Role Purpose
We are seeking an experienced procurement professional to lead Haleon’s Advisory Services category as a Senior Category Manager. The role reports to the Director, Corporate Services and is responsible for category management and sourcing activities for Advisory Services globally, managing an annual spend of approximately £70m.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute global category strategies to deliver scalable, commercially sound solutions that balance global consistency with local needs.
- Collaborate with business leaders to understand demand, shape requirements, and translate business needs into clear sourcing strategies and outcomes‑based engagement models.
- Conduct market and industry analysis using data, benchmarking, and insights to identify trends, improvement opportunities, and provide evidence‑based recommendations.
- Optimize procurement processes to improve efficiency, governance, and cost‑effectiveness across regions.
- Deliver benefits identified in strategies through effective strategy execution, aligning assurance of supply, quality, service, cost, and innovation.
- Manage financial benefits in accordance with the category strategy and savings methodology, ensuring agreement with Business and Finance on value delivered and transparency in budgeting.
- Lead business partnering and stakeholder management, influencing cross‑functional stakeholders and senior leadership in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.
- Build strategic relationships with key suppliers, lead contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation, and maintenance with global suppliers.
- Drive Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to manage supplier performance, establish KPIs and drive competition, quality, efficiency, and innovation.
- Ensure suppliers are managed against third‑party risks, and develop and implement operational excellence strategies for key global suppliers.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience).
- Proven experience leading procurement/category management for Advisory/Consulting spend.
- Strong sourcing, negotiation, and contracting experience (RFPs, rate cards, MSAs/SOWs, supplier selection).
- Project management experience in cross‑functional environments.
- Demonstrated ability to generate insights from data (spend analytics, benchmarking, supplier performance metrics).
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels.
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of operational procurement experience across multiple categories.
- Excellent knowledge of procurement tools such as sourcing, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, and supplier development.
- Demonstrated expertise in category strategy development and implementation, stakeholder management, and supplier relationship management.
- In‑depth understanding of the external environment and supplier relationship models.
- Strong knowledge of finance (cost benchmark, financial audit with key suppliers) and legal matters (contracting).
- 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 proven ability to build collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders and business partners.
- Demonstrated leadership and ability to drive, implement and support change.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks across projects using project management skills.
- Strong analytical, written and verbal communication, and influencing skills.
- Ability to work in high‑pressure environment, often under tight deadlines.
- Experience with risk management and motivation for professional development.
- Willingness to coach, mentor and train others.
Equal Opportunities – Haleon is committed to creating an inclusive culture and provides equal employment opportunities to all candidates.
Job Posting End Date: 2026-07-01
