Job Title: UFS R&D Asst Manager - Dressings

Location: Philippines

ABOUT FOOD SOLUTIONS (UFS)

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Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the 2nd largest Business Unit of Unilever, is one of the 3 Power brands of the Foods Business Group, and a global market leader in Food Service. We are an independent Global Business Unit that operates in over 76 countries, generating ~€3 Billion in Turnover, and employing ~4000 employees. We have a unique B2B business model focused on serving chefs and our purpose is to free them to love what they do.

We at UFS have a bold and clear ambition and strategy in place to reach €5bn by 2030 with accretive profitability, by being the best solution provider to our 5 million operators. We plan to do this via a product first focus on superiority, by becoming the leader in AI powered Customer experience and by nurturing a Winning culture. We have had a history of delivering with excellence and resilient performance in the past few years. We also strive to stay 3 steps ahead in the industry. For example, our Future Menus Report identifies emerging culinary trends, making us a trendsetter for inspiring innovative solutions for chefs worldwide.

We have a culture of caring deeply not just for our business but also for our people. We foster an entrepreneurial culture built on speed, simplicity, trust, and a deep hunger to grow. Our people thrive on their roles being empowered and end to end - across all functions. We also invest heavily in building future skills and leaders. Our People agenda of Accelerate-Grow-Thrive consistently helps us lead in employee engagement, with Univoice scores exceeding Unilever scores across all dimensions and being one of the most engaged teams at Unilever.

Here, you will continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn, challenging yourself to accelerate your development in an end-to-end business and in end-to-end roles. If you're dreaming of contributing to Unilever’s 2nd largest Business unit, a fast-growing business, where you're empowered so you can play to win and thrive as part of One Team with One Goal, then come and join us!

Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is one of the world's leading global Foodservice businesses, with an ambitious growth agenda and a clear purpose: “We free you to love what you do”.

Business Context and Main Responsibility:

• Support technical delivery of innovation and renovation projects for Dressings SEA, as a Workstream Leader (WSL), handling product, packaging and process development deliverables
• Lead factory deployment of innovations and savings projects in Cavite SU and other relevant in-house factory and 3PM’s in the SEA region
• Partner with Brand teams in delivering growth and margin improvement initiatives for Dressings SEA • Deliver product, packaging and process solutions on time, in full, on the regional portfolio of projects – innovation, renovation, regional supply chain and value improvement.  

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables

MAIN TASKS:

• Initiates, designs and conducts research on major and minor projects and programs concerning formula, packaging and process for UFS Dressings category.  Interprets and reports project results on schedule.  Manages complex/diverse programs and project task forces as assigned. 
• Identifies and generates new hypotheses and technology in Dressings.  Designs and manages research programs to test and verify process validity and their current and long term application.
• Identifies and pursues new business opportunities based on new technology consistent with company goals and objectives; develops appropriate objectives and programs for departmental, divisional or corporate application.
• Maintains relations with personnel in the scientific and technical community so as to remain abreast of the advancing state of packaging and processing.  Uses current scientific technology to develop/maintain technical competency.  Participates in appropriate seminars, conferences and recognized technical courses relating to areas of specialization.
• Prepares and/or reviews manufacturing procedures, packaging and finished product specifications. Assist in the maintenance of the SAP-PLM
• Needs to be attuned to operators’ insights in delivery of the project that is most relevant to customers.

OTHER TASKS:

• Represents manager or department on specific projects as required at cross-functional project teams
• Represents the region in regional Communities of Practice (CoP) for Dressings and UFS R&D.
• As an employee, he/she is expected to work safely and in a responsible manner, by following company established guidelines and rules in occupational health, safety and environmental care.  This is a condition of employment.

Education and Qualification:

• 3-5 years relevant working experience in a FMCG environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Food Technology or equivalent in packaging technology with a good blend of practical/demonstrable engineering knowledge, theoretical scientific understanding, commercial awareness, and good communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Must have working knowledge to fully operational capability on packaging technology.
• Must be mobile, willing to travel.

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