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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.\nOur 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.\nNow 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.\nAbout the role\nAs a regional MPS Team Lead, you will play a key role in the EU Planning Service Centre ensuring continuity of end-to-end supply to the business at optimum financial levels and within compliance standards, following global agreed supply planning processes\nKey responsibilities\nTranslate monthly RCCP outputs into executable 0-13-week supply plans with sites and vendors, balancing demand, capacity, production wheels, inventory targets and contractual requirements. Ensure timely order placement, manage the open order book, and optimise phase-in/phase-out, component changes and product transfers to minimise write-offs and protect supply\nLead and develop the MPS supply planning team, setting clear objectives, managing performance, onboarding and capability development, and building a strong succession pipeline and culture of trust\nAllocate resources and workload to ensure effective planner coverage, business continuity and timely delivery of planning priorities\nPartner with market supply managers, demand planners and forecasters to translate forecast changes, promotions, seasonality and NPIs into supply plans that deliver customer service and inventory targets\nProactively identify supply-demand imbalances, assess business impact, determine root causes and drive mitigation actions to closure. Own the SCIM2 review and act as the primary escalation point for markets, sites and vendors, ensuring clear communication and timely decisions.\nMaintain planning master data and ensure reliable MPS outputs by validating system runs, supportability, projected inventory, constraints, capacity, production wheels and frozen-horizon compliance; develop short-term scenarios and promote approved plans to Base\nOwn team KPIs and performance measures, anticipate the impact of supply and demand changes, and embed agreed improvements into standard ways of working with PSC SMEs\nLead and support cross-functional projects and continuous improvement initiatives, engaging supply planners to deliver sustainable outcomes\nSupport the Supply Chain Manager with SCIM3, supplier relationship management and other priority Supply Chain activities\nQualifications and Skills\nWhat you will bring:\nDegree in Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience\nAt least five years’ experience in supply, production or materials planning, with a strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes\nHands-on experience with advanced planning systems such as SAP APO, SAP IBP or equivalent, together with SAP ERP, advanced Excel skills and the ability to analyse large datasets\nStrong financial and commercial acumen, including the ability to assess supply chain trade-offs and contribute to budgeting and forecasting\nProven people-leadership capability, including setting objectives, managing performance, developing talent and building team resilience\nSound judgement and a data-led approach to decision-making, balancing pace, rigour and risk while maintaining a strong focus on execution and results\nAbility to translate strategy into clear priorities, communicate a compelling narrative and motivate others through effective delegation\nStrong project and change leadership skills, with the ability to conduct holistic analysis and deliver sustainable improvements\nExcellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships internally and externally\nA continuous-learning mindset, with a commitment to building capability and sharing knowledge across the organisation\nJob Posting End Date\n2026-11-25Equal Opportunities\nHaleon 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. \nDuring 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. \nThe 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.\nAdjustment or Accommodations Request\nIf you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence.\nNote to candidates\nThe Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). 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