Procurement Senior Manager - Contracting CoE

Haleon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon, a global consumer health company, invites a Senior Manager to lead the Procurement Contracting CoE focusing on compliant, efficient contracting outcomes across regions and functions.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Legal, and business stakeholders to operationalise strategy, governance, and process excellence while driving continuous improvement and cost savings in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or supply chain.
• 9–14 years in procurement/contracting with end-to-end buying cycle.
• Experience with high-value contracts and mid-to-large procurement projects.
• Experience leading contract/ procurement teams.
• Strong understanding of contract lifecycle, drafting, review, negotiation, and execution.
• Hands-on experience with procurement systems such as Ariba, SAP, Coupa, or Ivalua.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day contracting operations.
• Lead contract negotiations and risk mitigation.
• Oversee end-to-end contracting incl drafting, review, NDAs.
• Ensure templates, clause libraries, and playbooks are applied.
• Support governance, risk, and compliance initiatives.
• Partner with Procurement, Legal, and business stakeholders.
• Drive cost savings, value creation, and cycle-time reductions.
• Act as escalation point for complex or high-risk contracting issues.

Skills

Contract lifecycle

Negotiation

Governance & compliance

Stakeholder management

Lean Six Sigma

Ariba

SAP

Coupa

Ivalua

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Ariba

SAP

Coupa

Ivalua

Job description

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve 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 it’s 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.

Procurement Senior Manager – Contracting Center of Excellence (CoE)

About The Team

Our Procurement Contracting Center of Excellence (CoE) is a global capability team within Procurement Strategy & Delivery that supports Haleon’s ambition of delivering best‑in‑class contracting excellence, compliance, risk mitigation and value realization. The team develops and governs contracting standards, templates, playbooks, processes, technologies and insights that ensure consistent, high‑quality contracting outcomes across all categories and regions. By working as One Procurement — in partnership with Legal, Category Management, Risk, Finance, Data & Digital, and regional procurement teams — the Contracting CoE drives performance, reduces complexity, enhances stakeholder experience and strengthens business controls.

We create competitive advantage through robust and sustainable partnerships that unlock Haleon's potential. We operate to bring scale, expertise and a business‑first mindset through our global category, cross‑BU and strategy and delivery teams working together. By collaborating as a One Procurement team, we drive real value for Haleon and the consumers we serve.

The Contracting CoE, along with the Procurement Strategy & Delivery Leadership Team, will instil a culture of continuous improvement and a Service Excellence mindset. This team will work globally ensuring consistency in the right contracting processes and ensure solutions meet the needs locally, where required.

Role Overview

The Procurement Contracting CoE Manager is responsible for managing day‑to‑day contracting operations and working along with a team of contracting specialists to deliver consistent, compliant, and efficient contracting outcomes across the organization. The role supports the Contracting CoE Lead by operationalising strategy, governance, and process excellence while partnering closely with Procurement, Legal, and business stakeholders.

Contract Lifecycle Management

• Execution of high-medium spend critical contracts in close collaboration with our Global category and business partnering procurement teams
• Lead contract negotiations, advise on contractual risks, develop mitigation strategies, and administer contracts for the organization
• Oversee end‑to‑end contracting activities including drafting, review, amendment, and execution of procurement contracts and NDAs
• Ensure consistent application of approved templates, clause libraries, and playbooks
• Support negotiations by advising on contractual risk, fallbacks, and governance requirements

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure all contracts comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements
• Apply governance frameworks, controls, and approval processes to mitigate contractual and operational risk
• Support audit readiness and compliance assessments

Stakeholder Partnership

• Build strong, trusted relationships with Procurement, Legal, and business stakeholders
• Provide pragmatic, solution‑oriented contracting guidance to support business outcomes
• Contribute to a customer‑focused service model that delivers timely, value‑driven support

Operational Excellence & Improvement

• Identify process inefficiencies and lead continuous improvement initiatives
• Support delivery of cost savings, value creation, and cycle‑time reduction
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to resolve operational issues using root‑cause analysis

Team & Service Delivery

• Ensure delivery against service levels and stakeholder expectations
• Act as the first point of escalation for complex or high‑risk contracting issues
• Collaborating with the wider CoE team fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelors – Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, related field or any Bachelors, combined with relevant experience.
• 9 to 14 years of experience in procurement, contracting, or supply chain management with strong domain expertise in understanding of the end-to-end buying cycle
• Demonstrated experience with high-value contracts and mid-to-large scale procurement projects
• Proven experience managing or supervising contract or procurement teams
• Strong understanding of the contract lifecycle, including drafting, review, negotiation, and execution
• Strong hands‑on experience on Contracting tools and technologies (Ariba, OnIT, etc).
• Hands‑on experience with procurement systems such as SAP, Coupa, or Ivalua
• Solid understanding of procurement governance, internal controls, audit requirements, and compliance
• Demonstrated experience driving operational efficiencies and service improvements
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem‑solving skills
• Exposure to global and cross‑border contracting environments
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent experience in continuous improvement methodologies.
• Policy and procedure development for compliance and efficiency

Behavioral:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and creative thinking skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in all tasks.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced and deadline‑driven environment.
• Collaboration and teamwork skills to work effectively with cross‑functional teams.

Job Posting End Date

2026-09-08

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. It’s 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.

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

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Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.