Job Title: Category Strategy & Planning Assistant Manager – Deodorants 

Business Function: CSP Strategy & Insight, CD 

Location: United Kingdom (London 100VE) 

Reports to: Global Personal Care CSP Category Strategy & Insights Lead 

About The Role 
We are looking for a highly motivated and driven Assistant Manager to work in the Deodorants Strategy and Insight Team, supporting in the creation of the Category Growth Strategy and it’s execution across the globe. 

JOB PURPOSE  

Co-create & implement omnichannel plans that unlock profitable & sustainable category growth, benefiting shoppers, our customers, Unilever, and the planet. 

Category and Shopper focused experts with deep category knowledge, across all channels. We want to make Unilever Personal Care the #1 partner of choice for our key customers. 

Collaborate closely with our Category Strategy & Planning / Category Management Shopper Marketing and CMI to deploy cutting-edge Category Growth Management and Shopper Marketing tools and capabilities to better serve our customers & shoppers.    

Bring the voice of the retailer and shopper internally and partner functional experts such as Marketing, Research and Development, Insights, Technology, Net Revenue Management.to unlock category growth. 

RESPONSIBILITIES  

​Support the Category Strategy and Insight Lead: 

Tracking roll-out and business impact of category management tools and piloting next generation tools. 

Deploy Unmissable Point of Sale programme to ensure ammunition is fit for customers and channels, right first time. 

Lead community of practice, to Share Personal Care Strategy & Insights and best practice with teams across the globe.

Provide, insights and guidance to marketing and innovations teams, in-line with category growth opportunities. 

Analyse category performance from multiple sources and compiling trends and forecasts to form the foundation of the Customer Category Growth Strategy. 

ALL ABOUT YOU  

Experience 

Mandatory: Experienced in collaborating with customers – be that retailers or Business Units or markets. 

Preferred: Category Growth Management & Shopper Marketing experience in Country. 

Prior experience in a Customer Business Development role in country and experience in global or regional roles is a plus. 

What Drives you: 

You are a doer with a can-do spirit. Inquisitive, passionate about collaborating, enjoy problem solving and making things happen, always keeping end goal in sight. You set yourself high standards and holding yourself and others accountable. 

Key Skills:  

Innovation mindset; Project Management, Data-Driven Mindset; Customer and Retailer Understanding; Commerce channels execution and digital business models. Commercial Strategy and Business Acumen / Net Revenue Management is a plus. Demonstrated analytical skills with an aptitude for connecting the dots. 

Effective communication skills and an ability to build trusting relationships; comfortable managing multiple projects concurrently; strong proficiency in time management and organizational skills; Collaborative team player who thrives in a cooperative environment; proficient in using Power Point and Excel. 

Key Unilever Behaviours Required  

Personal Mastery – Always brings their best self. Agility – Constantly curious and entrepreneurial.  Business Acumen – Generates value for Customers and Unilever.   Consumer Love – creates plans which deliver for our consumers.   Passion for high performance – inspires others to greater heights. 

NOTES

About Unilever 

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

 

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’  

Location  

In 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London to house the employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars ("100VE"), Lever House in Kingston and Graze in Richmond, the build is due to be complete in early 2025. Most recently, in August 2024, we announced our intention to retain our premises in 100VE until our lease expires in 2027.

We are due to consult with our existing workforce on the new proposal to retain 100VE for the duration of our lease. Therefore, until such a time consultation has concluded as to the retention of our 100VE office, this role will be based in 100 Victoria Embankment until early 2025 and then will move to the Kingston Campus. 

 

What We Offer 

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

 

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. 

 

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever.

 

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