Global Packaging Strategy & Consumer Insights Leader

Haleon; New Jersey; On-site; USD 178,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon is seeking a Global Head of Packaging Strategy & Consumer Insights to define and govern an enterprise-wide packaging strategy, translating consumer understanding into priorities that improve packaging competitiveness, consumer experience and business value.

You will lead a global Center of Excellence and coordinate with senior leaders across functions and markets to align innovation, sustainability and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Consumer Science, Industrial Design, Engineering, Marketing, Business, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable progressive leadership experience in strategy, innovation, consumer insights or global portfolio management within fast-moving consumer goods, consumer healthcare or a similarly complex multinational organisation.
• Ability to translate consumer insights and business priorities into strategy, measurable objectives and actionable recommendations.
• Strong analytical judgement and systems thinking, with the ability to resolve ambiguous challenges and balance commercial, consumer, sustainability, technical, regulatory and financial requirements.
• Strong leadership, executive communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to align global functions without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern global packaging strategy. Lead the packaging centre of excellence, coordinating activities across packaging pillars and aligning priorities with business and category needs.
• Put consumer insights into action. Lead packaging consumer insights and own the methodology for integrating them into strategy and portfolio decisions.
• Lead analytics and portfolio governance. Use evidence to assess opportunities, risks and trade-offs, and influence innovation priorities, investment decisions and global resource allocation.
• Measure and communicate performance. Own the packaging performance framework, key performance indicators and governance processes.
• Build organisational capability. Develop your team and strengthen capability, engagement and effectiveness across the global packaging organisation.
• Align stakeholders and strategic decisions. Build agreement on priorities and challenge initiatives or portfolio decisions that do not meet approved strategy.
• Shape future packaging opportunities. Evaluate emerging technologies, consumer expectations and competitive developments.

Job description

Haleon is seeking a Global Head of Packaging Strategy & Consumer Insights to define and govern an enterprise-wide packaging strategy, translating consumer understanding into priorities that improve packaging competitiveness, consumer experience and business value.

You will lead a global Center of Excellence and coordinate with senior leaders across functions and markets to align innovation, sustainability and operations.