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## Expert Head - SSA

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

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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.

**In this position you will:**

The Head of Expert (HOE) at Haleon leads an end-to-end expert operation overseeing Expert Engagement Leaders (EELs), Expert Marketing Managers, Omnichannel Activation Leads and Expert Data Stewardship/SFE & Capability Managers. This leadership role plays a critical role in driving a successful Omnichannel Transformation to increase quality expert recommendations, achieving ‘brand recommended most often’ (BRMO) status with consistent AWR increase and growing patient purchases through improved conversion lead by managing these key areas of expertise aligned with Haleon’s strategic objectives.

**Essential Job Responsibilities:**                 

• Strategy Development and Implementation:
 
• Establishes the strategic direction of Expert Engagement in the LOC and leads the successful implementation through manpower solutions and digital channels.
 
• Plans, directs, and implements the strategic expert objectives and business plan for office teams and field force.
 
• Guides teams for effective targeting, detailing call structure, digital channel management, content creation and target setting.
 
• Ensures efficient resource allocation to maximize expert coverage, engagement, recommendation, and conversion towards Haleon’s strategic expert audience.
 
• Represents the company as a member of the Management Team vis-a-vis Key Opinion Leaders, Associations, Government Agencies, or community groups.
 

**Team Leadership and Performance Management:**

• Builds and leads a high-performing expert teams, motivates, and supports teams achieving their respective goals.
 
• Ensures an effective and efficient way of working amongst wider teams including expert partnership with cross -functional teams.
 
• Aligns wider teams with strategic objectives and sets the right targets to continuously raise the bar.  
 
• Effectively drives Omni-CH transformation, closely monitors progress, and builds team capabilities maintaining the highest standards of effectiveness.
 
• Fosters a culture of collaboration, agility and experimenting within the team.
 
• Ensures that appropriate resource, skills & capabilities, organisational structures, and infrastructure are in place to support the achievement of expert targets.
 

**Omnichannel Execution:**

• Oversees effective planning and implementation of Omnichannel Expert Engagement Strategies within the LOC, aligned with Haleon Expert Objectives.
 
• Removes siloes and creates a productive and interlinked operation across different expert functions to build and maintain the Omni-CH ecosystem.
 
• Supports teams to create engaging, meaningful and relevant content for targeted expert audiences and ensures efforts are interlinked with field force activation.
 
• Identifies gaps to improve Omni-CH ecosystem from technical requirements to team orchestration and takes actions accordingly. 
 

**Data Management and Privacy:**

• Drives a data driven expert operation, maintains high accuracy and quality inputs to accommodate 1P data and ensures strong data management to be amongst top priorities for relevant teams. 
 
• Leverages all data platforms, reports, dashboards, and CRM tools to closely track team efforts and utilizes insights to take informative actions.
 
• Monitors and analyses sales data, market share, IQVIA, IPSOS, VOC etc. to identify performance, trends, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
 
• Ensures data governance policies are established and followed.
 

**Stakeholder Management & Collaboration:**

• Fosters effective collaboration with cross functional teams including Marketing, Omni-CH, Medical, IT, Tech, Compliance and Comex pharmacy teams to ensure alignment and consistency in messaging and branding.
 
• Closely collaborates with BU/Global Expert/MDs/MEA Expert Heads and fosters a culture of ‘one team’ mindset.
 
• Engages on those HCOs/KOLs that influence the con

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## Shopper Marketing Manager SSA - OH

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

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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 SSA OH Shopper Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring Haleon’s sales growth through the sound translation of brand and category strategy into effective shopper and customer support tools. You will focus on creating shopper sell-out tools, developing meaningful education for in-store experts, and building best-in-class visibility and communication plans across channels, for the assigned categories. This role sits within the Commercial/Customer Marketing team and partners closely with Brand Marketing, Sales and Category to deliver flawless execution in-store and online.

**Role Responsibilities**

• Preparation of Campaign plans in collaboration with Marketing, Sales, S&CM, Supply Chain and Sales Controlling team.
• Leads Customer Marketing to deliver excellent shopper campaigns that deliver customers and shopper needs.
• Translate Category strategy road map from marketing into clear growth plans and lead implementation of same.
• Leads the development and delivery on the Promotional Strategy and guidelines by Brand, tailored by Channel/Customer where appropriate. Includes depth of price discount, frequency of promotion, maximum volume sold on promotion and ongoing optimization guidance.
• Leads the development and delivery of Must Stock Lists by Brand by Channel/Customer, including active mix principles and recommendations
• Drive category strategy and management through various category levers inclusind  pricing, promotion, shelving and distribution / range strategy and guidelines to unlock brand growth priorities and innovation.
• Supports best in class forecast accuracy and demand planning via ensuring the key commercial demand drivers are integrated to IBP.
• Orchestrates other commercial functions and their teams as part of IBP process, feeding into the monthly planning and cycle and building towards having the best projection for brand / customer forecasts.
• Accountable for Shopper Strategy aligned to Brand Growth Strategies, Customer Selling Stories, In-store priorities by channel.
• Responsible for the deployment of all point of sales material (POSM) for in-store execution, leveraging the creative provided by marketing. Continuously optimizing approach whilst managing within budget and sharing learnings and ROI.
• Accountable to deliver on but not only: New product launches (innovation) targets, growing our brands ahead of the categories we compete in and the delivery of P&L objectives for assigned brands.

**_Why you?_**

**Basic Qualifications:**

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in FMCG industry within Shopper Marketing or Marketing function. Sales experience is an added advantage.
• Excellent presentation & communication skills to work with departments and internal & external personnel across teams and business lines
• Knowledge and experience in delivering best in class execution within Retail and Pharmacy environment, leveraging HCP/Expert
• Strategic & entrepreneurial mindset: strong analytical skills, & tenacity to think creatively in order to drive results in a fast-paced environment.
• A field sales experience will be an advantage

**Preferred Qualifications:**

• A bachelors/master’s in business or equivalent qualification.
• Excellent presentation, communication and influencing skills; able to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Strategic, creative and analytical thinker with strong commercial and financial understanding; able to analyze data and problem solve.
• Strong project management skills and ability to proactively identify business opportunities and prioritize initiatives.

We encourage persons with disabilities that meet the job criteria to apply.

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 **Job Posting End Date**

2026-08-29

## **Equal Opportunities**

Haleon are committed to mobil

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## Country Security Manager

Nairobi - Likoni Road, Nairobi, Kenya

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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**

The Country Security Manager is responsible for implementing and improving Haleon’s security framework across all Kenyan sites. This role ensures the protection of people, assets, and operations while driving country security risk mitigation. It will operate under the functional direction of the Regional Security Manager (Middle East and Africa) and Group Security, ensuring strong alignment with Group Security Strategy and enterprise objectives. A significant focus will be on contractor management and engagement with local security vendors to ensure best-in-class contract delivery and performance. The position requires strong awareness of Kenya’s unique security landscape, including crime rates, cargo theft risks, and regulatory compliance challenges.

The role also supports in-country investigations, anti-counterfeit efforts, external partnerships, third-party contract management, and the development of Haleon’s Corporate Security work instructions.

# Operational Responsibilities

## Security Operations & Supply Chain Risk

• Lead the country 2nd line physical security delivery across Haleon’s manufacturing, R&D, commercial, and corporate environments.
• Integrate corporate security risk management into end-to-end supply chain operations, including transport, warehousing, third-party logistics, and critical supplier sites.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality teams to assess vulnerabilities and implement proactive controls that protect continuity, integrity, and brand reputation.
• Monitor neighboring and country-geopolitical, criminal, and environmental threats that may impact operations or supply resilience and develop mitigation strategies accordingly.
• Knowledge of Kenya’s security regulations and crime trends.
• Champion adoption of advanced security technologies and continuous improvement tailored to local threat environments.

## Procedure Development & Standards Implementation

• Drive the implementation of Haleon’s Corporate Security Policy and associated standards.
• Ensure alignment with local regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and enterprise risk frameworks.
• Establish mechanisms for compliance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement across all sites and functions.
• Provide audits, assessments, and assurance activities to validate security procedure effectiveness.

## Third-Party Security Contract Management

• Manage the Business Units portfolio of third-party security contracts, which includes both manned guarding and technical security services, as well as maintaining relationship with the manned guarding account director.
• Ensure service quality, compliance, and alignment with Haleon’s operational needs.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships, fostering innovation, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.

## External Partnerships & Intelligence Sharing

• Develop and maintain relationships with local law enforcement agencies, industry bodies, regulatory authorities, and peer organizations.
• Represent Haleon in relevant local forums and working groups to share intelligence, benchmark practices, and influence standards.
• Leverage external partnerships to enhance threat awareness, investigative support, and coordinated response capabilities.

## Leadership Engagement & Advisory

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior leaders across the Business Unit.
• Provide clear, confident, and timely security risk briefings—both written and verbal—to support informed decision-making.
• Ensure leadership confidence in the security function through proactive engagement, transparency, and alignment.
• Translate complex risk scenarios into actionable business advice that supports resilience and operational continuity.

## Crisis Management

• Support emergency planning, crisis response coordination across sites and supply c

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