Senior Manager, OU Buying Marketing North America

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, OU Buying Marketing North America part of the Global Marketing Procurement & Category organization and will be responsible for all category management and sourcing activities for advertising & promotion and sales sub-categories within the specified region.

In this role you will have the unique opportunity to drive category excellence within the region through the development and implementation of regional category strategies, in partnership with global category teams. This role will partner closely with the business to represent the needs of local stakeholders and local market dynamics to drive value for Haleon.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and execution

• Manage a spend of [£20m+] for A&P (Marketing & Media) categories within regional scope North America
• Create effective regional/ local sourcing strategies aligned to local business requirements and market nuances, while collaborating with global category leads to implement global best practices in region
• Execute sourcing strategies for spend categories in scope of responsibility, including leading tendering activities, contracting, and supplier management
• Be the local expert in the spend categories within scope of responsibility
• Ensure regional strategies reflect Haleon’s sustainability and diversity objectives

Benefit delivery

• Deliver benefits to the BU identified in both local and global strategies through effective and collaborative strategy execution, 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

• Build strategic relationship 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 recommend 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.
• Influence category teams to ensure regional considerations are considered in global & regional supplier relationships, negotiations, and contracts
• 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 regional/ local suppliers that will allow Haleon to maximize opportunity
• Develop and Implement Operational excellence strategies and plans for key regional/local 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

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing.
• 7 years of Procurement experience.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Degree (MBA) in Procurement, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or Marketing.

• Previous Marketing Procurement experience.
• 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 stakeholders and business partners

• 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 deadlines

• Experience with risk management

Location: Hybrid in Warren, NJ; 3 days on-site required.

The salary range for this role is: $124,624 - $171,358 plus an 18% target bonus. 

Benefits

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program.  This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave.  On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family.  We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.

Job Posting End Date

 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.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.

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Note to candidates

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