Job Description

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.

About the role

As the Sales Planning Manager, you will act as a key enabler of business growth by leveraging both internal and external data (e.g. IQVIA, Sino Health) to identify opportunities, support business reviews, and ensure effective execution of annual and monthly strategic initiatives. In addition, the role will drive third-party field force (SR/PG) performance management and actively support senior leadership engagements (e.g. SLT meetings).

This is a highly cross-functional role requiring strong analytical capabilities, business acumen, and stakeholder management.

Key responsibilities

1. Data Analysis & Business Insights

• Analyze internal and external data sources (e.g. IQVIA, Sino Health, etc.) to generate actionable insights
• Identify business opportunities from an external market perspective and translate them into internal growth initiatives
• Develop data-driven narratives to support decision-making at management level

2. Business Review & Strategy Implementation Tracking

• Support monthly and quarterly business reviews, including PPT preparation, analysis, and presentation development
• Track key strategy metrics performance and identify gaps/opportunities

3. Strategy Execution & Governance

• Drive execution of annual and monthly core strategies across channels and categories
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective rollout of key initiatives
• Monitor progress and ensure timely delivery of strategic priorities

4 Sales leadership Support & Business Cycle Process Management

• Deeply engage in SLT (Sales Leadership Team) meetings preparation and follow-up
• Track key action items and ensure timely closure of deliverables
• Support overall governance and process management for leadership meetings

5 Field Force Performance Management (3rd Party Teams)

• Manage annual and monthly KPI setting, tracking, and review for SR/PG teams
• Analyze productivity and effectiveness of field force deployment
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance ROI and per capita productivity

Qualifications and skills

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Business, Marketing, Pharmacy, or related fields
• Strong analytical capability with experience in data analysis and insight generation
• Proficiency in Excel for data processing and analysis. Experience with SQL, Tableau, or Power BI is a plus.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, with the ability to develop clear and impactful presentations
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• High level of ownership, structured thinking, and execution capability

Preferred

• Experience in Consulting Firm, FMCG, Healthcare, or pharmaceutical industry
• Familiarity with external data sources (e.g. IQVIA, Sino Health)
• Experience supporting senior leadership (e.g. SLT/CMT) or governance processes

Job Posting End Date

2026-07-27

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.

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence.

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.