Senior Trade Marketing Manager

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

The Senior Trade Marketing Manager – This person plays a critical role in driving commercial success for Haleon’s portfolio, with a key focus on total category performance. Sitting within the Commercial excellence function, this role partners closely with Sales, Brand Marketing, and cross-functional teams to translate brand strategy into impactful in-market execution across all channels.

Reporting to Commercial Excellence, the role is responsible for shaping the trade strategy, leading execution of the commercial calendar, and ensuring strong return on investment across all below-the-line activities.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead development and execution of the 1 year Trade strategy and adopt innovation into plan as a key growth driver
• Own and lead team members to deliver annual commercial and promotional calendar across channels, aligning with brand and sales priorities
• Drive category growth through effective shopper marketing, in-store excellence, omnichannel activation, and customer-specific programs
• Manage trade investments and budgets, ensuring optimal ROI and alignment with business objectives
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance and RA to ensure seamless execution
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal processes across all trade and promotional activities
• Monitor and evaluate campaign performance, levering data and insights to continuously optimise execution
• Participate priority customers JBP to define coming year customer plan.

Basic Qualifications:

• Proven experience in Trade Marketing and/or Sales within FMCG, with strong exposure to channel execution and customer engagement
• Demonstrated ability to manage commercial calendars, promotions, and trade investments with clear ROI accountability
• Strong understanding of category management, shopper behavior, and in-store execution strategies
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and managing multiple stakeholders in a matrix environment
• Solid analytical capability with experience translating data into actionable insights

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Commercially driven mindset with a proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Experience in Modern or EC channels is an added advantage.
• Agile and resilient, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results under pressure
• Has experience of a people manager

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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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