Senior Manager, Global Wellness – Category(Procurement)
Haleon
Unknown, New Jersey
Full-Time
$124,624
HybridManager
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.
About the Role
The Senior Manager, Global Wellness Category reports to the Director, Global Category & Excipients and serves as a key procurement leader supporting Haleon’s Wellness portfolio. This role partners with senior stakeholders across supply chain, procurement, and category teams to drive sourcing strategy, manage global supplier relationships, and enable supplier-led innovation across the end-to-end product lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management:
Develop and implement complex sourcing strategies for key technologies while driving supplier relationship management, cost optimization, and complexity reduction across the category.
External Sourcing & Scouting:
Lead scouting, sourcing, and contracting for new ingredients, products, packaging, services, and solutions to support product development and launches.
Drive Innovation Pipeline:
Partner with Wellness teams to build a best-in-class innovation pipeline that addresses unmet business needs and supports Haleon’s growth ambitions, leveraging external partnerships and front-end capabilities.
Cross-Functional Project Delivery:
Deliver innovation projects by collaborating closely with R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain (internal and external), Quality, Regulatory, and other functions, with a focus on speed-to-launch and business growth.
Category & Technology Expertise:
Develop a strong understanding of category marketing drivers and build expertise in key technologies across Wellness that will shape future innovation.
Qualifications & Skills:
Essential
Preferred
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.
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.
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