Brand Manager- Expert

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.

This Job Posting is for an existing vacancy.

Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application and throughout employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Relocation: No relocation assistance is available. Candidates are expected to reside within commuting distance of the position location, or relocate at their own expense.

Salary Range: The base salary compensation range for this position is $105,000- $115,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Do you want to be part of a dynamic, fast-paced team in Haleon Canada? Are you an individual with an entrepreneurial mindset, not fazed by ambiguity and with a desire to be part of the Marketing team? If so, the Brand Manager- Expert role could be a good fit for you.

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Wellness Category Lead, the Brand Manager - Expert is responsible for the overall leadership and management of both short and long term, health care professional (HCP) performance through sound strategic thinking and excellence in execution. This person will work in close collaboration with a variety of cross-functional partners including sales, finance, operations, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, global colleagues and external agencies to harness company’s resources to move their brands forward. While reporting to the Wellness Category Lead, this role may support brands outside of the Wellness portfolio.

Why Join Haleon?

• Competitive compensation and annual bonus package.
• Comprehensive and flexible benefits program from day 1.
• Defined contribution pension plan with employer contribution.
• Optional Haleon Savings Plan with employer matching.
• We offer all new parents at Haleon 26 weeks of fully paid leave, regardless of gender or sexuality.
• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture.
• Commitment to development and career progression.
• Hybrid model in a modern office located in Mississauga.
• Fitness centre, annual fitness subsidy, and bistro onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU with the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR Brand Management career. These responsibilities include some of the following…

• Develop, adapt, and refine strategic direction for assigned brands, grounded in superior healthcare professional (HCP) and consumer/patient insights, aligned to overarching brand strategies
• Drive superior execution of HCP programs and plans to bring the brand strategies to life, including for example media, creative development, sampling, conventions, associated customer facing plans (sales, medical)
• Execute with excellence the marketing / commercial plan, tracking results on key brand/HCP programs, recommending course correction as necessary based on performance vs. Key Performance Indicators
• Brand Creative projects leadership (From creation / adaptation to execution)
• Build strategic partnership with HCP sales team(s) in order to collaborate and integrate all aspects of the brand objectives and drivers of growth
• Member of innovation project teams to provide HCP insights, claims development, sampling strategy, HCP strategy and launch plan
• Active member of global and U.S. business teams as required
• Manage HCP advertising and promotional spend
• Share knowledge and best practices with other commercial, regulatory and medical departments 

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Undergraduate University Degree
• 3-5 years of pharmaceutical sales and/or marketing experience in OTC marketing
• Experience partnering with brand teams, pharmaceutical sales teams, medical affairs, regulatory and Compliance
• Proven leadership across disparate teams with clear communication, direction, and prioritization
• Experience in pharmaceutical product and core capability training
• Experience in large scale new product launches; collaboration with global teams; delivering results in a matrix org
• Proven experience in delivering insights-based consumer communications delivering brand share growth
• Must have the ability to adapt and work effectively within a variety of situations including organizational changes and changes in job demands
• Experience working in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment preferred
• Strong financial capabilities
• Proficient in MS
   

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• BSc/MBA

AI Statement:

At Haleon, we are committed to a fair, transparent, and human-centered hiring process. 
 

We do not make automated hiring decisions or automated candidate dispositions within our Talent Acquisition systems. All decisions regarding whether to advance a candidate in the hiring process are made by human recruiters and hiring managers. 
 

While we utilize AI tools to assist in ranking candidate profiles based on their experience and alignment with job requisitions, these tools are used solely to support our teams in reviewing applications more efficiently. A human always reviews this data and makes the final decision on candidate progression. 

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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.

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.