Contracts Manager - 12 month FTC OR Secondment

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Contracts Manager - 12 month FTC OR Secondment

Site Name: UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle
Posted Date: Apr 1 2025

GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site and has invested heavily in industry 4.0 state of the art, bespoke equipment to support sustained new product introductions and volume increases, and as a key supplier of some of GSK's blockbuster products, the site contributes revenues of $2Bn annually.

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.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK GSK.

In this role you will

• Contribute and manage all aspects of contracts management, contract set up and negotiation for capital projects maintenance operations and site based contracts.
• Responsibility for all aspects of pre and post award programming and projects controls function including accountability for performance management of key site contracts.
• Provide a service to support maintenance/facility operations by providing stakeholder management to ensure contracts are aligned to site requirements and in line with cost expectations.
• Drive value and continuous improvement, in terms of quality, cost and supply, from suppliers to the Engineering function.
• Ensure contractual adherence with regard GMP, quality critical operations on site and in relation to GES (Global Engineering Standards) adherence.
• Interact with Finance, Procurement and P2P processes to ensure compliance to finance processes.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

• A-Level or equivalent.
• Experience within a contract management environment.
• Business acumen and understanding.
• Ability to understand 3rd party business objectives.
• Experience of negotiation and legal environments.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing (cGMP and QMS) environment.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• HNC or Degree qualified in a Commercial or Engineering discipline.

Closing Date for Applications: 15th April 2025

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.