Marcela Balan

Marcela Balan

Global Senior Category Manager Haleon
Marcela Balan
I am the Senior Category Procurement Manager for Talent at Haleon, responsible for shaping global category strategy and driving value across Talent Acquisition and Contingent Workforce. With extensive experience partnering closely with HR, Finance, and business leaders, I am focusing on building sustainable supplier ecosystems, optimising service delivery models, and enabling smarter workforce decisions. I lead complex global sourcing initiatives, drives transformation across intake and workforce governance processes, and supports the design of future‑ready talent . I am passionate about elevating the role of Procurement as a strategic enabler and creating aligned, outcome‑driven partnerships across the organisation.

Day 1 | 18th March

12:35 PM Keynote Panel: Fix The Front-Door: How Can You Build Clear Intake Pathways To Achieve Alignment And Enable Smarter Talent Procurement Decisions?

  • How do you design triage and chatbot systems to achieve fast, accurate routing of talent requests?
  • How do you clarify external and permanent workforce ownership to achieve consistency across HR, procurement, and operations?
  • How can you enable joint governance models to achieve unified strategies for the workforce? 

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