Junior Brand Manager - Premium Cleansing

• Function: Marketing

• Location: Unilever Sri Lanka Head Office, Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Terms & Conditions: Full Time.

ABOUT UNILEVER

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.

Would you like to work in a place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work
that you do? You can create a better business and better world by working on brands that are
loved and improve the lives of millions while you learn from brilliant business leaders!
We have an opportunity for Junior Brand Manager, see more information below.

But first, an important message.
Diversity is one of our most relevant pillars in people management and our main objective is to
develop an internal environment open to the multiplicity of world views, through inclusion
without stereotypes. This allows us to value the best professionals, bringing together different
profiles and operating styles, and to face with greater propriety the current and future
challenges of the company.

At Unilever, more than 50% of leadership positions are held by women. And we want more
diversity in our company. In this way, we consider all candidates for our vacancies, regardless
of disability, race, color, religion, gender and gender identity, nationality, sexual orientation,
ancestry, age, or any other diversity.

Job Purpose

As the Junior Brand Manager you will solely be responsible for driving and delivering agreed
brand objectives. You will work closely with cross functional teams to ensure all plans for
brand promotion, innovation, brand budgets etc are in place and work closely external
agencies in developing and landing advertising strategies for your brand. You will report to the
category lead of your respective brand category.

Responsibilities:

• Review and agree brand objectives and prepare volume, value, and margin forecasts.

• Achieve agreed annual contract brand volumes, underlying volume growth, trading contribution and market shares.

• Lead the process of brand development, using relevant tools, in line with category strategies.

• Develop company-wide deep understanding of market dynamics and consumers, with support from relevant department and third-party agencies.

• Develop distinct advertising employing Unilever prescribed systems and procedures.

• Ensure that category/brand media plans are in place and adhered to.

• Train and develop subordinates to raise their skills, competencies, and potential for future progress.

• Lead the process of deploying innovations on time in full in the marketplace.

• Propose consumer price changes on a regular basis to achieve target margins and trading contribution.

• Develop activation plan to meet JTBD through activation team.

• Propose, control, and reconcile support budgets.

• Ensure that accurate demand plans are in place.

• Liaise with relevant stakeholders including trade marketing team in planning and implementing trade / consumer activities.

• Liaise with external teams – creative agency, media agency, activation agency and PR agencies on brand activities.

• Engage with consumers to gain an in depth understanding of the category and need for specialist products.

• Ensure availability of products (sourced and locally manufactured) and leading discussions on issues relating to the brand and taking corrective action.

Your key stakeholders will be..

• Category Head

• Brand Managers/ Senior Brand Managers

• Marketing Director

• Trade Category team

• Supply & Network Planning team

• Regulatory team

• Media agencies

Qualifications:

• Candidate should possess a bachelor’s in business management degree preferably in marketing or an equal professional qualification.

• Candidate must have minimum 1-2 years of experience in Brand Management/Marketing. (experience in FMCG will be ad advantage)

• Candidate should be self-confident and assertive with good inter- personal skills and relationship management skills.

• Candidate must be a strategic thinker and have passion for growth.