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 Category Manager, Business Services Procurement role, is part of the Global Indirects Procurement organization. In this role, the role holder will act as the category lead the Business Services Category which consists of Legal Services, Financial Services and Business Process Outsourcing Services. This category supports a number of stakeholders across HR, Finance, Operations and Legal to deliver key business services across Haleon. This role is London based and is part of a team of 10, who lead HR and Professional Services professional services procurement globally for Haleon, including Consulting, Business Services, HR Services, Talent and External Workforce. This role reports to the Director of Professional Services Procurement. Experience of working in Business Services procurement categories is desirable. Key Responsibilities Strategy and execution Create comprehensive global procurement category strategies for the Business Services category, operating with a truly global and strategic mindset to challenge the status quo Have a clear understanding of how global and regional strategies affect local markets and how global and regional strategies align Managing complex sourcing projects and leading negotiations with suppliers Educate and communicate with regional and BU procurement leads Become the global procurement expert for Business Services Ensure global strategies reflect Haleon’s sustainability and diversity objectives Benefit delivery Deliver benefits identified in strategies through effective and collaborative strategy execution in areas such as quality, service, cost and innovation Ensure financial benefits are managed in accordance with the Procurement Plan and Savings Methodology Partner closely with finance stakeholders to ensure the financial objectives of Haleon are achieved Business partnering & stakeholder management in Haleon Influence key global stakeholders to support strategy development, endorse recommended strategies, support execution Develop relationships with key stakeholders at senior levels to develop, agree and execute procurement strategies Partner with key stakeholders in Finance & Legal to ensure Haleon financial, commercial & legal objectives are met Act as Business Partner and lead initiatives such as monthly reviews, QBRs, etc. 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 Manage the supply base for the categories within scope through robust performance management. Lead all contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance with global suppliers 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 Team and capability development Support the capability development of colleagues across the function Take charge of one’s own development Qualifications & Skills: The ability to identify strategic procurement opportunities across Business Services is a key responsibility to the role: this is not only a sourcing role. Experience of working within indirect procurement categories in either a procurement or consultancy role is essential. Candidates must be highly analytical, and be skilled in working with unstructured information from across categories, to identify opportunities. Experience across HR or professional services categories is desirable. Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application. 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. 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