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Manager Customer Strategy & Planning are Market Place Experts that translates the vision and strategy of HALEON's categories and brands into an actionable set of customer specific priorities (e.g., support best in class innovation launches, assortment objectives, pricing goals, trade funding tactics and effectiveness, merchandising objectives). Through insight driven trade strategies and activation they win with customers, connect with shoppers and drive disproportionate profitable growth for our brands, categories and customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translates Brand Objectives, Strategies and Activation Plans into 4P strategies to guide sales priorities that fuel sales / market share / profit growth for both Haleon and Retailers in an Omni world
- Embed in commercial planning, with trade optimized by customer segmentation, with promotions and assortment driving profitable, efficient growth
- Lead and facilitate annual Customer planning and delivery to meet identified timelines and requirements, then supports Retailer Account Teams in activating and delivering against sales objectives and priorities
- Promote discussions and updates on key brand priorities through both 1:1 and group overviews to continuously improve strategies and brand activation plans
- Assist with Customer Performance, insights into Trade events and supply / inventory challenges
- Drive alignment on business situations throughout the organization to include Brand, Sales, NRM, Shopper Marketing, Finance, Supply, Analytics and Sales Operations on unique Customer and overall Brand initiatives.
- Responsible for the Management of the Trade Promotion Manager
Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week)
Salary range: $137,185 - $188,630 USD annually plus an annual bonus.
Why you?Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years' experience in a related commercial role such as (but not limited to) Customer Strategy, Trade Marketing or Customer facing sales role with a preference for consumer-packaged goods
- Experience interpreting data and leveraging insights to build and execute category/brand trade strategies
- Excellent financial management skills including brand P&Ls, ROI, and budget management
Preferred Qualifications:If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Exceptional knowledge of Retail customers and the marketplace, with customer facing experience
- Strong background in developing sales strategies, and support multiple processes & systems (e.g., sales reporting, syndicated data, etc.)
- Robust analytical capabilities with ability to translate into action-minded strategies
- Excellent written & oral communication skills with the ability to engage and influence up to Executive level
- Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally
- Excellent organization, time management and prioritization skills; proven ability to balance multiple critical tasks and consistently delivering against hard deadlines
- Developing people and building a future talent pipeline
BenefitsHaleon 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 Date2026-12-02
