Sourcing and Contracting Manager

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.   

Sourcing & Contracting Manager  

Role Overview

The Sourcing & Contracting Manager will work collaboratively with business owners across the world and otherProcurement colleagues based in regions. 

The successful candidate will have responsibility for spend on Outsourced Services, and report into Global Directs & Innovation Procurement.

The role interacts with stakeholders in R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance. You will develop fit for purpose contracting solutions to facilitate faster delivery for business owners and establish and execute the procurement strategy for key stakeholders.

You will possess excellent negotiation and communication skills, be results-oriented, and have a passion for collaborating and building relationships.

Additionally, the role:

Develop a comprehensive strategy for the procurement of R&D outsourced services for key R&D stakeholders designed to ensure high quality of services and ensure Haleon’s competitive position

Collaborate with key stakeholders to deploy strategies globally, facilitated by robust implementation and transition plans

Generate value in terms of quality, delivery, cost and innovation; contribute significantly to organization’s goals and objectives

Plan, lead, and negotiate and execute contracts/agreements in a timely manner under a defined contracting strategy

Apply legal principles in a global environment, effectively cooperate and communicating with cross-functional teams (Legal, Finance or other functions) as needed

Be main Haleon Point of Contact for certain suppliers

Influence stakeholders and implement supplier governance,organize and lead regular meetings

Build relationships and ensure effective communication with key internal stakeholders, understand business requirements, support non-standard workflow requests, position Procurement’s value proposition

Manage critical supplier engagement tools and build relationships with preferred suppliers to ensure the value of the supplier-Haleon relationship is optimized.

Lead scouting and sourcing activities when appropriate.

Support delivery of innovation projects and collaborating with stakeholders with a focus on speed to launch and growth

Support the implementation of / develop complex sourcing strategies on specific technologies as required

Support end to end cost optimization, complexity reduction and supplier relationship management.

Create and implement Procurement initiatives/strategies which improve quality of service and supply, innovation pipeline and produce significant cost savings across business units or supply networks

Consistently demonstrate Haleon’s values and behaviors, foster the environment of a modern employer.

Contribute to cultural change to enable an organization focused on decision-making, accountability, quality, speed, performance, results, and collaboration.

WHY YOU

Qualifications & Skills: 

Minimum Level of Education: University Degree (Contract Management, Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Science, Financial Management, Project Management)

This role requires the strategic thinking, excellent English written and oral communication skills, and proven business leadership experience. It requires the ability to independently resolve problems that may involve people across several internal departments and functions, as well as externally facing interactions with vendors and suppliers.

Experience in delivery of quality, compliant, timely, well-specified agreements

5+ years of Procurement/Contracting experience

Track record of success in continuous improvement, innovative work practices, simplification, driving changes to achieve these and innovation project delivery

Literacy of Ariba system or similar tool

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Other foreign language capability will be a plus

Experience of working in multinational company

Comfortable in influencing without authority across functions up to the functional management teams

Good practical knowledge of Change Management process and its practical implementation

Rapid learning ability to deal with complex and novel situations including negotiation, project management and contracting

Demonstrated experience in working effectively in a complex matrix organization with senior internal stakeholder interfaces

Flexibility in learning new competencies on-job in Procurement environment

Well-developed soft skills are essential for success

Strong teamwork

Experience in work requiring high level of attention to detail and excellent follow-up

Ability to manage multiple and often changing priorities

Ability to work with a sense of urgency, exhibiting resilience under pressure

Strong analytical, problem solving and organisationskills

Ability to influence others and collaborate across functions and geographies

None of us should ever feel like we are standing still. Instead, we want Haleon to be a place where we feel like we are always progressing. 

Improving everyday health takes dedication. Energy. Effort. So we look to reward your contribution with a benefits package that includes: 

A competitive base salary 

Contract of employment 

Annual bonuses that reflect Haleon’s and individual performance 

Life insurance and pension plan 

Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible 

Sports cards (Multisport) 

Health and wellbeing programmes that take care of you physically and mentally 

Pension plan membership and savings programmes 

Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure 

Recognition programmes that reward incredible contributions 

< our philosophy to hybrid work

The future of everyday health is changing. And we’re the people changing it. In front of us is an incredible opportunity to go beyond what any of us have done before. And make everyday health more achievable, more inclusive and more sustainable. For more and more people. So join us, as we build one of the world’s leading consumer healthcare companies. Join us to innovate our category-leading brands. To better understand people’s everyday health needs. To tackle the biggest barriers that stand in their way. To change individual and societal behavior. Join us to work with colleagues who share your restless energy. To explore your interests. To stretch yourself to do the best work of your career. And join us, as together we build a working experience that encourages us all to lead happier, healthier, more productive lives. The way we see it, every day is an opportunity for better. And we’re going all in to realize it.

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Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/

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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Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.

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