GlaxoSmithKline

Help us get ahead of disease together with our ITA_PARMA_Scheduling Team

Education required: Master's degree in Management Engineering or Chemistry or CTF. Qualification in a Commerce / Business / supply chain related discipline, logistics, supply management, demand management, operational management desirable.

Other requirements:

• Written and spoken fluency in English and Italian
• Highly numerate with knowledge of planning/scheduling systems
• Time management and prioritization skills,
• Ability to assimilate information from different sources to generate achievable plans
• Good Communicator
• Attention to detail with ability to work under pressure
• Strong communication and negotiation skills as well as flexible thinking.
• Good relationship, team-working capabilities and stakeholder management

Start date: March, 2025

Application deadline: 05/01/2025. We recommend you apply as soon as possible. We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered. 

Duration: 6 Months

Type: Extra-Curricular Internship

Are you looking to gain valuable world work experience and help to positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for a GSK Internship today!

A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career – to take on a real role with genuine impact! You’ll take on challenging, serious work on live projects or assignments. You’ll also get to learn from us, develop your skills and gain valuable experience for wherever the future takes you. 

What will you do? 

• To execute production plan (0-8 week Horizon) for manufacturing and packaging lines within a single site in the GSK Manufacturing network.
• To monitor and define the capacity statement for production departments within a single site in the GSK Manufacturing network (0-24 months).
• To run the Performance Management process for product cycle time for a single site within the GSK Manufacturing network.
• To monitor, maintain and ensure complete data accuracy of all critical data related fields for their respective production lines
• To ensure and monitor the respect of the scheduled plan according to all the supply needs.

What will you learn?

• Execution of a production scheduled plan, maximizing the outcome and optimizing the details in order to hit the supply needs and the Site goals.
• Maintenance of an accurate Open Order Book so systems can be used to identified when product shipments are scheduled to occur (if responsible for).
• Accountable for the Conformance to schedule (CTS) for all Production work centers, and appointed in ensuring the product flow in order to hit the committed order book for our patients (putting in place the proper batch performance management).
• Provision (to the relevant Supply Chain Planning Team) of daily/shift performance figures in relation to select work centers
• Accommodation of the Production Scheduling requirements for non-standard activity (such as New Product Introduction or Artwork/Pack Change), whilst maintaining strict adherence to the FFRS methodology and intent.
• Check for availability and approval of materials to ensure schedule is achievable. Compare stocks in the warehouse and stock due to arrive (if responsible for).

What are we looking for?

A broad knowledge of planning and scheduling theory and practice is important to do this role with excellence. This might be achieved via either experience or prior qualification.

Let’s do this!

You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website

Learn more about the application process gsk.to/ECprocess

You can learn more about GSK and our careers here https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/

Apply now!

Please submit your CV in English.

Need help with your application?

Please email us at WW.EarlyCareers@gsk.com and let us know how we can help you.

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.

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