External Manufacturing DS Supply Director

GSK•Upper Providence, PA

About The Position

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply. We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients. Position Summary The Supply Director is accountable for managing a portfolio of suppliers / contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) as well as able to grow the relationship and business as necessary based on GSK strategic objectives. This role will primarily ensure oversight of the supply base through the Project Specialists, Project Managers, Supplier Relationship Managers and/or Sr. Supplier Relationship Managers. Key responsibilities include establishing strategic goals and objectives for CMOs, ensuring alignment with GSK's commercial and manufacturing strategies, managing business & operations, quality and risk anticipation. To achieve this, the supply director is accountable to create adequate internal and external governance while ensuring strong business relationship with the CMO. The role is to ensure the integration of new commercial drug products within the commercial portfolio in collaboration with the GSC Supply Chain and R&D teams to ensure the effective delivery of products to patients in line with the GSK commercial ambition. Additionally, the role involves providing leadership, guidance, and coaching to direct reports to achieve business, operational, and quality objectives. The Supply Director is also accountable for managing performance and development of direct reports, staying within budget limits, and overseeing lifecycle activities related to the portfolio of Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs). This role acts as a backup to the head of External Manufacturing Drug Substance.

Requirements

BS Degree (or international equivalent) in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Biotechnology or Biologics related field, Engineering, Logistics, Finance or Quality.
Minimum of 10 years Pharmaceutical Industry with a strong GMP background.
Minimum of 5 years' experience leading direct or matrix teams.
Minimum of 2 years' experience working with CMOs on supplier performance and relationship management across complex supply chains
Experience in manufacture and supply operations within a production facility
Experience implementing new product launches, integrating new business or business models, changing sources of supply and / or divesting products

Nice To Haves

Crisis Management and Business Continuity Planning
Understanding of planning systems and / or learning agility and desire to learn and understand GPS / Lean Sigma experience
Financial Acumen and / or learning agility and desire to learn and understand
Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder engagement agility
Experience driving improvements in supplier metrics / KPI
Ability to lead cross functional teams to an aligned strategy
Understanding of digital, data analytics (DDA) principles and emerging technology and applications.
Practical experience working with change management approaches on a range of people, projects and programs
Highly effective at senior stakeholder engagement, negotiation and influence.
Refined ability to make decisions under pressure and time constraints.
Creative, conceptual thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight of CMO performance metrics: on-time in full (OTIF) of supply, NPI delivery, Quality performance, management of GSK owned raw materials such as media and chromatography resin, etc.
Establish strategic goals and objectives for CMOs and PQTS teams and ensure site’s business, operational and quality objectives and plans are aligned with GSK’s commercial and manufacturing strategies and plans.
The Supply Director is a member of product strategy leadership team (PSLT) at a strategic level.
Establish and manage day to day business, operations, quality relationships and communication between GSK and the CMOs.
Provide leadership, guidance and coaching to direct reports (N-1) for achieving EM business, operational and quality objectives, plans, and performance goals.
Manage performance and development of direct reports to achieve organizational and department goals and provide a productive work environment.
Accountable for delivery of supply within P&L.
Responsible for building and following up the operational budget to stay within limits related to the assigned portfolio.
Responsible to leverage continuous improvement framework within the PQTS team to achieve operational excellence in the execution.
Drive GSK culture into team’s way of working
Manage SRM/SCRM data to ensure proactive decision making to support changes in supply and demand.