Senior Manager, Global Wellness – Category

About the role:

The Senior Manager, Global Wellness Category reports to the Director, Global Category & Excipients and partners with senior stakeholders across the Wellness Product Category to drive growth, enable end-to-end innovation (ideation through execution), and identify future investment opportunities for Haleon.

• Drive Innovation Pipeline:
  Partner with Wellness teams to build a best‑in‑class innovation pipeline that addresses unmet business needs and supports Haleon’s growth ambitions, leveraging external partnerships and front‑end capabilities.
• Category & Technology Expertise:
  Develop a strong understanding of category marketing drivers and build expertise in key technologies across Wellness that will shape future innovation.
• External Sourcing & Scouting:
  Lead scouting, sourcing, and contracting for new ingredients, products, packaging, services, and solutions to support product development and launches.
• Cross‑Functional Project Delivery:
  Deliver innovation projects by collaborating closely with R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain (internal and external), Quality, Regulatory, and other functions, focusing on speed‑to‑launch and business growth.
• Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management:
  Develop and implement complex sourcing strategies for key technologies while driving supplier relationship management, cost optimization, and complexity reduction across the category.

• Essential
  • 5+ years of operational procurement experience across multiple categories, including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and negotiation
  • Experience supporting innovation projects from ideation through to market launch, with understanding of business value, priorities, and implementation risks
  • Proven ability to collaborate across functions, regions, and business units in a complex, matrixed global environment
  • Strong understanding of supplier landscapes, external markets, and relationship models, with ability to develop and implement sourcing strategies
  • Solid financial, commercial, and legal acumen (cost benchmarking, supplier financials/audits, contracting) and experience managing risk
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships at senior levels and influence across teams
  • Demonstrated leadership with the ability to drive change, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results under tight deadlines
  • Strong communication skills, familiarity with the Consumer Health industry, and ability to coach and mentor others
  • Ability to develop robust, legally compliant contracts aligned with business needs, with fluency in English (additional languages a plus)
• Preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in procurement, business management, supply chain or scientific discipline
  • Experience in Consumer Healthcare and more specifically Wellness
  • Product Development

Hybrid in Warren, NJ; 3 days on‑site required.

$124,624 - $171,358 + 18% Target Bonus

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program. This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, and time‑off programs, including 6 months paid parental leave. On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family.

We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs.

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.