GSC Strategy Lead

The role of the GSC Strategy Lead is to develop and maintain comprehensive product lifecycle strategies for the end‑to‑end supply chain that align short‑ and long‑term strategic goals (commercial sourcing, growth, risk mitigation, cost) across GSK's Global Supply Chain (GSC). Reporting to the GSC Strategy Senior Director, the Lead develops strategies for individual brands or networks, effectively managing risk, cost and other challenges. The position is accountable for new business cases, including evidence‑based recommendations to senior levels at GSK, providing technical expertise and comprehensive brand strategy knowledge to influence and guide key stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Global Commercial and R&D teams to understand and challenge brand aims, recognising key risks and sensitivities, and translate these into a GSC strategy for the product across a 0‑10 year timeframe.
• Oversee key functional relationships and deliver deep dives and site impact assessments.
• Chair the Product Strategy LT for specific brands.
• Be accountable for the Product Strategy Document and manage delivery at a brand level to ensure stakeholders can measure performance.
• Review 10‑year annual long‑range forecasts (sales and volume) for specific brands and make proposals relating to investment and capacity.
• Set and communicate strategic objectives for a brand or nodal network strategy.
• Hold others to account and take corrective action where necessary to ensure achievement of short‑ to medium‑term objectives.
• Provide strategic, functional input related to network, capacity and cost to support the review of relevant business development initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Relevant degree (e.g., Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Finance, Technical, Engineering) or strong relevant supply‑chain experience (e.g., end‑to‑end supply chain design).
• Demonstrable experience in a senior supply chain role, ideally with new product development and commercialisation activities, obtained from working in a highly regulated environment.
• Proven experience interfacing with and influencing senior global leadership team stakeholders.
• Ability to deal with complexity involving Commercial, R&D and Supply Chain, recognising key risks, issues and sensitivities to develop thought‑through scenarios.
• Problem‑solving abilities suitable for handling complex issues across technical, quality, regulatory and operational areas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commercial awareness and experience.
• Understanding of financial modelling and business case elements that support decision making.
• Understanding of supply chain processes, regulatory constraints, planning and logistics, trade routes and GSK trading arrangements.
• Ability to act effectively in a complex matrix environment across multiple teams and geographies.
• Understanding of risk management and compliance.

This role is based in the United Kingdom (GSK HQ, London) or Wavre, Belgium and offers a hybrid working model, combining on‑site and remote work.

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.