GSC Strategy Lead

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 into the GSC Strategy Senior Director, the GSC Strategy Lead develops strategies for individual brands or networks, effectively managing risk, cost and other challenges. The position is accountable for new business cases, where you will make evidence‑based recommendations up to the most senior levels at GSK (to the Global Supply Chain Leadership Team), and provide technical expertise and comprehensive brand strategy knowledge in order to influence and guide key stakeholders.

To deliver on this role you will need strong business‑case and financial acumen, as well as a holistic knowledge of the supply chain. You will routinely identify, work alongside, and manage internal stakeholders (up to GSC, R&D and Commercial Leadership Team level) and possess exceptional matrix‑view cross‑functional senior stakeholder management skills, a pre‑requisite for the role.

You will demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of both the pharmaceutical and vaccine industries, as well as strengths in technical understanding (biopharm, sterile manufacture, devices, external manufacturing) and strategic decision making (commercial / R&D insights, scenario planning, business case development, financials, SC risk assessment).

Responsibilities

• Working with Global Commercial and R&D teams to understand and challenge the aims for your brands – recognizing key risks, issues & sensitivities, and then translating this into a Global Supply Chain (GSC) strategy for the product across the 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 that 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 the strategic objectives for a brand or nodal network strategy.
• Hold others to account and take corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of short‑medium term objectives.
• Provide strategic, functional input related to network, capacity and cost to support the review of relevant business development initiatives.

Qualifications / Skills

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 experience).
• 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 and influencing senior global Leadership team stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with complexity involving Commercial, R&D and Supply Chain (recognizing key risks, issues & sensitivities to develop thought‑through scenarios).
• Problem‑solving abilities suitable for handling complex issues across technical, quality, regulatory and operational areas.
• Proven experience interfacing and influencing senior global Leadership team stakeholders.

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.

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

Closing Date for Applications: 19th May 2026

If you require adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities, please contact us at UKRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com.

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.