The Senior Manager, Global Wellness Category reports to the Director, Global
Category & Excipients and partners with senior stakeholders across the Wellness Product Category to drive growth, enable end-to-end innovation (ideation through execution), and identify future investment opportunities for Haleon.
Responsibilities
Drive Innovation Pipeline:
Partner with Wellness teams to build a best-in-class innovation pipeline that addresses unmet business needs and supports Haleon's growth ambitions, leveraging external partnerships and front-end capabilities.
Category & Technology Expertise:
Develop a strong understanding of category marketing drivers and build expertise in key technologies across Wellness that will shape future innovation.
External Sourcing & Scouting:
Lead scouting, sourcing, and contracting for new ingredients, products, packaging, services, and solutions to support product development and launches.
Cross-Functional Project Delivery:
Deliver innovation projects by collaborating closely with R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain (internal and external), Quality, Regulatory, and other functions, with a focus on speed-to-launch and business growth.
Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management:
Develop and implement complex sourcing strategies for key technologies while driving supplier relationship management, cost optimization, and complexity reduction across the category.
Qualifications & Skills:
Essential
5+ years of operational procurement experience across multiple categories, including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and negotiation
Experience supporting innovation projects from ideation through to market launch, with understanding of business value, priorities, and implementation risks
Proven ability to collaborate across functions, regions, and business units in a complex, matrixed global environment
Strong understanding of supplier landscapes, external markets, and relationship models, with ability to develop and implement sourcing strategies
Solid financial, commercial, and legal acumen (cost benchmarking, supplier financials/audits, contracting) and experience managing risk
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships at senior levels and influence across teams
Demonstrated leadership with the ability to drive change, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results under tight deadlines
Strong communication skills, familiarity with the Consumer Health industry, and ability to coach and mentor others
Ability to develop robust, legally compliant contracts aligned with business needs, with fluency in English (additional languages a plus)
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in procurement, business management, supply chain or scientific discipline
Experience in Consumer Healthcare and more specifically Wellness
Product Development
Location: Hybrid in Warren, NJ; 3 days on-site required.
The US salary range for this role is $124,624 - $171,358 + a 18% Target Bonus .
Benefits
Job Posting End Date2026-07-05Equal OpportunitiesHealth insurance401(k)Performance bonusParental leave
Additional Information
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.
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