Director, Customer Strategy & Planning Oral Health

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.

Lead Haleons Oral Health Customer Strategy & Planning agenda by shaping future-focused customer growth strategies curating them for the unique dynamics of a science-led expert-influenced category and translating them into integrated commercial plans that win across digital and brick-and-mortar environments. Serve as the fulcrum connecting the Oral Health BU cross-functional partners and Commercial Enablement delivering a single coherent commercial strategy that maximizes Haleons disproportionate growth opportunity across this portfolio.

• Define and adapt customer growth strategy for Oral Health grounded in the expert-driven science-backed commercial model that distinguishes Haleon from commodity competitors.
• Own the one commercial plan across base and innovation ensuring customer strategy innovation viability and activation are fully integrated and sequenced.
• Bridge HCP/professional channel strategy (dental hygienist detailing) with retail and e-commerce execution to create a connected shopper journey from recommendation to purchase.
• Provide early customer and channel insight into innovation viability including e-commerce pack strategy and digital shelf readiness.
• Lead digital commerce integration and retail media network alignment with a particular focus on Amazon where Oral Health holds a leading market share position.
• Contribute to forecast quality and demand realism by grounding assumptions in customer signal not just brand ambition.
• Lead cross-functional orchestration across the Oral Health BU Marketing Category NRM and Field Sales to maintain a single commercial voice.
• Ensure activation plans uphold Haleons Visual Brand Language execution standards and antitrust compliance.
• Architect omnichannel activation that unifies 4Ps and shopper journeys across digital and physical shelves.

• Quality and execution of the one commercial plan measured by in-market effectiveness execution fidelity and the learning loop back into strategy.
• Forecast realism and alignment across brand finance and commercial partners.
• Strength of digital and RMN integration balanced with brick-and-mortar scale especially Amazon market share defense and growth.
• HCP-to-retail channel connectivity: evidence that professional recommendation is amplified through the commercial plan.
• Cross-functional influence and orchestration effectiveness.

• 810 years in CPG Commercial (Customer Strategy Sales Shopper/Omnichannel) with brand or category leadership experience; demonstrated JBP ownership and customer planning depth.
• Fluency in retail media networks digital shelf and e-commerce strategy; comfort operating in both a practitioner and strategic capacity.
• Strong NRM acumen (pack/price/mix/promo) P&L accountability and trade investment governance.
• Fact-based decision-making toolkit: shopper science CBIA integration and analytics (Power BI or equivalent).
• Proven ability to lead and influence senior cross-functional stakeholders; executive presence and a clear persuasive commercial voice.

• Experience in Oral Health OTC Health or any science-led expert-influenced category where professional recommendation plays a role in demand creation.
• Familiarity with dental/professional channel dynamics and how HCP recommendation connects to retail pull-through and commercial planning.
• Track record building digital shelf excellence programs and launching e-commerce pack innovations.
• Masters/MBA; formal training in Category Management Joint Business Planning and/or Business Strategy.

This role is based at our Warren NJ headquarters and requires a minimum of 3 days onsite.
The expected salary range for this role is $187727 - $270591.

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.

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.

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