Global Head of Product and Packaging Planning - Holland & Barrett International Limited : Job Details

Are you ready to lead the planning and delivery of an ambitious global product and packaging pipeline? At Holland & Barrett, we're transforming how we launch new wellness products — fast-tracking innovation, improving ways of working, and embedding new planning tools and governance models. As Global Head of Product and Packaging Planning you'll lead a newly formed team and play a key role in our product leadership group. This is a high-impact opportunity to build structure, drive change, and shape how we bring exciting new propositions to life across global markets.

The Role:

The Purpose of the Role:  

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end planning of all product and packaging activity across markets
• Lead resource and capacity planning across functions to deliver launches on time
• Establish governance and reporting frameworks to track and communicate progress
• Build and lead a high-performing team, providing coaching, structure, and direction
• Drive adoption of new operating models, tools and cross-functional ways of working
• Coordinate dependencies and resolve conflicts across teams and senior stakeholders
• Identify and mitigate risks across the plan, with clear escalation processes
• Provide regular reporting and updates tailored to different business audiences

Location: This is a hybrid role based in London, with the requirement to be in the office at least two days per week.

The Person:

Key Requirements:

• Extensive experience in product and packaging planning across global markets
• Strong understanding of development and packaging RACI processes
• Proficient in project management tools (e.g. Monday.com, JIRA); agile/lean a plus
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable with cross-functional complexity and executive-level engagement
• Confident leading change and embedding new planning frameworks
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and familiar with AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT)
• Resilient, organised, and goal-focused, with a passion for wellness and innovation

What we offer:

Our Benefits for this role include, but not limited to:

• H&B Employee Discount - 25%
• Bonus
• Pension company contribution
• 33 Days Holiday per year (Inclusive of bank holidays)
• Private Medical Care
• Exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers
• Electric Car Scheme

We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B. 

Holland & Barrett does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland & Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s). 

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