Global Supply Planning Process Expert

Haleon; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon is seeking a Senior Specialist in Supply Planning to shape and continuously improve the P2F value stream. You will partner with the BPO and other BPEs to design end-to-end processes, ensure governance and robust controls, and drive transition from current to future state across planning horizons.

You will also lead readiness activities for S/4HANA-enabled planning, support NPI planning, and align with cross‑functional teams to deliver service, cost, and inventory improvements in a global

Qualifications

• Experience working in complex, global organisations, ideally within Consumer Health or FMCG sectors.
• Strong analytical skills; ability to analyse complex planning and execution processes, understand workflow patterns, and identify inefficiencies.
• Strong understanding of Supply Planning concepts across planning horizons (strategic, RCCP, tactical, operational execution) and how decisions translate into manufacturing and supply execution.
• Experience enabling ERP-based planning/execution, with strong preference for SAP S/4HANA exposure; ability to translate business requirements into system-enabled process design and controls.
• Understanding of how IBP outputs (plans, scenarios, constraints, prioritisation) should integrate into S/4HANA Production Planning processes to drive executable plans.
• Experience supporting NPI planning and launch execution, including lifecycle management through to phase-out/obsolescence.
• Knowledge of process modelling software, data analysis tools, and familiarity with automation technologies is beneficial.
• Project management skills: ability to plan, manage, and execute process improvement initiatives.
• Inspiring and motivating – strong leader who can energise teams toward shared goals.
• Building strong relationships – skilled at developing collaborative connections across functions.
• Making informed decisions – evaluates challenges from multiple perspectives, analyses outcomes, takes calculated risks, and drives timely decisions.
• Navigating and driving change – applies structured change management strategies, guides teams through uncertainty, and maintains operational stability and continuity throughout transformation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the BPO and relevant functions to ensure Supply Planning process design meets requirements and strategic objectives across planning horizons.
• Facilitate workshops to gather input, feedback, and socialize recommendations with functions/operating units to refine and finalise process design in partnership with the BPO and other BPEs.
• Collaborate with the BPO to document “to be” processes; and support evaluation of “as is” processes identifying bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and duplication.
• Define how Supply Planning connects end-to-end, including translation of plans across horizons and integration points between IBP outputs and Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling for execution.
• Drive decisions through governance forums, ensuring decisions are communicated to stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Align designs with programme timelines and milestones, coordinating with data, tooling, master data, and deployment waves.
• Support the BPO and Functional Leaders in evaluating readiness for programme delivery and identifying gaps and solutions.
• Create documentation for new processes and develop role-based training/upskilling for planners and execution teams.
• Support process readiness for S/4HANA-enabled Supply Planning and execution, including master data and process controls.
• Support NPI governance and lifecycle controls for phase-in/phase-out, including inventory run-down and obsolescence management.

Skills

Global organisations experience

Supply Planning concepts

SAP S/4HANA exposure

IBP/ERP planning

Project management

Change management

Leadership

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

IBP

ERP systems

Job description

Haleon is seeking a Senior Specialist in Supply Planning to shape and continuously improve the P2F value stream. You will partner with the BPO and other BPEs to design end-to-end processes, ensure governance and robust controls, and drive transition from current to future state across planning horizons.

You will also lead readiness activities for S/4HANA-enabled planning, support NPI planning, and align with cross‑functional teams to deliver service, cost, and inventory improvements in a global