Every Day, Around the World, People Reach for Unilever Products. Our Brands
Are Trusted Everywhere And, By Listening to The People Who Buy Them, We've
Grown into One of The World's Most Successful Consumer Goods Companies. In
Fact, 150 Million Times A Day, Someone Somewhere Chooses a Unilever Product.
Look in Your Fridge, Or on The Bathroom Shelf, And You're Bound to See One of
Our Well-Known Brands. We Create, Market and Distribute the Products That
People Choose to Feed Their Families and Keep Themselves and Their Homes Clean
and Fresh.
Our Corporate Strategy Aims to Double the Size of Our Business While Reducing
Our Impact on The Environment By 2020. As A Result, In the Months and Years to
Come, We Envisage Many Opportunities for Our Staff to Progress and Gain Vital
Experience. It's Never Been Such an Exciting Time to Join the Unilever Team
Job Scope, Roles & Responsibilities
* Lead R&D activities related to the implementation of Innovation, Renovation, Line Extension and/or Cost Optimizations projects under this position area of responsibility, in line with business, consumer needs and regulations
* Partner with Global & local R&D, Brand & SC teams to ensure flawless execution of all aspects of the projects
* Coordinate all technical workstreams to deliver projects, including process development, formulation, packaging, consumer insight & claims activities
* Partnering with marketing & sales teams to maximize the technology impact
of innovations through strong market execution
* Plan, coordinate & lead lab, trials & technical validations of his/her projects.
* Partner with quality/regulatory teams to manage quality/regulatory and supply incidents
* Ensure technical integrity of artwork details eg. claims, usage instructions, caution statements, ingredients in line with regulatory requirements
* Manage R&D costs for the projects (bought-in and capital)
* Proactive identification of technical risks and recommendations to mitigate risks
* Supporting Portfolio development.
Key Competencies & Skills - Standards of Leadership
Role requirements:
* Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering
* 3-5 years FMCG environment, product development & technical project management experience (preferably in cosmetic industry)
* Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams in the development of high impact innovative solutions.
* Excellent facilitation and problem-solving skills.
* Self-motivated and keen to help drive change in an organization.
* Volition and willingness to change
* Ability to convince and influence others.
* Strong internal/external network builder
* Solid verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to stakeholders from various fields
* Fluent English
Standards of Leadership:
Purpose & Service
Personal Mastery
Agility
Business Acumen
Talent Catalyst
Consumer Love
Passion for High Performance
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to
drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our
diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a
diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion
across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual
bringing their 'Whole Self' to work and this includes you! Thus if you require
any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time
of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment
journey.