Haleon

Consumer Health

SSAOTC&WellnessLead

nairobi, nairobi county, kenya FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“SSA OTC & Wellness Lead at Haleon. Skills: Brand activation, In-market execution, Team leadership, Commercial acumen. Execute local marketing activities based on global plans.. Drive financial and commercial rigour across brand activation.”

What You'll Achieve.

Flawless in-market delivery of OU-led brand plans.; Brand P&L delivery.; Achieve performance targets.; Deliver all relevant brand KPIs across financials, consumption, penetration, brand health, and the innovation pipeline.

Industry & Context.

Consumer Health

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, or a related field., Proven experience in a marketing role with a focus on brand activation and in-market execution., Demonstrated experience in managing and leading teams to achieve performance targets., understanding of brand building, campaign deployment, and the overall marketing ecosystem., Solid commercial and financial acumen, with experience managing brand KPIs.

Nice to Have

Experience working in a matrix organization, with a proven ability to collaborate with regional/global teams and local cross-functional partners., Ability to interpret market data, consumer and shopper insights, and competitive dynamics to refine execution strategies., Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment and drive decisions forward., Comfortable operating in a complex and ambiguous environment., A proactive and results-oriented mindset, with a passion for executional excellence.

What You'll Do.

Execute local marketing activities based on global plans.

Drive financial and commercial rigour across brand activation.

Contribute to brand P&L delivery.

Manage A&P investment

optimisation and ROI.

Track spend and performance against KPIs.

Deliver in-year brand performance.

Amplify local marketing plans with customer activations.

Support local market CCC and performance tracking.

Provide market learnings and insights to OU team.

Manage and develop brand activation teams.

Deliver relevant brand KPIs.

Provide people leadership and coaching.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work collaboratively with local Function teams (incl. ComEx, Media, Sales) to ensure integrated and effective activation.; Collaborate with regional/global teams and local cross-functional partners.

Full 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. **Hello. We’re Haleon**. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question. With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business. This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special. **About the role** As the **SSA OTC & Wellness Lead**, you will be at the forefront of our marketing efforts, responsible for driving brand performance and ensur

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