance, to align procurement with business needs.
- Act as a trusted business partner to internal stakeholders, ensuring Procurement Strategies Support their goals and operational needs.
- Serve as the primary production point of contact for business leaders, offering guidance and Support on Procurement related topics.
- Provide strategic advice on market trends, supplier capabilities, and risk mitigation to inform business decisions.
- Suppliers & contracts Management:
- Manage sourcing, supplier selection, and contract negotiations to secure the best value while ensuring quality and compliance.
- Manage suppliers' risk and develop business continuity plans when required.
- Develop supplier strategy for Turkiye Loc.
- Conduct regular suppliers' performance evaluations.
- Establish strong strategic relationship with vendors for long-term partnership.
- Monitor Contract lifecycle, ensuring timely renewals, amendments, or termination if needed.
- Be updated on Market trends, pricing fluctuation, and supplier innovation to inform strategic sourcing decisions.
- Procurement Operations
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with GSK objectives & vision.
- Manage the end-to-end Procurement process.
- Monitor and Maintain different Procurement systems.
- Drive cost reduction and value creation through strategic sourcing projects.
- Oversee procurement activities across indirect categories.
- Develop yearly procurement plans & targets for Turkey.
- Monitor and manage budgets, procurement KPIs, and cost-saving initiatives & targets.
- Support audits by ensuring proper documentation.
- People Management:
- Lead and mentor the direct report, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
- Set clear objectives and performance goals for the team, aligning them with the overall business and Procurement Strategies.
- Support development is needed to build procurement capabilities within the team.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- 10 years of solid procurement experience
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication & presentation skills
- Fluency in Turkish and English is essential
- Experience in Media & digital buying
- People management experience
- Had a strong understanding of compliance and process oriented
- Strong business acumen
- Strong leadership skills
- Power BI capabilities
- Strong senior stakeholder management
- Problem-solving skills
Job Posting End Date:
11 December 2024
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
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