Senior Manager, Tech Procurement

Senior Manager, Tech Procurement - Global

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.

Role Overview

Global Procurement is one of the Global Support Functions which form the common core of Haleon's operating model and drive Haleon's approach. Our contribution to the organization is critical.  We enable better buying that drives value for Haleon and the consumers we serve. Our operating model is designed to bring scale, expertise, and a business-first mindset through our global category, cross-BU, and strategy & delivery teams working together.

The Senior Manager, Tech Procurement part of the Global Indirects Procurement organization, will be responsible for all category management, sourcing & supplier management activities for various Digital & Technology sub-categories globally, including Software & SaaS, Hardware, Platforms Infrastructure, IT Services, and IT Security. This role is UK based and is part of a team of 8, who lead Tech procurement globally for Haleon. This role reports to the Director of Digital & Technology Procurement.

In this role you will…

… be responsible for the development and implementation of global category & supplier relationship strategies, which will form the strategic foundation and direction of all regional/ BU strategies. As such, this role will need to work closely with the BU teams to ensure the global strategy & supplier relationships deliver Haleon’s strategy whilst accounting for regional and local market requirements while leveraging the global view and opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and execution

• Create comprehensive global sourcing & supplier relationship strategies for the category in scope of responsibility, operating with a truly global and strategic mindset and in close collaboration with the BUs
• Have a clear understanding of how global and regional strategies affect local markets and how global and regional strategies align
• Managing complex  supplier relationships and leading negotiations with suppliers on commercial and technical matters to maximise value & minimise risk for Haleon
• Educate and communicate with regional and BU procurement leads through effective communications
• Partner with Haleon stakeholders to maximise value & minimise risk throughout the supplier relationship & contract lifecycle.
• Be the global expert in the spend categories and supplier markets
• Ensure global strategies reflect Haleon’s sustainability and diversity objectives

Benefit delivery

• Deliver benefits identified in strategies through effective and collaborative strategy execution, working with the regional teams, aligned to assurance of supply (risk management), quality, service, cost and innovation
• Ensure financial benefits are managed in accordance with the Procurement Plan and Savings Methodology approach, ensuring business unit and Finance agreement to financial value delivered and transparency on treatment of benefits in the budgeting process
• Ensure supplier contractual obligations are met across key global suppliers and develop supplier relationships that improve performance for Haleon.
• Partner closely with finance stakeholders to ensure cost and performance objectives of Haleon are achieved and impacts to the P&L are understood

Business partnering & stakeholder management in Haleon

• Influence key global and regional stakeholders and business partners to support strategy development, endorse recommended strategies, support execution, and agree how benefit delivery will be budgeted
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders at senior levels to develop, agree and execute procurement strategies at a global & BU level
• Understanding of the market trends & supplier strategies
• Partner with key stakeholders in Finance & Legal to ensure Haleon financial, commercial & legal objectives are met
• Be the Business Partner main point of contact and lead initiatives such as monthly, quarterly & annual reviews,

External supplier relationships

• Build strategic relationships with key global suppliers and lead initiatives to ensure value is driven from these relationships, as well as mitigate risk in the supply base
• Ensure global and regional considerations are accounted for in supplier relationships
• Manage the supply base for the categories within scope through robust performance management. Ensure supplier performance is understood and measured.
• Lead all contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance with global suppliers
• Develop and Implement Operational excellence strategies and plans for key global suppliers to drive improvements in supplier performance, risk management and relationship development

Supply chain & risk management

• Transform the supply chain to release value and make Haleon more responsive to business and customer needs – for example in cost control, complexity reduction, simplification, best practice procurement and use of KPIs
• Proactively understand supplier landscape to mitigate risk across supply base

Qualifications & Skills: 

• Significant operational Procurement and Supplier Management experience across Digital & Technology categories
• Excellent knowledge of Procurement tools such as sourcing, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, supplier development and others
• Demonstrated expertise in leading categories, particularly category strategy development, implementation & value delivery, stakeholder management, and supplier relationship management
• Demonstrated experience and understanding in managing suppliers to contract terms, performance development & relationship management.
• In-depth understanding of external environment and supplier relationship models
• Strong knowledge of finance (internal budget & business case reviews, cost benchmark, financial audit with key suppliers_ and legal matters (contracting)
• Clear understanding of business value, business priorities, and potential implementation risks
• Strong networking skills and a proven ability to build productive and collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders and business partners
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to work autonomously in partnership with others to drive, implement and support change
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks across multiple projects using project management skills to prioritize strategy execution & mitigate risk
• Experience with risk management
• Motivation for professional development and willingness to coach, mentor and train others

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.

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.
As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.
Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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.