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Variation Planning Process Manager
Fixed Term Contract (FTC) Until 28 February 2028
Job Purpose
The Variation Planning Process Manager will provide specialist expertise to design, develop, and implement Variation Planning processes and supporting S/4HANA capabilities within the ERP Evolution Programme. The role is responsible for driving a harmonised, end-to-end process solution across Rx and Vx, supporting both interim and future-state operating models.
Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, the role holder will contribute to the development of the Variation Planning process framework and S/4HANA solution blueprint, ensuring alignment with approved programme scope, business requirements, and deployment strategies. The position will play a key role in enabling successful implementation across planned deployment waves while supporting standardisation, operational efficiency, and sustainable process adoption across the network.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work in collaboration with other team members within the ERP Evolution programme to design and deliver a robust Variation Planning process and solution.
- Understand and articulate business requirements for Variation Planning, analyse design options, and provide proposals and recommendations.
- Lead the design of the Variation Planning process in S/4, including integration with PLM, Veeva, RIMS and related reporting.
- Act as a key member of ERP Evolution and PLM / Planning workshops, ensuring Variation Planning nuances and requirements are discussed and captured in process and solution design.
- Work closely with the PLM & Technical teams within S4 to define and embed an end-to-end Variation Planning process across Rx and Vx.
- Ensure that the Variation Planning process design remains aligned with broader ERP Evolution architecture and dependencies.
- Define and maintain the Variation Planning process and system design, ensuring documentation of business processes, functional specifications, integrations, data requirements, and reporting solutions.
- Lead or support the update of relevant ERP Evolution and PLM documentation to reflect Variation Planning design decisions, interims, and future-wave scope.
- Define and create test scenarios and test scripts for Variation Planning across Informal Testing, UAT, and DIL. Support and execute UAT and DIL testing for Variation Planning, including defect triage, resolution tracking, and alignment with programme test governance.
- Ensure that interim processes are clearly defined, documented, and governed, with clear transition plans into S/4 Waves 2 and 7.
- Work closely with site planning teams and cluster functions to ensure Variation Planning process design is understood, that local ways of working are assessed, and change impacts are captured in the Local Change Action Plans.
- Work with system integration partners and business representatives to translate agreed requirements and design decisions into solution development and implementation.
- Ensure that the governance process for global process and solution design is adhered to, including preparation of materials for DRB/CCB/SteerCo, and that Variation Planning-related change requests and actions are correctly managed.
- Collaborate with Deployment teams and Global Process Owners to support the consistent implementation of Variation Planning processes and system designs across sites and programme waves, ensuring changes are managed through established governance processes.
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Basic Qualifications:
- Experience in Variation Planning processes and their interaction with Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Regulatory, and PLM functions.
- Experience managing API and bulk planning activities, including multiple pedigrees and genealogy requirements.
- Experience supporting regulatory change processes and assessing their impact on supply planning and product availability.
- Experience working on business transformation programmes, ideally involving SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA within Planning, PLM, or Supply Chain environments.
- Experience defining business requirements, process documentation, testing activities, and process improvements.
- Experience facilitating workshops and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to support process and solution design.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and adapting to changing business and programme requirements.
- Experience translating business requirements into technical specifications and working collaboratively across business and technology teams.
Work Arrangements
- Primary Location: GSK HQ
- Additional Locations: Belgium-Wavre, UK - Angus - Montrose, UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, UK - Hertfordshire - Ware
- This role follows GSK's hybrid working model, combining on-site collaboration with remote working flexibility.
Application Information:
- Closing Date for Applications: 22 September 2026
- Please take a copy of this Job Description, as it will not be available after the advertisement closes.
- When applying for this role, please use either the cover letter section of the online application or your CV to demonstrate how you meet the requirements outlined above. Information provided in your application materials will be used to assess your suitability for the role.
Skills
- Cold Chain
- Customer-Focused
- Data Integrity
- Digital Fluency
- Financial Acumen
- GxP Regulations
- Import Processes
- 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 (3PL)
- Transportation And Logistics
Salary Range
- Belgium Salary Range: EUR 81,000 to EUR 135,000
The 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.
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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.
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