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 a culture 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.
Are you ready:
- to help innovate the future of R&D packaging?
- to apply your natural passion for packaging to improve the consumer experience?
- to drive strong business results through sustainable innovation?
- to accelerate your R&D career tackling one of the most strategic and visible challenges facing brand-owning companies around the world?
China is a key focus market for the consumer healthcare business with a complete portfolio of global and local brands such as Centrum, Caltrate, Fenbid, Voltaren and Sensodyne in Wellness, OTC and Oral Health categories.
This role has direct accountability to drive business objectives through delivery of innovations by leading a high performing team, collaborating closely with partner functions and leveraging the external ecosystem.
Key responsibilities for this role include:
- Manage and lead multiple projects for China business with varied levels of complexity and confidently represent R&D Packaging in key internal meetings to provide subject matter expertise for decision making.
- Engagement with partner functions and stakeholders in R&D, Marketing and Supply Chain to define clear objectives, prioritization and resource planning.
- Be brand savvy and consumer obsessed in leveraging new technologies to elevate user experience through innovative and sustainable packaging solutions.
- Build a highly engaged team with a clear line of sight on goals and objectives, and continually strengthen team’s capability.
- Collaborate with external partners (suppliers, academia) to develop best in class innovation for the brands, and drive awareness of competitor packaging activities to identify improvements and innovation opportunities for China business.
- Work with peers and leaders in the packaging organization to drive platform projects on sustainability and pioneer implementation of new solutions in China.
- Continually develop knowledge in new areas of packaging and look for innovative and better ways of working by eliminating non-value-added activities and improve efficiency.
Key requirements to be successful in this role include:
- Strong technical expertise in the field of packaging materials, formats and applications
- Passion to innovate and execute with excellence
- Ability to lead and collaborate
- Drive to continuously learn, improve and develop others
- Agility in adapting to change in a fast-paced environment
Qualifications, experience and skills required for this role:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Packaging, Chemical or Mechanical), or Science (Material Science, Polymer Chemistry or related fields)
- 12 – 15 yrs of relevant experience in FMCG industry
- Strong technical understanding of the requirements to deliver innovation to the marketplace along with a good grasp of the associated challenges in order to anticipate and resolve issues, mitigate risks and make sound business decisions.
- Experienced in collaborating with partner functions in R&D, Marketing and Supply Chain on the requirements for packaging development and related processes.
- Experience in leading complex projects for local or global consumer brands
- Ability to solve technical and operational problems with a scientific approach
- Understanding of research methodologies to mine consumer insights and design thinking approach to build packaging innovation roadmap for the brands
- Knowledge of emerging technologies and policies (environmental, safety and regulatory) related to packaging
- Experience in a leadership role with responsibility of managing a team with direct or indirect reporting lines.
- Skilled in building and maintaining strong external network with key business partners and industry associations.
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