Supply Chain Logistics Expert

Job description

Details:

GSK is a science-led, global healthcare company that produces innovative medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products.
Our global manufacturing and supply (GMS) teams are responsible for making and shipping the products that help people do more, feel better, live longer. We have more than 27,000 people in GMS, across 86 sites in 36 countries. Together, these people help to produce 4 billion packs of medicine, nearly 900 million doses of vaccine and more than 18 billion packs of consumer healthcare products every year

The company have a strong ambition to become best in class in supply chain by 2017. We will achieve this by delivering our vision to meet the challenge of growth by creating simplified, customer focused and high performing supply chains. We aim to meet patient demand, effectively introduce new products and incorporate new business seamlessly. We also aim to reduce our cost to serve whilst continuously improving and developing our work force.

The Supply Chain Logistics Expert is a new role which has been specifically created to identify and drive improvements in the supply chain and support the core roles already being deployed at Barnard Castle

Job Purpose

This role will support the Site Supply Planning Manager, in ensuring continuity of contact with markets and hubs and also ensuring that Key process and site knowledge is maintained and further developed within the Supply planning function along with absorbing the task that are deemed no standard to the core Global planning roles

• Key Responsibilities

Customer Material Information Record (CMIR) – Data provision
• Execution of Site Impact Assessment and liaison across site functions
• Creation of Site Item Data (SID) forms and working with GSK Trading Services (GSKTS) to ensure pricing and invoicing routes are in place alongside sold to / ship to, weights and dimensions
• Data set up for Non Standard Dispatches
• Execution of Distribution Risk Assessment (DRA) to ensure compliance to environmentally sensitive supply, e.g. Temperature and humidity when switching from sea freight to air freight
• Supporting the management of Supply Chain specific projects through to completion, e.g. Warehouse Consolidation etc.
• Supporting the management of standard and exceptional transport management from warehouse to MMW / customer
• Responsible for coordinating return of shipped product via the PRN process
• Responsible for initiating cross reference notifications for supply of new bulk product
• Completion of tasks associated with set-up of sales / SNP data to support new supply
• Responsibility for sanctions export control.

To be considered for this position you will have;

• Practical experience in running Supply Planning processes in a Pharmaceuticals environment including interaction with Commercial operations. Experience of a Pharmaceutical and/or FMCG environment is beneficial.
• Good knowledge of logistics and shipping.
• Advanced level Excel skills required.
• SAP knowledge

What's on offer?

A competitive base salary with an annual bonus that rewards you for your individual contribution to our strategy, as well as business targets.
• Benefit programmes designed to support you and your family, including access to healthcare and well-being programmes, pension plan membership, savings programmes, time off and childcare support.
• Employee recognition programmes which reward exceptional achievements.
• Share ownership schemes which link your reward to GSK's longer term performance
• A performance and development programme that helps you identify what you need to do, and the behaviours you need to demonstrate, to achieve success
Interested in join the team?

Please apply via our online application system before 04th September 2016

Help us knowing more about you by using the 'cover letter' of the on-line application to clearly describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity.

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Desired profile

Basic qualifications:

Minimum 5 GCSE's or equivalent grade A-C including Maths and English
Significant experience in scheduling or planning

Preferred qualifications:

APICS supply chain certification or equivalent