Principal, N-Tier Management

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 Principal, N‑Tier Management role sits within the Global CMO Procurement organisation and reports to the Director, CMO Procurement Tail, N‑Tier & Market Insights.

This role is responsible for developing and executing strategies for managing N‑tier suppliers within the contract manufacturing ecosystem. It ensures strong alignment between Global Material Category strategies and regional/global Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) procurement strategies, driving value across the extended supply chain.

The role leverages N‑tier supplier networks to optimise cost, quality, supply continuity, sustainability, risk management and complexity reduction across outsourced manufacturing operations.

Role Responsibilities

N‑Tier Supplier Strategy

• Develop and implement N‑tier supplier transparency and management frameworks across the contract manufacturing ecosystem

• Partner with Global Material Category teams to define and embed N‑tier supplier strategies supporting outsourced operations

• Map and monitor the extended supplier ecosystem to increase visibility beyond Tier‑1 suppliers

• Identify strategic N‑tier suppliers critical to cost structure, technology capability, supply resilience and sustainability goals

Regional Alignment & Execution

• Partner with Regional Procurement CMO Leads to integrate N‑tier strategies into regional sourcing and supplier management activities

• Enable regional teams to leverage N‑tier relationships to strengthen negotiation outcomes and supplier performance

Value Creation & Performance

• Drive value across the N‑tier supply base, including:

  • Cost competitiveness

  • Quality and compliance

  • Supply reliability and resilience

  • Sustainability performance

  • Operational efficiency

• Identify opportunities to reduce complexity and consolidate suppliers across the extended supply chain

• Promote best practices and digital tools to improve N‑tier visibility, analytics and decision‑making

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supplier network efficiency and long‑term resilience

Risk & Supply Chain Transparency

• Increase transparency across the N‑tier network to proactively manage supply risks

• Monitor geopolitical, operational, financial and sustainability risks within the extended supply base

• Support mitigation strategies for critical materials and components

Collaboration & Governance

• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration across procurement, supply chain, quality, sustainability and external manufacturing partners

• Establish governance frameworks to monitor N‑tier supplier performance and compliance

Basic Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)

• 12+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain management or supplier relationship management

• Experience working with contract manufacturing organisations and outsourced operations

• Strong understanding of multi‑tier supply chain structures and supplier ecosystems

• Proven experience in procurement strategy development, supplier performance management and contract negotiation

• Strong analytical, negotiation and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to manage complex, cross‑functional and global/matrix stakeholder environments

• Experience working in GMP‑regulated environments (OTC, healthcare, FMCG)

Preferred Skills

• Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement or a related field

• Strong understanding of sustainability, ESG and responsible sourcing practices

• Demonstrated success balancing cost, quality, service and risk across extended supply chains

• Strategic thinker with strong execution capability and a results‑oriented mindset

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity with agility and adaptability to changing priorities

• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style with strong relationship‑building capability

• Passion for quality, innovation, operational excellence and sustainability

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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.
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