Regional QSC NPI Lead

Job Description

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne,Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And aculture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.About the roleThe Regional QSC NPI Lead will support a highly complex range of Innovation projects along with interactions with senior stakeholders internally and externally.Key Responsibilities:

• Sitting within the EU Technical Team, lead all QSC related activities to deliver the EU Innovation pipeline, generating the supply plan for NPI, focusing on product sourcing, manufacturing strategy, Cost of Goods, Capital Investment and risk management.
• Lead a new pilot on Innovation Acceleration looking at faster innovation delivery, taking a leading role in the search, selection and qualification of potential new CMOs to support our ambitious innovation targets.
• Within the Acceleration pilot, partner with dedicated R&D/regulatory resource. Report to and be sponsored by the EMEA L Leadership team (BU GM and Strategic Portfolio Management Head)
• Partner with a specific Business Units (BU), with a dotted reporting line to the QSC lead, to act as the Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for timely assessment of new ideas.
• Project management expertise, establishing the core e2e milestones and ensuring stage gate deliverables are met, driving use of the commercial brief and leveraging the CEI tools.
• Sourcing strategy development and recommendation in line with CMO, global teams and EU supply chain.
• Ownership of the IMR (Innovation and Maintenance Review) for specific business unit, maintaining alignment with thresholds and managing SKU proliferation.
• Core member of the BU PMB representing the supply chain and supporting the QSC BU lead.
• Partner with commercial and R&D within the project core team and lead the QSC sub team.
• Review development against QbD and DtV deliverables, leveraging the Technical Review Boards and ensuring projects passing though stage gates are robust for launch.

Qualifications and skillsEssential- BS science, engineering, logistics Degree with specialization in Science, engineering, procurement, logistics- Typically 10 years’ experience in FMCG/ pharmaceuticals / manufacturing/ SC management:

• Project Management
• Experience managing a team of cross functional expertise
• Demonstrated leadership in a global, matrixed environment within a pharmaceutical/ FMCG industry.
• Business acumen to drive continuous improvement and interact with internal and external company executive teams on behalf of or within Haleon
• Assessment of new suppliers and product offerings (financial, technical, Due Diligence)

Preferred

• MS/ MBA
• Strong understanding of local regulatory guidelines, particularly related to NPI.
• Expert at pulling resource and working with other areas of the business (global regulatory, analytical, QA, Supply logistics, finance etc) to assist teams in executing required activities.
• Leadership and/or consultation in assessment of new ideas demonstrating strong business case for introduction or justification to terminate.
• Able to communicate complex technical matters in a manner that clearly defines the issue and risk to senior, non-technical audience as well as communicate in depth to expert technical teams for peer review and governance.
• Able to interact across all levels in the organization including line operations staff and executive level management across multiple countries within the region.

Please save a copy of the job description, as this may be helpful to refer to once the advert closes.Diversity, Equity and InclusionAt Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are. Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like careers/At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. Were strivingto create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agileworking culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understandinghow well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, se