Global Associate Brand Manager

October 3

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B2C • Retail • Beauty

Unilever is one of the world's leading consumer goods companies, with a vast portfolio of well-known brands in the categories of food and beverages, cleaning agents, beauty and personal care, and much more. The company is committed to providing high-quality products that meet the needs of consumers globally. Additionally, Unilever places a strong emphasis on sustainability and responsible business practices, aiming to make a positive impact on society and the environment.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1929

👥 B2C

🛒 Retail

💄 Beauty

📋 Description

• Support regional product innovation and renovation process for OLLY across Americas, Asia and European geographic clusters, from concept through to product launch in market. • Support Unilever stage gate process to vet feasibility and financial viability of all Projects, including P&L analysis • Support New Market Product and artwork asset compliance - work closely with creative design, regulatory, R&D, and legal TM to ensure in country requirements • Create short (12Q) and long-term innovation roadmaps, collaborating with global partners and cross-functional teams to expand the brand internationally. • Support Manager to define strategic innovation pillars and global white space opportunities to chase for OLLY current and future new markets • Manage and track the global portfolio across markets - monitor product performance against sales targets and KPIs • Support research and scoping for new market expansion projects and business cases • Partner with Insights team and external agencies, to validate Brand proposition and Innovation concepts • Analyse data from primary and secondary sources, trends, social media, and eCommerce to extract key insights.

🎯 Requirements

• +4 years of innovation management experience, ideally within VMS or other consumer packaged goods categories • Passion for Health and Wellness is a must! • Proven track record of driving new launches from concept to commercialization, experience with global markets preferred • Experience leading cross functional innovation projects, ensuring they are aligned to market and the global strategy • Ability to mine cultural, socioeconomic and global category trends for inspiration and translate into meaningful insights to drive global innovation • Exceptional project management skills with an emphasis on project timeline and innovation funnel management • Entrepreneurial mindset, high sense of project ownership and proactivity; relentlessly industrious and resourceful • Strong leadership and influencing skills - be comfortable working with senior stakeholders and able to manage ambiguity and change • Experience working as part of virtual teams across geographical, cultural and time differences; ability to build networks both in person and remotely is a must • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) required; Numerator Insights, IRI preferred • Ability to manage work schedule within international time zones • Excellent people leadership skills with the ability to inspire, mentor, coach and develop talent • Cultural fluency a must and foreign language fluency a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage) • retirement savings benefits • life insurance and disability benefits • parental leave • sick leave • paid vacation and holidays • access to numerous voluntary benefits