Global Head of End-to-End Packaging
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Engineering
Packaging Engineer, Operations Manager
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.
Aboutthe Role
We are seeking a Global Head of End‑to‑End Packaging to take full ownership of packaging – from idea to manufacture and onto shelf. This is a highly visible enterprise leadership role, accountable for shaping breakthrough packaging innovation, elevating consumer experience, and unlocking value at scale across a multi‑category portfolio.
The role is accountable to both R&D and Supply Chain to drive end‑to‑end scale and reports jointly into the Chief Supply Chain Officer and the Chief R&D Officer. From early development through to commercialisation, the Head of E2E Packaging will ensure packaging solutions are innovative, efficient, sustainable, and deliver outstanding quality and in‑use experience.
Responsibilities- Enterprise packaging innovation leadership: Build and commercialise a multi‑year, multi‑category packaging innovation pipeline by establishing technical platforms, new materials, delivery forms and robust scale‑up processes that accelerate speed to market and increase innovation impact.
- Deliver Superior Packaging Experiences: Create winning packaging solutions that excel in‑use, stand out on shelf and in‑home, and outperform competition—while leveraging global platforms and engines to drive scale and cost advantage.
- Operating unit delivery & value creation: Lead packaging execution across operating units in close partnership with manufacturing plants, enabling commercial innovation, price/pack architecture, simplification, COGS savings, business continuity, and regulatory compliance.
- Create and scale innovation & capability platforms: Develop differentiated packaging platforms and advanced testing capabilities, including predictive modelling, to ensure product/package stability, consumer‑relevant specifications, and quality at scale.
- Packaging sustainability leadership: Define and deliver packaging sustainability strategies and action plans that advance enterprise commitments while maintaining performance and supply resilience.
- Enterprise collaboration & interdependencies: Lead across critical packaging interdependencies—including Design, Artwork, Categories, Operating Units, Engineering, Procurement and Quality—to ensure robust, integrated end‑to‑end packaging solutions.
- Leadership & stakeholder engagement:
- Proactively identify and mitigate operational, environmental, and safety risks through robust governance, audits, and capability building.
- Partner with senior stakeholders across Supply Chain, R&D, and site leadership to align packaging strategy with enterprise priorities.
- Build a strong talent bench and succession pipeline; foster a high‑engagement culture and develop external partnerships with suppliers, universities, and technology partners.
- Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required;
Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or a related technical engineering discipline preferred. - 12‑15+ years leading R&D, engineering, or packaging functions in consumer products, health, beauty, or adjacent industries.
- Proven success building and leading unified global organisations across geographies and cultures with a focus on Consumer First.
- Track record of delivering significant value creation (including COGS savings and productivity gains) and stewarding large‑scale CAPEX programmes.
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- Bachelor’s degree required;
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