Procurement Manager - Global Media

Haleon is looking for a Procurement Media Manager to join our Global Procurement team and play a critical role in driving value, transparency, and innovation across our media investments. This role goes beyond traditional sourcing. You will lead targeted procurement initiatives, generate actionable, data‑driven insights, and help build core capabilities across supplier performance management, media sustainability, and commercial transparency. Operating at the intersection of Procurement, Marketing, and Finance, you will help ensure Haleon’s media investments are commercially optimised, strategically aligned, and future‑ready, while enabling stronger governance and decision‑making at global and local levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of global category strategies, partnering with BU teams to ensure alignment with regional and local market requirements.
• Lead end‑to‑end sourcing initiatives (typically $1‑5m scope) across media platforms, planning tools, ad‑tech, data, verification, and measurement partners.
• Design and execute RFPs/RFQs, evaluate proposals, and negotiate commercial and contractual terms.
• Ensure selected partners deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, and value.
• Support alignment to Global Media strategy and sourcing principles.
• Support governance and oversight of non‑working media spend, including innovation and capability funds.
• Validate commercial structures, pricing, and value delivery.
• Track outcomes and business impact to enable scaling of successful initiatives.
• Partner with Marketing and agency teams to ensure disciplined, value‑focused investment.
• Lead the agency/client satisfaction survey process end‑to‑end, translating results into insights, risks, and improvement actions.
• Monitor supplier performance and support structured continuous improvement plans.
• Provide transparency and insight into agency and partner relationships.
• Champion media sustainability within Procurement, identifying opportunities to reduce environmental impact of media investments.
• Collaborate with Marketing and partners to influence more sustainable practices, track progress, bring external benchmarks, and support reporting.
• Support the development and deployment of a standardised Scope of Work framework, build and maintain a central repository of agency scopes, pricing, and resource models.
• Enable cross‑market benchmarking and commercial business intelligence.
• Increase visibility into agency deliverables, resourcing, and cost structures.
• Analyse media spend and supplier data to identify optimisation opportunities, build benchmarks, dashboards, and insight packs for fact‑based decision‑making.
• Provide commercial and analytical input to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Digital, Finance, and agency teams, acting as a trusted, pragmatic commercial partner.
• Influence without authority in a matrixed, global environment.

Qualifications & Experience

• 3‑6 years’ experience in procurement, media sourcing, marketing, consulting, or related commercial roles.
• Experience working with media agencies, media platforms, or the ad‑tech ecosystem desirable.
• Proven experience running sourcing processes and commercial negotiations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
• Experience in supplier management and performance tracking.
• Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional, global environment.
• Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree (minimum). Master’s degree preferred.
• Additional experience: >5 years of operational procurement across multiple categories, preferable Marketing and/or Media Procurement; excellent knowledge of procurement tools, category strategy, supplier relationship management, finance and legal matters; strong networking and stakeholder management; ability to prioritize multiple tasks and manage projects; strong analytical, written and verbal communication, influencing skills; experience with risk management; motivation for professional development and willingness to coach, mentor and train others.

Equal Opportunities & Diversity

Haleon is committed to equal opportunities and a diverse, inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be subject to discrimination. Applicants may request reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the application process. We provide all reasonable adjustments to support applicants throughout the recruitment process.

Application Process

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