Senior Director, Procurement – Marketing & Sales

GSK • Upper Providence, PA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a high-impact global leadership role with responsibility for approximately £2.5 billion in Marketing and Sales spend. You will shape category strategies, strengthen strategic supplier relationships and deliver commercial value across a complex, highly visible portfolio. Working closely with senior leaders in Marketing, Sales and Commercial Operations—including at Excomm level—you will help drive value, efficiency and responsible supply. If you are a collaborative, curious and accountable leader, this role offers the opportunity to make a visible difference, grow your career and help unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, procurement, supply chain, marketing, finance or a related field
• Significant procurement experience with accountability for marketing, commercial or services categories
• A proven record of translating category strategies into meaningful commercial outcomes
• Strong experience negotiating complex contracts and building productive supplier relationships
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Finance and Legal
• Experience leading and developing teams in a hybrid, matrixed environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience partnering with creative agencies, media-buying providers or promotional-goods suppliers
• Experience with outcome-based contracting, strategic partnerships or supplier-led innovation
• Knowledge of the regulatory and compliance considerations shaping marketing and commercial activities
• Strong data and commercial-analysis skills, supported by experience with procurement tools and dashboards
• A professional procurement qualification, such as CIPS or equivalent
• Experience delivering change across large, cross-functional commercial programmes

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver end-to-end procurement strategies across Marketing and Sales categories, including agencies, creative services, media, market research, promotional materials, co-commercialisation and market access
• Lead supplier selection, contracting and complex commercial negotiations to secure competitive terms, high quality and reliable delivery
• Partner across Marketing, Sales, Legal, Finance and Compliance to align procurement strategies with commercial priorities and regulatory requirements
• Elevate supplier performance, strengthen resilience and continuity, and lead focused remediation or improvement plans where required
• Build, inspire and develop a high-performing procurement team while navigating a global, matrixed environment
• Track savings, value delivery and key metrics, translating insight into clear recommendations for senior leaders

Benefits

• We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior