Manager – Global Directs Procurement De-risking

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity. Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

The Manager – Global Directs Procurement De-risking, part of the Global Direct Materials Procurement organization, will be responsible for strategy execution for de-risking activities within global materials and packaging portfolio. Role will develop de-risk plans and execute them in partnership with Technical, QSC sites and OU team.

In this role you will…

• Have the unique opportunity to drive de-risking plans for materials and packaging.
• Partner closely with the business and supply chain function to represent needs of local stakeholders and local market dynamics to drive value for Haleon.
• Be responsible for the quality, service, supply risk and cost of the materials in scope of this category for the identified Haleon sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy and execution: Create effective de-risking strategies aligned to local business requirements and market nuances, while collaborating with global category leads.
• Benefit delivery: Deliver benefits to the OU identified as part of de-risking plans through effective and collaborative strategy execution. Ensure financial benefits are managed in accordance with the Procurement Plan and Savings Methodology approach, and Finance agreement to financial value delivered and transparency on treatment of benefits in the budgeting process.
• Business partnering & stakeholder management in Haleon: Build strategic relationships with a network of senior Haleon local/regional stakeholders, to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value and to position Procurement’s value proposition. Influence key stakeholders and business partners to support strategy development, endorse recommended strategies, support execution and agree how benefit delivery will be budgeted.
• External supplier relationships: Build strategic relationships with key regional/local suppliers and lead processes to ensure value is driven from these relationships.
• Supply chain & risk management: Transform the supply chain to release value and make Haleon more responsive to business and customer needs.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum Level of Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• Area of Specialisation: Procurement, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing.
• 3+ years of operational Procurement experience.
• In-depth understanding of external environment and supplier relationship models.
• Preferably strong knowledge of de-risking.
• Clear understanding of business value, business priorities, and potential implementation risks.
• Significant experience working in a matrix (global/regional) business environment.
• Strong networking skills and a proven ability to build productive and collaborative relationships with stakeholders and business partners.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks across multiple projects using project management skills.
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communications, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment, often under tight deadlines.
• Experience with risk management.

Equal Opportunities: Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

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