Assistant R&D Manager Ice cream

Unilever is currently hiring for  R&D Ice cream Technical Project Leader / Technologist

Reports to: R&D Manager

Location: Istanbul (Hybrid)

Terms & Conditions: Full Time

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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. 

The Ice Cream R&D team embraces agile innovation and is fully connected to countries and markets to land global, regional, and local projects in the markets. Unilever's Ice cream business in the MET region is large and highly successful. The business reaches across all Ice Cream experiences in two broad platforms: Out of Home – global brands, snacking platform and kid’s favorites and Desserts – familiar in-home tubs, pints, and mono portions as well as scooping Out of Home, the regional Ice Cream R&D team design reflects this.

In this role, you will be the R&D first point of contact in an area of the MET region, and you will lead projects across Out of home platform and ensure project delivery in close partnership across functions (Marketing; Supply Chain; Procurement) as well as key (external) partners and suppliers (e.g. 3 PM, Flavor and Ingredients suppliers).

This role presents an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about new product development to play a key role in supporting the Regional R&D team by identifying opportunities to meet consumer needs better and drive profitable growth for Unilever’s Ice Cream business.

If you have the vision and creativity to shape impactful research, the ability to translate insights into opportunities for new products and compelling claims, coupled with a strong bias for action, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Technical management and product development of Ice Cream innovation projects to deliver ambitious Growth Agenda with the highest delivered quality, OTIF against all project brief requirements by demonstrating management skills as a Technical Project Leader.
• Ensures effective interface with Unilever factories in driving the implementation of new products and processes.
• Plan, coordinated & led lab, and pilot plant works of his/her projects.
• In close coordination with the Processing and supply chain teams, develop manufacturing processes to scale the product manufacture from lab to pilot to main plant.
• Responsible for the integrity of specifications and formulations in the specification management system.  Provide specifications for every product in the market and ensure that all new, or rejuvenated products have & match agreed specifications.
• Leading and/or supporting the R&D activities related to the cost-effective implementation of Innovation, Renovation, Line Extension, and/or Cost Optimization projects under this position's area of responsibility, in line with business, consumer needs, and regulations.
• Maintain effective and timely communication of project status with regional/ global partners.
• Assessment of new technologies and technical opportunities with the latest developments in the relevant area.
• Follow and understand trends in the market regarding new products and technologies.
• Partner with Marketing and SC to establish Technology and Innovation for relevant portfolio.
• Collaborate with R&D Center projects and effectively leverage the scale of Unilever and the power of Ecosystems.
• Ensure the compliance of the work to the Unilever Code of Business Principles and all SHEQA policies, including the support of product claims, and risk management as well as Capture all regional consumer needs to guarantee they are reflected in global projects.
• Coordinating necessary documentation for import, export projects.
• Assessment of new technologies and technical opportunities with the latest developments in the relevant area.

Experiences & Qualifications

• University degree in Food Engineering or Chemical Engineering
• Proficiency in English language (both written and verbal)
• Excellent knowledge of Experience/know-how in Microsoft 365 tools; Teams, Sharepoint, Planner, PowerBI, Flow, Power Apps, etc. is an advantage
• Preferably no military obligation for male candidates
• Must have excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to working closely with the teams
• Ability to effectively co-operate within multi-disciplinary teams on local and regional
• Working knowledge of Food Legislation
• Knowledge of product design processes and principles
• Knowledge of food manufacturing processes & environments
• Project Management skills
• Understanding claims and risk management
• Quality Assurance, issues management/crisis preparedness
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Understanding claims and risk management
• Passion for creative food product design and development
• Attention to detail especially in experimentation, data recording, and analysis
• Team commitment
• Hungry to learn and curious
• Effectively leveraging the scale of Unilever and the power of Ecosystems

Skills

• Creativity
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Management

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.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! 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. 

Unilever es una organización comprometida con la equidad, la inclusión y la diversidad para impulsar los resultados de nuestro negocio y crear un futuro mejor, cada día, para nuestros diversos empleados, consumidores globales, socios y comunidades. Creemos que una fuerza laboral diversa nos permite igualar nuestras ambiciones de crecimiento e impulsar la inclusión en todo el negocio. ¡En Unilever estamos interesados en que cada individuo traiga su 'Whole Self' al trabajo y esto te incluye a ti! Por lo tanto, si necesita algún requisito de soporte o acceso, le recomendamos que nos avise en el momento de su solicitud para que podamos apoyarle a través de su viaje de reclutamiento.