Wellness & Oral Logistics 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.

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands - including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum - through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the role

The Wellness & Oral Logistics Manager reports to the China Physical Distribution, Logistics and Warehouse Lead and is based in Suzhou or Shanghai, China.

Role Description:

This outlines Wellness & Orals Logistics Manager Role:

This role is responsible for national logistics operations management for the Oral and Wellness categories. Through continuous optimization of the logistics network, warehouse operations, transportation management, and third-party logistics service provider management, this role delivers excellent customer service levels, cost optimization, improved inventory efficiency, and compliant operations.

Support the company’s business growth strategy and assist the Physical Distribution, Logistics and Warehouse Lead in building an agile, efficient, and digital logistics operating model to ensure product safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the national logistics network operations for Oral Care and Wellness products.
• Ensure warehouse operations comply with GMP, GSP, EHS requirements and company quality standards.
• Drive warehouse and transportation process standardization and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, accuracy, and service performance.
• Ensure delivery of OTIF (On Time In Full) service targets and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Establish risk management, business continuity, and emergency response mechanisms to mitigate supply chain disruptions.
• Identify opportunities for warehouse synergies, transportation synergies, and shared resources to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Establish and continuously improve the Logistics Service Provider (LSP) management framework.
• Define KPIs and service performance evaluation mechanisms.
• Conduct regular business review meetings with logistics partners.
• Drive productivity initiatives and corrective actions.
• Develop logistics budgets and forecasts, perform regular logistics cost analysis and reporting.
• Lead cost-saving projects and productivity improvement programs.
• Support achievement of annual savings commitments.
• Work closely with key internal stakeholders, including:
  • Commercial Team
  • Customer Service
  • Finance
  • Procurement
  • Quality
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Manufacturing Sites
• Build a high-performance team culture.
• Cultivate future talent pipelines.
• Enhance team performance through coaching, mentoring, and empowerment.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Logistics or Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in FMCG, Consumer Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, or Consumer Goods industries preferred.
• Proven experience in managing nationwide logistics networks.
• Strong knowledge of third-party logistics (3PL) management.
• Fluent in English.

• Track record of leading or contributing to enterprise-wide transformation programs, systems implementation, or process standardization initiatives.
• Experience interfacing with senior leadership and influencing decision-making at category, business unit, and regional levels.

Business & Strategic Acumen skills

• Experience driving productivity, lead time reduction and inventory optimization.
• With data-driven insights, He/she must have a high level of experience and breadth of knowledge of distribution and warehousing

Financial Acumen

• Accountability for W&D budgets, cost control, and delivery against business planning targets.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs between service, cost, inventory (DIO), and lead time to support business objectives.

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong strategic and systems thinking, with the ability to translate national supply chain strategies into robust, executable operational plans.
• Anticipates medium- to long-term W&D risks and opportunities, proactively defining mitigation and scenario plans.
• Balances short-term execution excellence with long-term capability building, ensuring operations are resilient and aligned with future business growth.
• Solve the problem cross the functions with a systematic approach.

• Ability to influence, enable and drive changes in a dynamic and complex environment.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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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.

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