Senior Category Manager, Logistics Procurement – Global Road, Rail And Intermodal

Haleon

London, UK
Global road, rail and intermodal freight procurement
Category strategy development
Supplier relationship management
The Senior Category Manager will be responsible for the overall enterprise Category Strategy for Road, Rail and Intermodal transportation across the Haleon Supply Chain as well as the direct sourcing activities for International Road Freight (Leg B) and associated services globally

Job Summary

  • The Senior Category Manager will be responsible for the overall enterprise Category Strategy for Road, Rail and Intermodal transportation across the Haleon Supply Chain as well as the direct sourcing activities for International Road Freight (Leg B) and associated services globally.
  • They will deliver the required business outcomes across Haleon’s ~£150m global spend on this category by working closely with Regional/Cross BU procurement colleagues, Site/CMO teams, Regional Logistics Operations, Logistics CoE team and functional business subject matter experts.
  • The role requires extensive specialist knowledge and practical logistics experience, viewed as a subject matter expert in managing Logistics category in a regional/global sourcing context and/or demonstrated 3PL/4PL logistics operation capabilities.

Matching Summary

The Senior Category Manager will be responsible for the overall enterprise Category Strategy for Road, Rail and Intermodal transportation across the Haleon Supply Chain as well as the direct sourcing activities for International Road Freight (Leg B) and associated services globally.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Global Road, Rail and Intermodal Freight Procurement
  • Category Strategy Development
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Negotiation and Influencing Skills
  • Logistics Operations Expertise

Nice-to-have

  • Purpose-driven organization
  • Agile, performance-focused culture
  • Human understanding and trusted science

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or Finance
  • Extensive specialist knowledge and practical logistics experience
  • Demonstrated ability to forge close business relationships
  • Highly developed commercial acumen
  • Successful multi-year track record in delivering savings

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