Team Lead - Walgreens Customer Supply Chain

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.

About the role
Directly responsible for building strategic & operational partnerships with key customer associates at all levels, to effectively manage the Haleon internal forecasting process, customer collaboration & planning, inventory & replenishment management and all logistical activities to, from and through to the customer.

Role Responsibilities
• Manage the monthly forecast lock process with the Walgreens team, reporting variations or insights as they occur to both commercial and supply chain partners. 
• Owns the end-to-end supply chain interface and builds senior relationships & contacts at Walgreens and across the Haleon portfolio
• Manage a desk or desks as designated/agreed with the Director Customer Supply Chain.
• Leads the customer in thinking and understands the current customer supply chain strategy and business model through collaborative integration to determine opportunities and solutions.
• Manages the logistics execution for turn business, promotions, displays, new items in collaboration with the display teams, demand planning, distribution and Transportation
• Lead team in implementation of agreed to strategies that ensure consistent execution of supply chain, logistics, forecasting, replenishment, and inventory strategies across the total customer supply chain.
• Champion the Haleon supply chain to deliver customer scorecard and critical customer KPI results via vendor agreements gained at annual top-to-top meetings or through publication.
• Produce & publish KPI reporting in agreement with Director Customer Supply Chain, including OTIF, fill rate, on time performance, inventory metrics, in-stocks, days forward coverage, weekly sales v forecast performance and customer fines & penalties within the P&L.
• Communicate all Customer supply chain initiatives to Haleon leadership teams & drive improvements, efficiencies & opportunities that benefit both Haleon and the customer supply chain.
• Support and facilitate personnel development of direct/indirect reports to meet career aspirations, including coaching, PDP discussions, and talent reviews, building commercial acumen to insure ongoing value creation for Haleon.

Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of Customer Supply Chain or Logistics leadership experience
• Knowledge of supply chain processes that include order management, outbound warehouse activities, freight movement and customer receiving practices.
• Strong knowledge base in replenishment, forecasting and inventory management concepts, direct experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:
• MBA Degree
• Strong analytical skills (trend analysis, cost benefit analysis)
• Knowledge of budget and expense control and general accounting principles.
• Proficient use of Order Processing and Replenishment systems and reporting. 
• Some Travel Required

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. The salary range for this position is $113,826-$156,510.

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