Senior Manager, Global Creative & Production

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 Senior Manager, Global Marketing, Creative & Production part of the Global Indirect Procurement organization, will be responsible for all category management and sourcing activities for the Creative & Production category globally. This role will report to the Director, Content & Production.

In this role you will…

…   be responsible for   the development   and implementation   of   global   ca tegory strategies   within your area of spend ,   which will form the strategic foundation   and direction   of all regional   category   strategies   and BU strategies . As such, this role will need to work   closely with the BU teams to ensure the global strategy   account s for   regional and local market requirements while   leveraging   the global view and opportunities .

K ey   R esponsibilities

S trategy   and   execution

- Manage a spend of [ £20m+ ] for   Global Marketing, Creative   &   Production    categories

- Create comprehensive global sourcing strategies for   category   in scope of responsibility,   o perating   with a truly global and strategic mindset and in close collaboration   with the BUs

- Have a clear understanding of how global and regional strategies affect local markets and how global and regional strategies align

- Build an education & communication process for   regional and BU procurement leads

- Be the global expert in the spend categories

- Ensure   global   strategies reflect Haleon’s sustainability and diversity objectives

Benefit delivery

- Deliver benefits identified in strategies   through effective and collaborative strategy execution   with the BUs , aligned to assurance of supply (risk management), quality, service, cost and innovation

- Ensure financial benefits are managed in accordance with the Procurement Plan and Savings Methodology approach, ensuring business unit and Finance agreement to financial value delivered and transparency on treatment of benefits in the budgeting process

Business partnering & stakeholder management in   Haleon

- Influence key global and regional 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   global   suppliers and lead processes to ensure value is driven from these relationships.

- Ensure global and regional considerations are accounted for in supplier relationships

- Manage the supply base for the categories within scope through a robust performance management process. Ensure supplier performance is understood and measured.

- Lead all contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance   with   global   suppliers that will allow Haleon to maximize opportunit y

- Develop and Implement Operational excellence strategies and plans for key   global   suppliers to drive improvements against KPIs.

Supply chain & risk management

- Transform the supply chain to release value and make   Haleon   more responsive to business and customer needs – for example in cost control, complexity reduction, simplification, best practice procurement and use of KPIs

Qualifications & Skills:

Minimum Level of Education   Required : Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Level of Education : Master’s   Degree

Area of Specialisation : Procurement, Business,   Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing

- 5 +   years   of operational Procurement experience across multiple categories

- Excellent knowledge of Procurement tools such as sourcing, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, supplier   development   and others

- Demonstrated   expertise   in managing categories,   particularly category strategy development and implementation, stakeholder   management   and supplier relationship management

- In-depth understanding of 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 a proven ability to build productive and collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders   and   business partners

- Demonstrated leadership and ability to work in partnership with others to drive, implement and support change

- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks across multiple projects using project management skills

- Strong analytical,   written   and verbal communications, and influencing skills

- Ability to work in high pressure environment, often under tight deadline s

- Experience with risk management

- Motivation for professional development and willingness to coach,   mentor   and train others

Job Posting End Date

2026-09-27

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.

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