Global Supply Chain Planner

Job Purpose:
We are seeking a Global Supply Chain Planner to join our global planning team. You will help create realistic supply plans, balance capacity and demand, and work with colleagues across operations, commercial and regional teams to ensure products reach customers on time. This role offers exposure to global supply planning and opportunities to contribute to improvements in planning processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate planning data and parameters to support reliable planning outcomes.

• Analyse plan variances, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions.

• Work closely with finance, quality, operations and scheduling to align supply decisions with business needs.

• Lead investigations into supply incidents and support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

• Prepare clear reports and track key performance indicators to support decision-making.

• Support change initiatives that improve planning processes and ways of working.

Basic Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, logistics, business, engineering or a related field.

• Experience in supply planning, demand planning or operational supply chain roles.

• Experience using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for planning (for example, Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing SAP) and updating planning parameters.

• Excel skills and the ability to analyse multiple data sources to inform decisions.

• Influence cross-functional stakeholders and work in a matrixed environment.

• Clear communicator with good organisational skills and a continuous improvement mindset.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in global supply planning, ideally in pharmaceuticals, clinical supply or fast-moving consumer goods.

• Familiarity with capacity planning, inventory optimisation and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) or similar processes.

• Formal supply chain certification or Lean/Six Sigma training.

• Experience managing plans across multiple manufacturing sites or external partners.

• Comfortable working in a hybrid model with both remote and on-site collaboration.

Work Arrangements:

This role is offered on a hybrid basis. You will be expected to work on-site in the United Kingdom as required for collaboration, onboarding, and key stakeholder meetings. Remote work will be available as part of our Performance with Choice approach. Other working locations may be considered at managers discretion.

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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.

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