Customer Strategy Manager, Benefiber & Gas-X

Haleon; Warren Township (IA); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Healthcare coverage

Bonus program

Job summary

Haleon is seeking a Manager Customer Strategy & Planning in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Hybrid work with 3 days onsite weekly, leading 4P strategies and customer-focused activation to grow Haleon's brands in an omni-channel retail environment.

The role requires 5+ years in relevant commercial roles, strong data interpretation and robust financial management, including brand P&Ls, ROI and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required and relevant commercial experience.
• 5+ years’ experience in Customer Strategy, Trade Marketing or related sales role.
• Ability to interpret data and translate insights into category/brand strategies.
• Strong financial management skills including P&Ls, ROI and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Translate objectives into 4P strategies guiding sales priorities.
• Embed in commercial planning with promotions and assortment focus.
• Lead annual Customer planning and coordinate retailer activation.
• Drive brand priorities in discussions with stakeholders across functions.
• Support Customer Performance analysis and trade event insights.
• Align on business situations with Brand, Sales, Finance and Supply.

Skills

Customer Strategy

Trade Marketing

Sales strategy

Data analytics

ROI management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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.

The Manager Customer Strategy & Planning are Market Place Experts that translates the vision and strategy of HALEON’s categories and brands into an actionable set of customer specific priorities (e.g., support best in class innovation launches, assortment objectives, pricing goals, trade funding tactics and effectiveness, merchandising objectives). Through insight driven trade strategies and activation they win with customers, connect with shoppers and drive disproportionate profitable growth for our brands, categories and customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translates Brand Objectives, Strategies and Activation Plans into 4P strategies to guide sales priorities that fuel sales / market share / profit growth for both Haleon and Retailers in an Omni world

• Embed in commercial planning, with trade optimized by customer segmentation, with promotions and assortment driving profitable, efficient growth

• Lead and facilitate annual Customer planning and delivery to meet identified timelines and requirements, then supports Retailer Account Teams in activating and delivering against sales objectives and priorities

• Promote discussions and updates on key brand priorities through both 1:1 and group overviews to continuously improve strategies and brand activation plans

• Assist with Customer Performance, insights into Trade events and supply / inventory challenges

• Drive alignment on business situations throughout the organization to include Brand, Sales, NRM, Shopper Marketing, Finance, Supply, Analytics and Sales Operations on unique Customer and overall Brand initiatives.

• Responsible for the Management of the Trade Promotion Manager

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week)

Salary range: $ 137,185- $188,630 USD annually plus an annual bonus_._

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 5+ years’ experience in a related commercial role such as (but not limited to) Customer Strategy, Trade Marketing or Customer facing sales role with a preference for consumer-packaged goods

• Experience interpreting data and leveraging insights to build and execute category/brand trade strategies

• Excellent financial management skills including brand P&Ls, ROI, and budget management

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Exceptional knowledge of Retail customers and the marketplace, with customer facing experience

• Strong background in developing sales strategies, and support multiple processes & systems (e.g., sales reporting, syndicated data, etc.)

• Robust analytical capabilities with ability to translate into action-minded strategies

• Excellent written & oral communication skills with the ability to engage and influence up to Executive level

• Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally

• Excellent organization, time management and prioritization skills; proven ability to balance multiple critical tasks and consistently delivering against hard deadlines

• Developing people and building a future talent pipeline

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.

Job Posting End Date

2026-10-02

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.

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.