Senior GPS Business Partner

Senior GPS Business Partner
 

Location: GSK HQ, London / Wavre, Belgium

The Senior GPS Business Partner, as a member of the GPS & Smart manufacturing leadership team, is responsible for delivering, influencing tangible business improvement within manufacturing cluster or function through the GPS Programme. (S)he partners and collaborates with the business to drive & influence business improvement through deep understanding of the strategy and through their business acumen. As an operational leader (s)he improves process effectiveness and efficiency across the manufacturing cluster or function by embedding the GSK Production system
 

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• As a member of the GPS LT, own and evolve the GSK Production system to be industry leading

• Build an excellent business partnership with business leaders to influence & collaborate embedding GPS in the ways of working to create win-win solutions

• Support the cluster/function with the definition and prioritisation of GPS programmes and projects in line with the strategy and goals

• Define, drive, build, embed and maintain the required GPS Capabilities across all manufacturing cluster sites or function with stakeholders. Ensure appropriate capability exists in coaching and training so sites and functions are autonomous in their deployment of the standard GPS programme

• Monitor the quality of the GPS deployment through standardised process confirmation on a scheduled frequency. Develop a scorecard to measure and monitor delivery of the GPS programme including behaviours and value, financial and non financial delivered through GPS

• Lead and coordinate resolution of critical business issue operational and transactional through GPS deployment including strong change management requirements

• Deliver & identify step change improvement in breakthrough objectives and balanced scorecard aspirations while developing GPS capabilities across cluster/function

• Maximise the use of technology and deploy standard digital levers to accelerate the GPS programme evolution

• Lead GPS council as part of the standard GSC governance. Collaborate with GPS site and functional GPS teams to identify best practices and proactively co-create next generation programme elements where required

• Perform all job responsibilities in compliance with applicable regulations, standard operation

• procedures, and industry practice. Adhere to all GSK safety guidelines and procedures, GSK Quality Management System (QMS) policies and procedures as applicable

Why you? Basic Qualifications:

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

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering

• Extensive experience in Pharmaceutical/Biotech Industry, including experience in manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and continuous improvement

• Experience in Operations/Quality operations in Vaccines or Biologics manufacturing

• Possess strong leadership, scientific and business acumen, and ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines and ensure compliance to all GSK policies

• Demonstrated leadership of Continuous improvement initiatives and cultural change year on year resulting in both financial and non-financial benefit and behavioral change

• More than five years of supervisory/management experience

• Lean/Six Sigma certification or equivalent

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex problem-solving efforts with cross functional global teams to achieve business objectives
   

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across a matrix environment and navigate without formal authority to deliver business results

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership and confidently defend informed recommendations

• Ability to lead through change and inspire agility/flexibility amongst team

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment that requires working with Operators and team

• Leads to better understand requirements

• Motivated and interested in learning new technologies

• Must be a committed team player prepared to work in and embrace a team-based culture

Closing Date for Applications: 8th April 2025 (COB)

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.

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