CMO Planning Integration Manager

• Business Introduction
• We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.
• Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
• We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

• Position Summary
• You will lead the planning integration between contract manufacturing organisations and GSK supply teams in the United Kingdom. You will align forecasts, capacity and inventory to keep supply reliable. You will work closely with planning, quality, regulatory and commercial partners to manage risks and deliver clear, data-driven plans. We value collaborators who act with clarity, care and practical problem solving. This role offers growth, a chance to influence cross-functional change, and direct impact on patient supply while uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

• Responsibilities
• This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
• - Build and maintain integrated supply plans with CMOs and internal sites to meet demand and inventory targets.
• - Identify supply risks and lead mitigation plans with planning, quality and regulatory teams.
• - Turn planning data into clear dashboards, reports and actionable recommendations.
• - Run cross-functional meetings and workshops to align priorities, timelines and escalation routes.
• - Drive process standardisation and continuous improvement with CMOs to boost reliability.
• - Prepare governance materials and progress updates for senior stakeholders and programme boards.

Why You?

• Basic Qualification
• We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals
• - Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Life Sciences or related field, or equivalent experience.
• - At least 4 years’ experience in supply chain or production planning, including work with external manufacturers.
• - Experience in a regulated environment with awareness of quality and regulatory impacts on supply.
• - Practical skills with planning or reporting tools such as SAP, planning modules, Excel or Power BI.
• - Strong stakeholder management skills with experience facilitating cross-functional workshops.
• - This role is hybrid: based in the United Kingdom with a mix of office days and site or CMO visits as required.

• Preferred Qualification
• If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus
• - Experience in pharmaceutical or biotech contract manufacturing planning.
• - Experience with S/4HANA planning modules or ERP transformation programmes.
• - Lean, Six Sigma or continuous improvement training and practical use.
• - Proven experience in risk management and contingency planning for supply.
• - Experience creating governance materials for steering committees or senior sponsors.
• - Track record of delivering change across sites and external partners.

• Our approach and culture
• We work collaboratively and practically. We welcome different perspectives and commit to inclusion. We support learning and development so you can grow and make a meaningful contribution to patient supply.

• Apply now
• If this role matches your skills and ambition, we want to hear from you. Please apply and tell us how your CMO planning and integration experience will help ensure reliable supply and positive impact for patients.
• Skills

Cold Chain, Customer-Focused, Customs Duties, Data Integrity, Digital Fluency, Financial Acumen, GxP Regulations, Lean Management, Logistics Management, New Product Introduction (NPI), Problem Solving, Product Knowledge, Risk Awareness, Strategic Alignment, Supply Chain Operations, Supply Chain Sustainability, Third Party Logistics Management, Transportation And Logistics, Warehouse Management

Belgium Salary Range / Fourchette salariale – Belgique: EUR 81,000 to EUR 135,000The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.

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.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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