About this role
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.
Key Responsibilities
• Drive Haleon Performance Systems across multiple plants to deliver strategic goals in a quick but sustainable manner e.g. (but not limited to) Productivity, Inventory and Service
• Ensure delivery of Balanced Scorecard targets (OEE, OTIF, DIO, Engagement) through HAPS activation
• Interface and coach site OpEx leads and Site Leadership Teams to ensure alignment and execution
• Collaborate with other internal teams as well as external parties to align on HAPS program to drive common strategic goals
• Lead one of the global Centres of Excellence within the capability network, developing and deploying relevant capabilities across regions
• Coordinate regional talent pipelines and technical capabilities through structured training (e.g., EO/WPO, PS systems).
• Promote a culture of continuous learning and self-paced development.
• Drive strategic initiatives related to Global Manufacturing, including digital transformation, fundamentals deployment, and other enterprise-wide programs.
Core Competencies
• Influence Without Authority: Demonstrates credibility and leadership presence across diverse teams and levels. Able to guide, challenge, and inspire site leaders and OpEx teams without direct reporting lines.
• People Leadership & Coaching: Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams. Skilled in coaching site leaders and fostering a culture of servant leadership, continuous learning, and empowerment.
• Operational Excellence Mastery: Deep understanding of state-of the art Operational Excellence systems. Capable of designing and deploying best-in-class operational models that drive measurable improvements across multiple sites.
• Strategic Performance Management: Sets clear performance expectations and aligns site-level execution with regional scorecard metrics. Uses data-driven insights to monitor progress and course-correct as needed.
• Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional communicator who builds trust and alignment across functions, geographies, and seniority levels. Navigates complex stakeholder environments with clarity and confidence to enable successful change management
• Knowledge Sharing & Benchmarking: Builds and sustains a regional knowledge hub for best practice sharing. Benchmarks performance and practices against internal and external leaders to raise the bar continuously.
Qualifications & Skills
Essential
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Chemistry, Biology, or related science.
• 10+ years of management experience in manufacturing and supply environments.
• Deep expertise in operational excellence programs and/or Lean Manufacturing
• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance global, regional, and site-level priorities.
• Proven leadership and transformation capabilities across diverse teams.
• High emotional intelligence and resilience in dynamic environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and networking skills.
Preferred
• Working knowledge of GMP, EHS, Quality regulations, logistics, technical operations, and finance.
• Experience in Pharma, Consumer Healthcare, or FMCG industries.
• Multilingual proficiency
Travel:
20-30% business travel required
Job Posting End Date
2026-04-29
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.
The 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.
Adjustment or Accommodations Request
If 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.
Note to candidates
The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.
About Haleon
Consumer healthcare company spun off from GSK, making brands like Sensodyne, Advil, and Centrum. Based in Weybridge, UK.
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