Job Title: Value Channel Category and Strategy Senior Manager
Location: Kingston
Full time: Hybrid (2 days per week in office)
JOB PURPOSE
This role is an exciting opportunity to join the 1 Unilever Execution Team, leading the channel agenda across our four Business Units.
You will strategically identify where & how to play across discounters, convenience and other emerging channels. to drive long term, sustainable growth. In parallel, you will own the external category management relationship with key customers, building plans that deliver mutual growth.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the delivery of Category Management across non-traditional channels, including but not limited to the Discount Channel and Convenience to set Unilever apart from our competitors
Proactive analysis and interpretation of multiple customer and shopper data sources, and leveraging trends / foresight to determine where to prioritise resource for greatest impact
Line-manage and lead development of team – category executive and apprentice
Build collaborative, independent & multi-level relationships with key retailer stakeholders (category directors, buyers, senior buyers, merchandisers) to become a trusted partner in specified channels
Build network of relationships internally with primary stakeholders (Account Teams, Marketing, Commercial Strategy and Category Management) in order to deliver Price Pack Architectures within our categories that work for channels and the wider market
Identify shopper marketing opportunities in channels and pitch internally for funds and resource to deliver executional excellence
ALL ABOUT YOU
Key Leadership Standards Required:
Personal Mastery – Always brings their best self
Agility – Constantly curious, entrepreneurial & proactive
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
Key Skills Required:
Ability to craft a vision & build plans around it
Ability to create a structure & approach around ‘white-space’ or undefined opportunities
Ability to lead a team directly & indirectly towards your defined vision
Ability to manage & adapt to changing priorities
Proficient at managing several projects at once
Proactive & forward-thinking mindset
Action and decision oriented
Communication & relationship building skills for multi-level retailer engagement
Proficient at pulling and interpreting major data sources (e.g. Nielsen/IRI, Kantar)
What we offer:
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 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 (unilever.com).
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