Job Description
Role Brief:
* Define & deliver optimised Capital Procurement & Contract strategies for UK Capital Projects within Pharma portfolio; dealing with complex sourcing, logistics and quality issues in a complex, fast paced and challenging environment.
* Ensure succesful project delivery (safety, cost, quality, time) against business case, customer requirements, compliance requirements and total cost of ownership.
* Effectively manage stakeholder relationships with internal customers and external suppliers.
* Business partner for regional site capex project managers.
* Capex categories: Professional Services (Engineering Offices) and Trade Contractors.
Responsibilities:
* Maximize the delivery of Capital Projects
* Champion the project safety culture, behaviors, and engagement activities.
* Act as project procurement partner for site Capital Projects.
* Provide Work Package sourcing support for Category owners (as per Ariba Guided Buying).
* Secure buy in and introduction of Procurement at the early project stage to define best contracting and procurement strategies considering project triggers, constraints and risks.
* Accountability for defining and executing robust contracting and procurement strategies (e.g. EPCM, EPC, IPD).
* Work Package sourcing in line with global category strategies.
* Accountability for Procurement and Contracts performance during project execution (e.g. steering attendance, contract and performance management, change and claim management, contract close-out).
* Sharing of supplier performance data with other Category Managers and being supported by the same.
* Execute Supplier Relationship Management with main contractors and conduct regular business reviews with senior management to ensure GSK requirements are met, robust ongoing performance evaluation, with a key focus on Continuous Improvement
* Facilitate collaborative working relationships that promote generation and sharing of ideas and innovation that challenge status quo, drives efficiencies and reduces waste, time and cost.
* Sourcing and Implementation of all CCES categories in the Region
* CCES categories: Professional Services (Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management, Project Controls and Project Management); Trades (Civil, Structural & Architectural (CSA) Mechanical & Piping (M&P), Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I).
* As per category strategy and strategic options.
* Source: execute robust, rigorous, competitive tendering and award process aligned with Project Management Framework.
* Implement: operational integration with suppliers, execute strategy.
* Supplier Relationship Managment (performance management).
Required Experience & Knowledge
* 6-10 years Capital Construction & Engineering experience mandatory.
* 6-10 years experience of procuring Professional Services (i.e., design, engineering, and project delivery consultants) and Trade packages within complex, multistage project delivery model (Front End & Execution) e.g., FEED + EPCm.
* Advanced understanding of contractual risk allocation across delivery models (i.e, EPCM, EPC, IPD).
* Advanced understanding of Categories present within capital projects: ie., Professional Services, Civil, Structural & Architectural, Electrical, Control & Instrumentation, Automation, Mechanical & Piping, Process equipment.
* Experience of working with and drafting standard form contract agreements - FIDIC, NEC, IChemE; NEC preferred.
* Experience of working with Lump Sum, Cost Plus, Re-measurable & Target Cost models.
* Good People management both downward and upward.
* Good project management skills.
* Extensive experience across key procurement processes:
o Category strategy and category management.
o Market analysis.
o o o Contract Drafting & Management.
o Supplier Performance Evaluation & Supplier Relationship Management.
o Project management of full end-to-end sourcing process on defined purchasing categories.
* Ability to influence stakeholder behaviors in a changing/evolving environment.
* Ability to leverage past experience and industry knowledge to continuously motivate change both inside & outside area of direct responsibilities.
Strong analytical skills, ability to extract key information from complex datasets.