# Strategy & Operations Lead for Global Supply Chain Digital and Tech team

**Company**: GSK
**Location**: London, New Oxford Street
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Strategy & Operations Lead for Global Supply Chain Digital and Tech team is a senior leadership role acting as the Operational Lead for Global Supply Chain Digital and Technology function.

Responsibilities:

**Strategy & Organisational Planning**

- Partner with the SVP and leadership team to define and execute the organisation's strategic priorities and multi-year roadmap.

- Translate business strategy into actionable plans, goals, and measurable outcomes.

- Lead annual strategic planning, operating planning, and business review processes.

- Identify emerging trends, opportunities, risks, and capability requirements that impact organizational performance and future readiness.

- Provide strategic insights and recommendations to support executive decision-making.

**Portfolio Management**

- Establish and lead portfolio governance across strategic initiatives, programs, products, and transformation efforts.

- Drive prioritization and investment decisions to maximize business value and strategic outcomes.

- Set investment and value policy for the function, be accountable to the SVP for realised value, hold benefit owners to account, and recommend stop, continue or redirect on evidence.

**Business Operations & Change Leadership**

- Lead business operations processes including annual operating plans, performance management, workforce planning, budget oversight, and business reviews.

- Own the function's capability budget and supplier performance, and agree investment trade-offs with Finance.

**Resource Strategy & Organisational Effectiveness**

- Lead resource and capacity planning to ensure alignment between strategic priorities and workforce investments.

- Partner with Finance, HR, business and other Digital and Tech Teams to develop resourcing strategies that support growth and transformation objectives.

**Culture, Communications & Employee Engagement**

- Champion a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative culture across the organisation.

- Develop and execute communication strategies that effectively articulate organisational vision, priorities, and accomplishments.

**Leadership & Stakeholder Management**

- Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the SVP and leadership team.

- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive alignment and collaboration.

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Technology, Supply Chain or related area.

- Experience within Digital & Technology, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Consumer Goods.

- Strong understanding of portfolio governance, organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, and change management methodologies.

Preferred Skills:

- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Technology, Supply Chain or related area.

- Experience leading strategy and operations, chief-of-staff, business management, portfolio management, or transformation office functions in complex, global environment.

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## Skills

### Required
- Change Management
- Compliance Risk Management
- Dependency Analysis
- Executive Reports
- Financial Acumen
- Portfolio Performance Management
- Portfolio Prioritization
- Problem Solving
- Project Management Governance
- Shareholder Communications
- Stakeholder Management

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