Director, Global Category Wellness Procurement

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

This role partners closely with the Wellness Marketing team to lead strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost optimization initiatives. As a trusted procurement business partner, this role ensures marketing investments, including media, agencies, digital, and creative services, deliver maximum value, align with category objectives, and comply with procurement policies.

The Director, Global Category Wellness will report into VP, Head of Global Indirects Procurement and will partner with the Global Marketing team as well as the directs team to drive growth, and contribute to end to end innovation along with other Procurement, QSC and R&D colleagues, to support in the identification in opportunities to invest in the Haleon of the future. This role will be contributing to deliver end to end value from savings to innovation with visibility into both direct and indirect spend. This role has regional/global scope.

Key Responsibilities

• Partners with the Wellness Marketing team to ignite and support brand strategies and campaigns build a best-in-class Innovation pipeline to address unmet business needs to support Haleon’s growth ambition by leveraging external collaborations.

• Develop a sound understanding of the marketing drivers for the Category and become expert in digital and technology areas in Wellness that will shape the future of the Category.

• Understanding the Category strategy and connecting this to the Media, Creative and Content procurement pipeline, as well as supporting these categories with any category related marketing activity, brand activations etc.

• Partner with the Wellness category as a ‘Category First’ model, to align procurement with brand objectives, campaign timelines and budget targets whilst also highlighting market trends, supplier innovation and increase value

• Collaborate on Innovation projects as a Marketing SME alongside R&D, Marketing, internal & external Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, others with a focus on speed to launch and growth.

• Support key objectives across strategic pillars of procurement (War on Waste, Growth & Innovation, Keep it Simple, Drive social & environmental impact)

• innovation priorities through development programs, supply base, and strategic agency partnerships.

• Support end-to-end cost optimization, complexity reduction and supplier relationship management enabling them to win in the Category.

Qualifications & Skills: 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or Finance.

• 12+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, or supplier relationship management experience, including experience within marketing, brand, or A&P spend categories.

• Experience across media, creative, content, POSM, market research, or related marketing services categories.

• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or Finance.

• Experience in consumer healthcare, wellness, CPG, or product development environments.

• Experience supporting global or regional category strategies across multiple functions, regions, or operating units.

• Experience producing or negotiating complex commercial contracts in partnership with Legal and business stakeholders.

• Experience with ingredient sourcing, outsourcing, or innovation/product development procurement.

Location: Hybrid in Warren, NJ; 3 days on-site required.  

The salary range for this role is: $168,266 - $231,366 plus an 18% target bonus. 

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Benefits

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program.  This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave.  On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family.  We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.