Senior Manager - External Manufacturing Procurement

UK – London – New Oxford Street🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $246,000–$410,000🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead end-to-end category and sourcing strategies for outsourced large-molecule drug substance and drug product manufacturing services.

Role type

Senior Manager, External Manufacturing Procurement

Builds

Reliable supply of biologics, monoclonal antibodies, and antibody-drug conjugates for patient care

Domain

Pharmaceuticals / Biologics Manufacturing

Deliverable

Required skills

Category strategy, Strategic sourcing, Contract negotiation, Stakeholder management, Commercial acumen, Supply chain experience

Preferred skills

External manufacturing procurement experience, Biologics/large-molecule knowledge, GMP/quality systems understanding, Data/AI tool usage

Technologies

Data analysis tools, Digital procurement platforms

Responsibilities

Lead complex sourcing activities and negotiate master service agreements, Manage strategic relationships with contract development and manufacturing organisations, Support new product introductions and supplier transitions, Balance value, quality, service, resilience, and risk in supplier decisions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on strategic role without direct reports

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About gsk

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.