Wellness Category Finance Sr. Director
Warren, OH - USA
Job Summary
Welcome to Haleon. Were a purpose-driven world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of just three years since our launch weve 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 its 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.
About the role
The Wellness Category Finance Sr Director is the strategic finance leader partnering directly with the Category General Manager to shape steer and deliver the endtoend financial performance of the category. This role owns the full P&L drives inyear delivery guides longterm value creation and influences major commercial and strategic decisions across the business unit.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership & Category Partnership
Serve as the primary finance partner to the Category GM providing strategic insight and challenge to drive performance growth and profitability.
Own the endtoend category P&L ensuring transparency accountability and robust financial stewardship across Gross Sales COGS A&P overheads and contribution.
Act as a trusted adviser influencing critical category decisionsincluding portfolio strategy resource allocation pricing and investment choices.
Planning Forecasting & Performance Management
Lead the full annual budget and periodic forecast cycles for the category; shape BU strategies that deliver efficient sustainable inyear growth.
Coown the inyear forecast driving accuracy risk/opportunity management and scenario modelling to support agile decisionmaking.
Direct monthly results reviews and performance deep dives providing clear insightrich driver narratives at monthend close.
Profit Optimization & Resource Allocation
Manage the endtoend P&L with disciplined resource allocation ensuring spend effectiveness gross margin enhancement and cost productivity across COGS and operating expenses.
Partner with crossfunctional leaders to embed portfolio optimization and strategic funding choices aligned to category priorities and ROI.
Balance Sheet Controls & Financial Health
Oversee balance sheet governance including provisions working capital dynamics and financial control activities.
Lead impairment analysis and partner with global finance teams to ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal policies.
Enterprise Collaboration & Leadership
Collaborate closely with Commercial Finance Sales Finance Marketing Supply and Innovation to ensure integrated category planning and execution.
Support enterprise initiatives such as LRP productivity programs procurement efforts innovation planning and crosscategory initiatives.
Represent Finance with an enterprise mindsetdriving consistency improving ways of working and uplifting financial capability across teams.
Why you
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree required with a minimum of 10 years of leadership experience in Finance
Minimum 5 years of experience in Commercial Finance
Experience with leading and driving transformational change and cultural development
Professional finance experience at a senior level.
Excellent judgment and decision-making skills with the ability to enable confident timely decisions while balancing regulatory compliance business continuity and risk mitigation.
Strong communication and influencing skills including the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear actionable guidance for senior leaders.
Proven experience leading endtoend P&L ownership in a complex multibrand category or business unit.
Strong command of financial planning forecasting commercial finance and cost optimization.
Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data identify key insights and translate them into actionable recommendations.
Executivelevel presence with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders constructively.
Ability to lead through ambiguity and shape strategic decisions.
Strong communication skillsable to simplify complex concepts and drive clarity at all levels.
Demonstrated ability to partner effectively across Marketing Sales Supply Innovation and other teams in a matrixed organization.
Preferred Skills:
MBA or Masters degree in related field
Professional certification (i.e. CPA CIMA ACCA or local equivalent)
Experience providing management insight and value-added analysis for complex issues
Relationship builder and ability to develop others
Ability to effectively use negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Capability to lead influence and work in a complex matrix environment
Location: This role is based in based in Warren NJ and follows a hybrid model requiring an in-office presence of 3 days per week.
Compensation: The salary range for this role is:$230903 - $317490 plus a 25% on-target annual bonus.
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Benefits
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 as part of the offering.
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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. Its 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.
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About Company
About us We are a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. We have 3 global businesses that research, develop and manufacture innovative pharmaceutical medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products.