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.
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, ENO , Iodex, Crocin, Ostocalcium, 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.
This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.
The CMO Procurement Lead, Southeast Asia & Taiwan sits within the Cross-BU Procurement organization and reports to the Head of Cross-BU APAC Procurement.
This is a critical leadership role, responsible for driving procurement strategy and performance across Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs). The role requires strong people leadership, deep business partnership, external relationship management, and the ability to navigate complexity, manage risk and handle escalations with significant business impact.
In this role you will...
Lead the CMO Procurement team responsible for managing Contract Manufacturing Organizations supporting current products and future innovation.
Develop and implement procurement strategies that improve cost, quality, service, supply resilience and risk management.
Build strong partnerships with CMO operations, regional and global procurement teams to unlock synergies and deliver cost management targets.
Collaborate closely with CMOs to deliver ambitions across cost, service, quality, lead time, working capital and innovation, supported by robust supplier performance management.
Align with regional and global Procurement leaders to adopt best practices and drive continuous improvement.
Act as a strategic business partner, deeply understanding stakeholder needs and clearly articulating the Procurement value proposition.
Establish and maintain a strong risk management framework to ensure business continuity and effective escalation management.
Ensure full compliance with Haleon Procurement policies, processes, systems and governance standards.
Strategy & Value Delivery
Develop and embed effective ways of working across BU, Directs, Cross-BU and cross-functional teams.
Own and deliver cost management strategies, including medium- to long-term value pipelines across value engineering, alternate sourcing, automation and capital restructuring.
Deploy negotiation standards across CMOs and Direct material suppliers, supported by a strong should-cost capability.
Design and implement agile sourcing strategies to support product innovation and portfolio growth.
Support annual planning with strong market insights to inform robust budgeting and forecasting.
Supplier & Relationship Management
Develop and execute supplier strategies that deliver against cost, service, quality, lead time, working capital and innovation objectives.
Negotiate, execute and manage commercial contracts with CMOs and suppliers to maximise value for Haleon.
Build senior-level strategic relationships with CMOs and suppliers.
Implement structured supplier account management and performance assessment to drive superior outcomes.
Lead operational excellence initiatives to improve supplier KPIs
Supply chain & risk management
Transform the supply chain to unlock value through simplification, digitalisation, automation and best-practice procurement.
Identify and manage supply chain risks, ensuring mitigation plans are in place, active and clearly communicated to impacted stakeholders.
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Qualifications & Skills
Bachelor's Degree preferred
12+ years of Procurement experience, ideally across Direct materials and CMO environments
Strong expertise in sourcing, RFQs/RFIs, contract negotiation, supplier development and performance management
Proven track record of delivering significant cost reduction programmes across complex supply chains
Demonstrated experience in new product launches and integration of new business models
Experience operating in cGMP OTC and/or FMCG environments strongly preferred
Capabilities
Strong people leadership and change management capability
Ability to influence and collaborate within a complex, matrixed organization
Deep understanding of risk analysis, option analysis and mitigation planning
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
What We Offer
At Haleon Malaysia, none of us should ever feel like we are standing still. Instead, we want everyone to feel they are always progressing. We reward your contribution with a benefits package that includes (but is not limited to):
Annual performance bonuses.
Hybrid@Haleon – supporting work/life balance with hybrid working.
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, plus childcare support.
Life insurance & private medical coverage, including preventive healthcare.
Wellbeing programmes that care for you physically and mentally.
Development opportunities with future-ready training.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Haleon, we embrace diversity and foster an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We respect and celebrate unique perspectives, ensuring fair and equitable opportunities for all.
Job Posting End Date
2026-01-15
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.
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