Haleon
StandardExcellenceManager
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“Standard Excellence Manager at Haleon. Skills: Operational standards, Quality excellence, Continuous improvement, Governance practices. Define enterprise operational and quality standards. Govern enterprise operational and quality standards”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive consistent, inspection-ready execution; Reduce variability; Reduce Cost of Poor Quality; Enable sustainable business performance; Achieve right-first-time performance; Embed standard work as everyday behaviours; Embed continuous improvement as everyday behaviours; Drive cross-site learning; Support progression of site quality maturity; Ensure new or updated standards are adopted consistently and effectively; Drive tangible reductions in Cost of Poor Quality; Ensure standards are demonstrably effective in practice
Industry & Context.
Root-cause problem solving; Structured analysis; Loss elimination; Defect prevention; Variability reduction
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in scientific, quality, or related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience, 5–8 years’ progressive experience in quality systems, operational excellence, and enterprise standards governance within regulated or complex manufacturing and operational environments, Proven experience defining, governing, and deploying enterprise standards and standard work across multi-site organisations, Experience translating regulatory, corporate, and business strategy requirements into practical, usable standards, Track record in continuous improvement, variability reduction, and loss elimination, Demonstrated ability to balance compliance, operational effectiveness, and business performance, Experience identifying and addressing systemic quality and operational risks through structured analysis of deviations, CAPAs, audit findings, complaints, and performance data, Proven experience working in matrixed, cross-functional environments, Stakeholder management and facilitation experience
What You'll Do.
Define enterprise operational and quality standards
Govern enterprise operational and quality standards
Embed enterprise operational and quality standards
Strengthen standardisation
Enable sustainable business performance
Own the end‑to‑end enterprise standards framework
Define operational and quality standards
Govern operational and quality standards
Classify risk for standards
Control lifecycle of standards
Improve operational and quality standards
Translate regulatory requirements into standards
Translate corporate requirements into standards
Translate business strategy into standards
Establish governance mechanisms for standards
Manage change of standards
Ensure standards are inspection‑ready
Structure standards based on risk
Integrate standards into SOPs
Integrate standards into training programmes
Integrate standards into site processes
Provide guidance on enterprise standards
Prevent ambiguity in standards
Prevent local deviation in standards
Prevent unintended variability in standards
Lead quality excellence initiatives
Focus on loss elimination
Focus on defect prevention
Focus on variability reduction
Focus on right‑first‑time performance
Embed root‑cause problem solving
Embed continuous improvement disciplines
Identify systemic quality risks
Identify recurring failure modes
Analyze audit findings
Analyze performance data
Drive cross‑site learning
Identify repeat issues
Translate lessons learned into standard updates
Translate lessons learned into governance improvements
Translate lessons learned into targeted interventions
Support progression of site quality maturity
Build organisational capability for standards
Define deployment models for standards
Provide training for standards deployment
Provide coaching for standards deployment
Conduct effectiveness checks for standards
Operate as subject‑matter expert
Provide hands‑on support for implementation challenges
Provide support for complex interpretation topics
Lead enterprise‑level change activity
Support enterprise-level change activity
Ensure new standards are adopted consistently
Ensure updated standards are adopted effectively
Engage stakeholders for change
Ensure change is measured
Ensure change is sustained
Define success criteria for change
Conduct post‑implementation review
Provide feedback into governance processes
Define enterprise‑level KPIs for standardisation
Define enterprise‑level KPIs for quality maturity
Define enterprise‑level KPIs for governance effectiveness
Align site performance with enterprise expectations
Use performance data to challenge inconsistencies
Use performance data to identify losses
Use performance data to prioritise improvement actions
Drive reductions in Cost of Poor Quality
Link standards compliance to loss elimination
Link standards compliance to defect reduction
Link standards compliance to prevention of repeat failures
Provide insight‑driven reporting to Management Review
Provide insight‑driven reporting to Quality Council forums
Partner with Operations
Partner with Supply Chain
Ensure standards are operationally practical
Ensure standards are risk‑appropriate
Ensure standards are value‑adding
Support audit readiness
Support regulatory inspections
Strengthen enterprise standards
Strengthen governance maturity
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional environments; Partner with Operations; Partner with Quality; Partner with EHS; Partner with Supply Chain; Engage with senior leaders; Engage with governance forums
Communication Scope
Authoritative guidance; Insight-driven reporting
Process & Methodology
Change management
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. The Standard and Quality Excellence Manager is accountable for defining, governing, and embedding enterprise operational and quality standards to drive consistent, inspection-ready execution across EU manufacturing and operational sites. The role supports delivery of the QSCP strategy by strengthening standardisation, reducing variability and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and enabling sustainable business performance through robust quality excellence and governance practices. **Key Responsibilities** **Standards** * Own the end‑to‑end enterprise standards framework, including definition, governance, risk classification, lifecycle control, and continuous improvement of operational and quality standards. * Translate regulatory, corporate, and business strategy requirements into clear, practical, and actionable standards that enable consistent execution across all EU manufacturing sites and operations * Establish and maintain robust governance mechanisms to control the development, approval, deployment, change, of standards, ensuring clear accountability. * Ensure standards are inspection‑ready by de
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