Manager, CMO Procurement Global & Tail Spend

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.

Manager, CMO Procurement Global & Tail Spend is a key member of Haleon's Global CMO Procurement organization, responsible for managing commercial relationships with Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs). Reporting to the Director, CMO Procurement Tail, N-Tier & Market Insights, this role focuses on delivering value, ensuring supply continuity, driving supplier performance, and supporting supplier lifecycle management across an assigned portfolio of external manufacturing partners.

Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders across Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and Legal, the role will drive sourcing strategies, lead commercial negotiations, manage supplier performance, and identify opportunities to optimize costs, improve resilience, and mitigate risk within the supply network.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned portfolio of CDMOs and related spend categories, ensuring strong commercial performance and value delivery.
• Develop and execute sourcing and supplier strategies aligned with Haleon's global CMO Tail strategy.
• Lead commercial negotiations, RFx activities, supplier reviews, and contract management processes.
• Drive cost savings and value creation through strategic sourcing, should-cost analysis, value engineering, process improvements, and supplier optimization initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships focused on cost, quality, service, innovation, resilience, and supply continuity.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement improvement plans to address gaps and support business objectives.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial, operational, quality, regulatory, and continuity risks within the supplier portfolio.
• Partner with Direct Procurement teams to align value-delivery initiatives across raw materials and packaging categories.
• Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, and other key stakeholders to resolve supplier challenges and drive business value.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contract lifecycle management processes, internal controls, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support supplier lifecycle management and supplier-base optimization activities to enhance network effectiveness and competitiveness.

Requirements:

• Degree in Procurement, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Contract Manufacturing, or a related function.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and supplier performance within complex supply chains.
• Experience working within cross-functional and matrix organizations.
• Experience with risk management and supplier governance.
• Direct Procurement experience across raw materials and packaging categories is an advantage.

• Knowledge of strategic sourcing, supplier management, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, and supplier development.
• Understanding of commercial contracting processes and contract lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of cost analysis, cost benchmarking, and supplier financial assessments.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and influencing capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Collaboration and relationship-building skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to balance cost, quality, service, innovation, and risk in supplier decisions.

Why Haleon?

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies.
• Hybrid work.
• Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement).
• Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions including working from home possibilities, health & wellbeing activities).
• Private medical care - the cost of the basic package is financed by Haleon. In addition, candidates can extend the selected package to family members and/or partner and purchase the Senior package.
• P4P Partnership for Prevention.
• Family benefits (extra parental leave, caregiver’s policy).
• Life insurance and pension plan.
• Multisport card or points on the Multicafeteria Benefits account
• Personalized learning approach.
• Supportive community and integration events.
• Modern office with creative rooms.
• Free car and bike parking.

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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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