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Job title: Buyer
Location: Barnard Castle, England
Contract length: 12 months
Contract type: Inside IR35
Overview
GSK is a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. We are on an audacious journey to impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next decade. Our R&D division is at the forefront of this mission, dedicated to the discovery and development of groundbreaking vaccines and medicines. We are transforming the landscape of medical research by integrating cutting-edge science and technology and harnessing the power of genetics and new data. By fostering a collaborative environment that unites the talents of our people, we are revolutionizing R&D to pre-empt and defeat diseases. Join us in our commitment to uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Role Overview
GSK are looking for a Buyer to support sourcing, supplier management, and purchasing activities across site operations. Acting as a key point of contact for procurement, you will work closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers to deliver cost-effective, compliant solutions while helping to drive supplier performance, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the main procurement contact at site, supporting request intake, purchase decisions and supplier engagement.
- Support and deliver sourcing activities, quotation analysis, and supplier selection for indirect and capital categories.
- Help manage supplier performance, on-time delivery, quality and compliance with site and global standards.
- Support cost and cash initiatives, including purchase price variance reviews and value generation activities.
- Assist implementation of risk mitigation plans and supplier continuity actions to protect supply.
- Work with finance, quality, engineering and other site teams to deliver procurement solutions for projects and operations.
Minimimum Requirements
- Experience in procurement, purchasing or supply chain in a multi-site or matrix organization.
- Experience of sourcing, quotation evaluation, contract support and supplier performance tracking.
- Experience working with budgets, cost analysis or purchase price variance.
- Experience collaborating with stakeholder and cross-functional teams in a multicultural environment.
- Experience working in a regulated environment or with regulated suppliers.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or related discipline.
- Experience with procurement systems (for example SAP, Ariba) is an advantage.
- Experience supporting capital projects, manufacturing indirect or MRO categories.
- Prior exposure to supplier risk management and continuity planning.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
Inclusion at GSK
GSK is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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