Marketing Operations Assistant Manager

Job Title: Personal Care Marketing Operations Assistant Manager

Location: London 100VE

Reports to: Personal Care Senior Marketing Operations Manager

About Personal Care
• Personal Care is a +€13 billion business with much loved deodorant, skin cleansing and oral care brands including our 8 power brands Dove, Dove Mencare, Rexona, Lux, Axe, Lifebuoy, Pepsodent and Close-Up. We hold leading category positions in deodorants and skin cleansing globally and the #1 or #2 position in oral care in the countries where we are present.

• Through our Personal Care brands, we’re taking action to drive positive change. We are advocates for new policies, laws and social norms that will promote inclusion, health and wellbeing for all members of society. With more than 1 billion people using our products every day, we have an opportunity to use our scale for good. So that people and the planet can thrive together.

JOB PURPOSE

The role will report to the Personal Care Category Strategy Senior Manager and will support the Marketing Operations and Big Bold Move workstreams across Personal Care. This is a high visibility role working hand in hand with senior stakeholders, working with the category leadership team and enabling an unrivalled opportunity for exposure to the business.

Key impact Areas
• Drive Performance Excellence through advanced analytics and optimisation, directly influencing strategic decisions and their outcome for the PC portfolio.
• Partner with senior leadership on critical initiatives, gaining exposure to top level decision making.
• Pioneer Growth Strategies by supporting the development of the strategies that reshape and unlock innovation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This role will support the Marketing Operations team by:
• Supporting the development and implementation of marketing operations strategies under guidance from senior team members
• Assisting with innovation process, business planning and governance (Investor Boards, Innoflex, IBP).
• Supporting the identification and development of the strategy and Big Bold Moves (biggest areas for growth and innovation for PC brands) and their integration in the business.
• Supporting optimization of marketing processes, workflows, and systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Assisting with monitoring and analysis of marketing performance metrics to support insights generation
• Researching latest trends and best practices in marketing operations and FMCG industry
• Supporting the PC Chief of Strategy & Staff team with various operational tasks

ALL ABOUT YOU

• Experience in marketing, strategy, operations, finance or related strategic field
• Strong analytical foundation with ability to translate data into strategic insights
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with proven ability to influence at all levels
• Passion for driving transformational change and long-term value creation
• Advanced proficiency in strategic analysis tools (PowerPoint, Excel, data visualization)
• Adaptability to manage multiple high-stakes initiatives simultaneously
• Genuine enthusiasm for innovation and emerging market trends

What You'll Gain:
• Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making processes
• Comprehensive understanding of Category Strategy
• Advanced training in innovation management, business transformation and growth strategy.
• Development of process management and governance skills
• Opportunity to build cross-functional collaboration skills

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’ 

Location

In June 2020 we announced our plan to consolidate a number of Unilever’s offices across the South East of England into a new Unilever campus in Kingston-upon-Thames in or around early 2025. However, on the 08 August 2024 we announced to our existing staff our proposal to retain our central Head Office in London, 100 Victoria Embankment (“100VE”) until our lease expires in 2027. As a result of this new proposal, we will be consulting with our existing staff, and new joiners who join during this period of consultation at 100VE, on the proposal made in August 2024. During consultation we will clarify the future location of each team and function. This means your role will either be based in 100VE until 2027 or in Kingston-Upon-Thames from early 2025. As we are yet to commence consultation on the proposal you agree, until such a time when consultation has concluded, your normal place of work as set out in the enclosed Statement of Terms & Conditions will be 100VE. You agree that on the conclusion of the consultation your place of work will be 100VE or 100VE until early 2025 and then Kingston-upon-Thames ("the locations") and you will be notified of which of the locations will be your place of work after that consultation ends.

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. 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. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever.

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