Associate Director - Dove Skin Cleansing

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JOB PURPOSE

As Associate Director - Dove Skin Cleansing, you will be responsible for deployment of Dove SCL portfolio, inclusive of Body Wash, Bar, Baby and Liquid Hand Wash within the United States. The Dove SCL portfolio is the largest within Unilever globally with $1.5B in turnover with a double digit growth ambition.  

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Leads deployment for the $1.5B+ Dove SCL
• Guides the complex portfolio strategy for Dove SCL (BW, Bar, Baby, LHW)
• Manages marketing performance, brand profitability & growth initiatives
• Leads go to market plans and activation for innovation and BLG initiatives
• Leads the key initiatives across the portfolio to optimize go to market plans, Horizon 1 innovation strategy, while ensuring BMI (brand marketing investment) spend is used effectively.
• Joint Business plan process for key customers in partnership with CCD (Category & Customer Development) team ensuring clear story on category growth drivers
• Establishes team’s structure and manages reports by providing mentorship and coaching as well as ensuring team members have the appropriate tools and resources to deliver on objectives
• Exercises discretionary authority over the day-to-day operations, including allocation of work, prioritizing tasks and setting deadlines; providing direction, assigning work and establishing priorities; providing guidance and constructive Management feedback; and reviewing deliverables

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

We are looking for a highly driven, passionate individual with strong bias for action who is looking for a big challenge and significant responsibility.  This self-starter will be able to set the vision and pace of achievement for innovation and unmissable engagement activities.

• Previous successful experience in performance, engagement and innovation with clear tangible results
• Personal care experience working in the US
• A huge drive and passion specifically working with agencies externally and customer development internally
• A balance of strategic, analytical with outstanding creative skills
• Strong track record in developing activation programs with successful in-market results
• Demonstrated high performance in project leadership and experience with strategy development

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
  • TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $141,680 to $212,520. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, 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, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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