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
We are seeking a Global Head of End‑to‑End Packaging to take full ownership of packaging - from idea to manufacture and onto shelf. This is a highly visible enterprise leadership role, accountable for shaping breakthrough packaging innovation, elevating consumer experience, and unlocking value at scale across a multi‑category portfolio.
The role is accountable to both R&D and Supply Chain to drive end-to-end scale and reports jointly into the Chief Supply Chain Officer and the Chief R&D Officer. From early development through to commercialisation, the Head of E2E Packaging will ensure packaging solutions are innovative, efficient, sustainable, and deliver outstanding quality and in‑use experience.
Responsibilities
Enterprise packaging innovation leadership
Build and commercialise a multi‑year, multi‑category packaging innovation pipeline by establishing technical platforms, new materials, delivery forms and robust scale‑up processes that accelerate speed to market and increase innovation impact.
Deliver superior packaging experiences
Create winning packaging solutions that excel in‑use, stand out on shelf and in‑home, and outperform competition—while leveraging global platforms and engines to drive scale and cost advantage.
Operating unit delivery & value creation
Lead packaging execution across operating units in close partnership with manufacturing plants, enabling commercial innovation, price/pack architecture, simplification, COGS savings, business continuity, and regulatory compliance.
Create and scale innovation & capability platforms
Develop differentiated packaging platforms and advanced testing capabilities, including predictive modelling, to ensure product/package stability, consumer‑relevant specifications, and quality at scale.
Packaging sustainability leadership
Define and deliver packaging sustainability strategies and action plans that advance enterprise commitments while maintaining performance and supply resilience.
Enterprise collaboration & interdependencies
Lead across critical packaging interdependencies—including Design, Artwork, Categories, Operating Units, Engineering, Procurement and Quality—to ensure robust, integrated end‑to‑end packaging solutions.
Leadership & stakeholder engagement
* Proactively identify and mitigate operational, environmental, and safety risks through robust governance, audits, and capability building.
* Partner with senior stakeholders across Supply Chain, R&D, and site leadership to align packaging strategy with enterprise priorities.
* Build a strong talent bench and succession pipeline; foster a high‑engagement culture and develop external partnerships with suppliers, universities, and technology partners.
What You'll Bring
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* Bachelor's degree required; Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or a related technical engineering discipline preferred.
* 12-15+ years leading R&D, engineering, or packaging functions in consumer products, health, beauty, or adjacent industries.
* Proven success building and leading unified global organisations across geographies and cultures with a focus on Consumer First.
* Track record of delivering significant value creation (including COGS savings and productivity gains) and stewarding large‑scale CAPEX programmes.
* Deep expertise in packaging development, process scale‑up, commercialisation, and technical risk management.
* Demonstrated leadership of packaging sustainability initiatives with measurable impact.
* Strong people leadership experience, typically managing 8-10+ senior professionals.
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Why Haleon
Our Win as One Framework is a simple, stretching definition of our future direction. It includes our purpose, ambitions, strategic drivers, and behaviours that will enable us to Win as One. This framework guides our decision-making, strategy, and culture. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities
* Consumer first, always: Engage key business counterparts and operational stakeholders to deliver operational execution of Haleon strategies related to eCommerce activities, always putting the consumer first.
* Collaborate for impact: Establish and maintain relationships with critical groups to ensure customer knowledge is utilized to inform and deliver on the eCommerce roadmap, collaborating for impact.
* Unlock value, at pace: Drive business process improvement throughout the commercial and operational support teams, unlocking value at pace.
* Grow myself and others: Continuously look for opportunities to learn, build skills, and share learning, growing myself and others.
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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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