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.

The Associate Category Manager partners with the retailer to shape a forward‑looking category vision grounded in a deep understanding of the Drug channel shopper. By integrating the voice of the shopper with advanced analytics, insights, and tools, they translate category and shopper learning into winning strategies and assortments that drive growth for both Haleon and the retailer.
 

Role Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a clear and compelling category vision with the retailer, grounded in a deep understanding of the Drug channel shopper and category dynamics.

• Synthesize shopper, category, and market insights to deliver fact‑based, shopper‑centric strategies that drive category growth and support Haleon brand objectives.

• Develop winning category strategies and assortment recommendations that create mutual value for the retailer and accelerate growth for Haleon brands.

• Translate category and brand strategies into actionable customer‑specific priorities, including distribution objectives, merchandising strategies, and promotional plans.

• Partner cross‑functionally with Sales, Brand and Insights teams to ensure shopper and category learnings inform brand strategy and in‑market activation.

• Provide insights leadership and compelling storytelling that clearly communicates the voice of the shopper and influences retailer decision‑making.

• Support customer planning and performance reviews by identifying trends, competitive activity, promotional effectiveness, and opportunities for improvement.
   

Why You?

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.

• 5 + years of CPG retailer key account category management, shopper/consumer insights or related industry experience.

• Strong intellectual curiosity and analytical skills to identify trends from multiple sources and translate into compelling storytelling.

• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneDrive, Teams.

• Supplier POS data experience with Circana or Nielsen.
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous CVS experience.

• Retail loyalty and retailer POS experience.

• Strong communicator and presenter, with ability to communicate across levels of the organization

• High learning agility, people agility and change agility.

The Salary Range for this role is $105,372 - 144,887 USD + bonus

Benefits

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program.  This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave.  On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family.  We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.

Job Posting End Date

 Equal Opportunities

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.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.

Accommodation Requests

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Use subject line: ‘Haleon Careers: Job Accommodation Request’ 

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Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.