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On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people’s lives in so many different ways. Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to in… read moredulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names such as Blue Band, Pureit and Suave. For us, sustainability is integral to how we do business. With 7 billion people on our planet, the earth’s resources can be strained. This means sustainable growth is the only acceptable model of growth for our business. The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan sets out to decouple our growth from our environmental impact, while at the same time increasing our positive social impact. Our Plan has three big goals that by 2020 will enable us to: – Help more than a billion people to improve their health and well-being. – Halve the environmental footprint of our products. – Source 100% of our agricultural raw materials sustainably and enhance the livelihoods of people across our value chain. We believe that as a business we have a responsibility to our consumers and to the communities in which we have a presence. Around the world we invest in local economies and develop people’s skills inside and outside of Unilever. And through our business and brands, we run a range of programmes to promote hygiene, nutrition, empowerment and environmental awareness. 15 Nollsworth crescent Durban North 4019, South Africa
JOB PURPOSE
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small as well as drive category thought leadership and growth, that will make our business win and grow. You will have access to brilliant business leaders and colleagues locally and in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you.
If you are able to:
Support the SEA marketing manager in the growth agenda of the Foods Business Group across Southern African Countries which include Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, Mozambique, DRC, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius and Zambia – regular travel into these markets for customer/consumer engagements is a pre-requisite.
Support the SEA marketing manager to drive growth and brand power of the Royco Master brand, innovation and renovation agenda of Royco in South East Africa.
Operate at a high level of autonomy optimising our plans to meet the changing requirements of customer, consumer and business needs.
Support the SEA marketing manager in developing the growth strategy and ensuring execution thereof.
Then this job is for you
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Job Scope:
Drive the value & volume led growth agenda on the respective brand by leading Innovations, managing BLG campaigns based on category growth principles
Focus on incremental future growth opportunities, as well as management of existing core business
End to end P&L responsibility, including S&OP management
Budget (BMI) management to be vigorously controlled to ensure full delivery of projects
Leadership of several Innovation Projects – e.g. development of new mixes / launch into new categories etc.
Leadership / support of NRM or SC Activity Requests: e.g. introduction of new pack sizes / formats for existing mixes
Developing & executing Inspiring brand communications in partnership with creative agencies
Leading Integrated Brand Planning Process (annual IBP)
Management of SEA digital strategy and ecomm
Key Relationships:
Build and maintain ongoing relationship with regional BT & ALT, mktg, finance, CMI, R&D, SC, customer and planning teams to secure optimal outputs & deliverables
Coordination of periodic updates to BT & ALT for cross functional lead alignment
Enable the coordination of the various sources of CMI data available to ensure holistic insights and sharp needs are developed.
Work closely with the Net Revenue Management (NRM) team to assess and operationalise opportunities in partnership with brand and customer teams.
Experiences & Qualifications
Degree in Marketing, Business and / or Commerce
A minimum of 2 years in Marketing, Branding and Digital Marketing experience
Skills
Project leadership and business acumen
Strong numeracy skills
Ability to deliver operationally, while thinking ahead of the long-term growth strategy
Cross-functional relationship management: Agencies, Customer Development, Shopper Marketing, Supply Chain, Consumer Market Insights, Research and Development, Finance Business Partners
Strong levels of growth and ownership mindset – a self-starter with a winning and competitive mindset
Bias for action and drive – willingness to get things done with speed & efficiency, and comfortable working independently to deliver agreed goals
Consumer and customer focus – curiosity, ability to uncover relevant insights and translate these into actionable plans
Rigour and order – ability to identify important issues and work through complex problems in an accurate and in-depth way.
A deep seeded passion for exploding the nutrition category and marketing with a purpose with the consumer always top of mind
Leadership
You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.
Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.
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