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 Manager – Global Directs Procurement De-risking , part of the Global Direct Materials Procurement organization, will be responsible for strategy execution for derisking activities within global materials and packaging portfolio. Role will develop de-risk plans and execute them in partnership with Technical, QSC sites and OU team
In this role you will…
… have the unique opportunity to drive de-risking plans for materials, packaging. This role will partner closely with the business and supply chain function to represent needs of local stakeholders and local market dynamics to drive value for Haleon. This role is responsible for the quality, service, supply risk and cost of the materials in scope of this category for the identified Haleon sites.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy and execution
Create effective de-risking strategies aligned to local business requirements and market nuances, while collaborating with global category leads
Benefit delivery
Deliver benefits to the OU identified as part of de-risking plans through effective and collaborative strategy execution
Ensure financial benefits are managed in accordance with the Procurement Plan and Savings Methodology approach, 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.
Supply chain & risk management
Transform the supply chain to release value and make Haleon more responsive to business and customer needs
Qualifications & Skills:
Minimum Level of Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree
Area of Specialisation: Procurement, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing .
3+ years of operational Procurement experience
In-depth understanding of external environment and supplier relationship models
Preferably Strong knowledge of de-risking
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
Job Posting End Date
2026-06-17
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.
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Note to candidates
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- 3+ years of operational Procurement experience
- In-depth understanding of external environment and supplier relationship models
- Strong knowledge of de-risking
- Clear understanding of business value and priorities
- Experience in a matrix business environment
- Strong networking skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Experience with risk management
What We Do
You have loved and trusted our brands for over 170 years. We have a clear purpose, to deliver better everyday health with humanity. Our category-leading brands include Sensodyne, Panadol, Centrum, TUMS, Advil, Otrivin and Voltaren. We combine deep human understanding and trusted science to make everyday health more inclusive, more achievable and more sustainable. Want to learn more about us? Follow to stay up to date
