Senior Sourcing Manager – Global Travel, Meetings - Brentford, United Kingdom - GSK

Description

Standort: UK - London - Brentford
Datum: Apr
We're excited to be moving to our vibrant new home on New Oxford Street in central London from the end of June 2024. At GSK HQ, we're building an energising space where we can connect, collaborate and get ahead of disease together. Designed especially for us, it'll be one of the healthiest workplaces in the world, with best-in-class tech and bright, light spaces to help us thrive.

Senior Sourcing Manager – Global Travel, Meetings & Payment Solutions

Closing Date for Applications – 30th April (COB)

Location: GSK House (New HQ Tottenham Court Road) Hybrid Working.

'We're moving towards a more sustainable future with our new headquarters. With better public transport links and proximity to world-class science and technology institutions, we're excited for our move to the vicinity of Earnshaw Street, London WC1A ("the New HQ") by end H1 2024.'

This role will have responsibility for global sourcing category relating to Travel and Meetings. This role is a great opportunity to become immersed in the Global Travel, Meetings and Events program working closely with varied vendors, stakeholders and cross-functional teams across the globe. This individual will operate as a key resource focusing on travel category, working with operations team to create category strategies and supplier relationship management. The role includes bringing best solutions via comprehensive sourcing activities. This position will report directly into Head of Sourcing of Travel, Expense, M&E and Payments.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

In this role you will:

• Develop and implement a pipeline of TEMEPS category initiatives and opportunities (Savings / Productivity / Risk Management / Innovation) using external supply market / business intelligence, application of benchmarking methodologies and internal business partner knowledge.
• Support creation and execution of comprehensive global sourcing activities for TEMEPS with expertise in Travel sub-categories (Travel Agency Management, Airlines, Transient and Meeting Hotel Programs, Ground Transportation: Car Rental, Chauffeured Services, Rail, Ride Share etc) with emphasis on supporting business priorities.
• Run structured competitive bidding events with travel, expenses & meetings suppliers including spot buys, RFQs, reverse auctions and RFPs where necessary. Analyze results of competitive bidding events and make recommendations considering assurance of supply, quality, service, cost and innovation.
• Significant external supplier knowledge to negotiate, execute and manage effective contracts that will allow GSK to manage risk and maximize opportunity globally.
• Work with large and complex data sets to draw actionable insights to drive financial business benefits.
• Proactively manage key external partners, internal stakeholders and business partners to support strategy development, endorse recommended strategies and execution alongside operations team.

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Relevant professional experience in travel and meeting program management with focus on category lead role.
• Must have excellent knowledge in travel & meetings solutions, vendors, and leading practices.
• Ability to understand travel data, establish business cases and deliver supporting analysis of travel spend.
• Strong analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Establishes strong working relationships with vendors and stakeholders.
• Creatively and strategically problem-solves.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Als Unternehmen, das von den Werten Patientenorientierung, Transparenz, Respekt und Integrität geleitet wird, wissen wir, dass Inklusion und Vielfalt für unseren Erfolg unerlässlich sind. Wir möchten, dass alle unsere Kollegen bei GSK gedeihen und ihre einzigartigen Erfahrungen einbringen, damit sie sich wohlfühlen und ihre Karriere fortsetzen können. Als Kandidat für eine Rolle möchten wir, dass Sie sich genauso fühlen.

Wir glauben an eine agile Arbeitskultur für alle unsere Rollen. Wenn Flexibilität für Sie wichtig ist, empfehlen wir Ihnen, gemeinsam mit unserem Einstellungsteam nach den Möglichkeiten zu suchen.

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