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.

Operational Excellence Manager

Are you a passionate continuous improvement leader who thrives on driving performance, developing teams, and creating a culture of operational excellence? Do you enjoy partnering with leaders across manufacturing operations to deliver measurable business results? If so, this could be the opportunity for you.

We are seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to join our leadership team. Reporting to the Site Operational Excellence Director, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the site's continuous improvement strategy, enabling sustainable growth, increased productivity, and operational excellence across the organization.

As the site subject matter expert for Operational Excellence and Lean methodologies, you will lead the deployment of the Haleon Performance System (HAPS), champion a culture of continuous improvement, and drive performance improvements across Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and Productivity. This role combines strategic leadership, coaching, project management, and hands-on operational engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the deployment and continuous development of the site's Operational Excellence strategy and performance improvement roadmap.
Drive the implementation and maturity of the Haleon Performance System (HAPS), ensuring sustainable adoption across all functions.
Identify, prioritize, and deliver productivity and continuous improvement initiatives aligned to site business objectives.
Develop business cases and financial justifications for improvement projects and capital investments.
Establish and manage key performance indicators, including OEE, Yield, Efficiency, and Waste metrics, to support data-driven decision-making.
Partner with operations leaders to implement effective visual management systems that improve performance visibility and accountability.
Lead and facilitate Lean transformation activities, including Kaizen, SMED, 5S, Autonomous Maintenance, Centerlining, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
Drive the implementation of Industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing initiatives that support operational excellence objectives.
Coach and develop leaders at all levels, building capability in problem-solving, performance management, and continuous improvement practices.
Act as a catalyst for cultural transformation by promoting accountability, servant leadership, employee engagement, and continuous learning.
Challenge and influence leadership teams to identify performance gaps and implement sustainable improvement actions.
Build strong internal and external networks to share best practices, benchmark performance, and accelerate operational excellence capability.
Conduct regular Gemba walks to identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and waste reduction.
Lead cross-functional teams in the successful delivery of strategic operational improvement projects.

What We're Looking For

Essential Qualifications & Experience

Degree in Engineering or a related discipline, and/or significant experience within a manufacturing environment.
Proven project management experience with a track record of delivering operational improvement initiatives.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent Lean/Operational Excellence qualification.
Strong experience implementing Operational Excellence frameworks such as TPM, Lean Manufacturing, World Class Manufacturing (WCM), or Six Sigma.
Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Operations background with experience driving business performance improvement.
Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to influence and engage teams across all levels of an organization.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

5+ years' experience within manufacturing, operations, or operational excellence leadership roles.
Experience working within FMCG, pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare, or similarly fast-paced manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated success leading cultural transformation and continuous improvement programs.
Strong leadership presence with the ability to challenge, coach, and influence senior stakeholders.
Experience developing and implementing performance management systems and business KPIs.
Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
Experience with Power BI, SAP, OEE systems, and other manufacturing performance tools.
Proven ability to build effective relationships from shop-floor teams through to executive leadership.

EUR 66,048.00 - EUR 90,816.00

The salary range for this position is indicative and provided as a guide. The final offer may vary depending on factors including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations. Further details regarding the total reward and benefits package will be shared during the recruitment process. Salary ranges may vary by location in line with local market conditions and applicable pay transparency regulations.

Compensation information is shared for the primary location of this role. Where the position is advertised with additional locations the compensation range will be discussed during the recruiting process.

Job Posting End Date

2026-11-13

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.

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