L&I Home Care & Food Marketing Lead

Join us as L&I Home Care & Food Marketing Lead

Function Marketing

Work Level WL1

Reports to L&I Marketing Manager

Scope Home Care & Food – Levant & Iraq

Location Beirut, Lebanon

Terms & Conditions Full Time


JOB PURPOSE


This role exists to lead the growth of our Home Care and Food categories across the Levant and Iraq region, bringing together sharp consumer understanding, strong brand strategy, and excellent execution to land innovations and campaigns that make everyday life better for the people we serve.
As Home Care & Food Marketing Lead, you will shape how our brands connect with consumers across diverse markets, turn insights into impactful plans, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable growth. You will be part of a collaborative, ambitious, and supportive team that believes in doing work that matters for people and communities.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the marketing agenda for the Home Care and Food categories across the Levant and Iraq BU, building plans that drive brand growth, market competitiveness, and stronger consumer connection.
• Develop and deliver clear brand strategies that translate consumer, shopper, and market insights into meaningful actions across the full 6P marketing mix.
• Own the end-to-end execution of brand campaigns, innovation launches, relaunches, and category initiatives, ensuring strong market readiness and excellent in-market delivery.
• Partner closely with sales, customer strategy, finance, supply chain, CMI, media, and agency partners to bring plans to life with speed, quality, and impact.
• Identify growth opportunities across markets and channels, adapting plans to local consumer needs while maintaining brand consistency and strategic focus.
• Manage brand performance through clear tracking of business results, market share, brand health, campaign effectiveness, and return on investment.
• Lead portfolio and innovation priorities, ensuring initiatives are consumer-led, commercially attractive, and delivered with strong cross-functional alignment.
• Build strong creative, media, and activation plans that strengthen brand equity and improve consumer engagement across touchpoints.
• Champion an inclusive, learning-focused team culture where ideas are welcomed, collaboration is valued, and people are encouraged to grow.
• Act as a category leader who brings clarity, energy, and ownership to priorities across multiple markets and stakeholders.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Solid experience (5+ years) in brand management, category marketing, or commercial marketing within FMCG or a similar fast-paced business environment.
• Strong ability to translate consumer and market insights into brand strategies, growth plans, and impactful execution.
• Experience managing campaigns, innovation projects, and cross-functional workstreams from planning through to in-market delivery.
• Strong commercial understanding, including business performance tracking, budget ownership, and decision-making based on data and insights.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project leadership skills, with the ability to influence across functions and markets.
• Strong understanding of business ethics and responsible leadership.

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.

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