Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.
With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.
This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.
EMEA Indirect Category Manager
Job Purpose:
* Accountable for all sourcing and contract management across Indirect Categories, including Marketing, Media, Professional /HR Services, Warehousing (Leg C), etc
* This will include the development and implementation of category strategies; the contracting for master/service/product agreements within the categories; the management of supplier relationships that fall outside of the enterprise SRM structure for these categories; and for ensuring the suppliers key to their category(ies) commit to deliver Haleon’s performance/quality/financial requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
* Procurement category strategy development for Indirect Spend
* Implementation of global and Regional Strategies across Business Units and markets
* Point of Contact and Influence to Global Category Leaders.
* Lead SRM for key strategic vendors in spend categories
* Stakeholder alignment and Plan delivery (Commercial leadership and Finance across the business)
* Key role in Strategy Development and implementation through BU Procurement Leads
* Contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance; manages / monitors ongoing negotiations with 3rd parties
* Work across multiple countries requiring high cultural awareness
* Champions the sourcing group management process and policies across functions and links these to HALEON's strategic direction
* Knows and utilises complex business processes in all HALEON supplier transactions, including all risk/regulatory/compliance requirements
* Implements and supports procurement strategies to maximise supplier leverage
* Significant external supplier knowledge
Required Education, Skills & Experience:
* Bachelor’s degree in Procurement / Business / Finance
* Significant, relevant experience in procurement.
* Proven strategy development and implementation skills
* Proven negotiations and contract management skills.
* Demonstrated ability to analyse data and extract actionable insights
* Excellence in written and oral communication for effective engagement with Senior Stakeholders and Suppliers.
* English proficiency (written and oral), other language will be a plus.
* Leader able to navigate through complex and diverse organisation to drive results, individually and through others.
* Demonstrated success in collaboration with a wide range of senior leaders across Marketing, Finance, Legal and key suppliers.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
* At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.
* We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.
* We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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