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Are you an individual with an entrepreneurial mindset, not fazed by ambiguity and with a desire to be part of dynamic teams and fast-paced projects? Then the Portfolio Simplification Marketing Manager role may be a great fit for you.
Job Purpose:
The Haleon Marketing team is looking for a Portfolio Simplification Marketing Manager to accelerate topline and margin growth of our Wellness portfolio. This new role reports to a Marketing Portfolio Lead and will be responsible for the strategic oversight and delivery of identified portfolio margin enhancement projects on select brands, including product reformulations, restages, and price/pack architecture optimizations. The ideal candidate will be able to build relationships across the region and functions, partner and collaborate with brand managers and other stakeholders, advocate and influence for Canada, and effectively drive projects at pace.
Why Join Haleon?
- Competitive compensation and annual bonus package
- Comprehensive and flexible benefits program from day 1
- Defined contribution pension plan with employer matching
- Optional Haleon Savings Plan with employer matching
- We offer all new parents at Haleon 26 weeks of fully paid leave, regardless of gender or sexuality
- Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture
- Commitment to development and career progression
- Hybrid model in a modern office located in Mississauga
- Fitness centre, annual fitness subsidy, and bistro onsite
Key Responsibilities:
This role will provide YOU with the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR Marketing Career. As the Portfolio Simplification Marketing Manager, you will:
- Be accountable to deliver identified portfolio simplification projects, including product reformulations and price/pack architecture optimizations
- Successfully partner and collaborate with diverse teams across the brands, portfolio, and the region, building and navigating relationships throughout Haleon
- Advocate and influence to ensure the Canada consumer and brands are maintained at the forefront of all initiatives and decisions
- Develop projects into solid business cases supported by P&Ls, in collaboration with multiple cross-functional partners including Insights, Regulatory, Supply, Sales Strategy, Finance, Artwork, etc., and progress projects through internal stage-gate process, achieving alignment and resource approval
- Develop clear project plan and influence and hold accountable cross-functional partners to ensure project objectives are met
- Track project status, identify risks or challenges, develop mitigation plans and escalate for support and resources as needed. Report project status at regular intervals to high-level senior leadership
- Lead consumer research inputs, mine the findings for insights and strategically and creatively incorporate the insights into the project scope
- Develop go-to-market assumptions and consumer/shopper marketing support plan
- Support customer communications and alignment
- Lead all other marketing inputs, as needed, into project plan
Basic Qualifications
We are looking for professionals with these required skills and experiences to achieve our goals:
- Education: Undergraduate degree in a related field
- Experience: 3-5+ years of brand marketing experience in Consumer Products or Over-the-Counter (OTC) marketing
- Experience in successfully collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering results in a matrix organization
- Track record of leading successful, large scale product launches
- Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and navigate within a complex organization, across teams, functions, and levels
- Strong problem solver with ability to think both analytically and creatively to effectively drive business objectives
- Strong financial capabilities and business acumen
- Courage, resiliency, perseverance, and tenacity to champion initiatives from start-to-finish
- Ability to lead, influence, and inspire cross-functional teams and senior leaders
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a flair for storytelling
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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.
