Account Planner

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

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.  If you are a problem solver, have a positive “can do” attitude and are good at keeping an overview of transactions, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Develop category understanding and deliver concrete insights into actions with implementation, analysis, and evaluation.
• Drive the annual campaign cycle in collaboration with customer/chain activities.
• In collaboration with Key Account Managers, plan and ensure good forecasts, incl. campaign volume.
• Support KAM with day-to-day operations of customers with other tasks as they arise.
• Coordinate with internal/external partners to ensure good implementation of pricing, supply, and invoicing.
• Analyze completed campaigns to increase knowledge about best practice in the future.
• Ongoing dialogue with respective campaign managers on the customer side to ensure good campaigns before, during and after implementation.
• Registrations and follow-ups on new product launches.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

The ideal candidate possesses a positive, proactive mindset and is good at taking initiative. The ability to organize and manage multiple tasks and processes concurrently is essential. A keen eye for detail and a structured approach to tasks are definite advantages. You must also be able to effectively interact with colleagues, sales management and senior management and build sustainable, positive relationships with people at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally.

Experiences & Qualifications

• In this role, it is important that you can work independently and solution oriented.
• Proficient communication and interpersonal abilities, demonstrating the skill to present market data and insights in an informative and persuasive manner, is also important.
• You must be proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in both English and Norwegian is a requirement, since you will be in contact with our local customers.

Ideally, you have higher education, preferably a bachelor’s or master’s degree, in business administration, marketing, or finance. Experience in the Norwegian Retail market is an advantage, but not a requirement. Recent graduates are also encouraged to apply.

Skills

• Collaboration skills & stakeholder management
• Data utilization & analytical skills
• Passion for accuracy 
• Customer understanding

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.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants 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. 

Work location: Oslo, hybrid working.

Please apply as soon as possible. We conduct interviews on a rolling basis as we receive job applications. Apply via the portal as e-mail applications will not be processed. If you have any questions, you can contact the Nordic Talent Team via ta.nordic@unilever.com.