Home Care Fabric Cleaning Lead - UKI

This is a rare opportunity to lead one ofthemost important growth engines inUnilever Home CareUKI. Fabric Cleaning isour largest categoryin the UKandhome totwoiconic,much-lovedbrands:PersilandSurf.As Senior Marketing Manager, you will own the growth agenda for these brands, bringing together themagicof brand building, creativity, cultural relevance,scienceand consumerdesirewith thedisciplineof sharp portfolio choices, brilliantexecutionand clear P&L accountability.

Persilis the UK’s leading Fabric Cleaning brand, built on the globally recognisedDirt Is Goodplatform and trusted by millions of households for superior cleaning performance and purposeful brand building.SurfistheUK’sleadingfragrance-ledlaundrybrand, known foritssensorialexperiences, strongvalueproposition anddistinctive,playful personalitythatconnects with consumersemotionally.

You willleada high-value, high-visibility portfolio at a pivotal moment:accelerating the next phase of the Wonder Wash platform, strengtheningthecore equityof Persil and Surf, and unlockingcategory growth through distinctiveinnovation,unmissablebrandexperiencesanddisciplinedcommercialchoices. The ambition is clear: build brands consumers desire,createexperiences people remember anddeliverinnovation that converts into measurable P&L growth.

This is asenior leadershiprole with significant exposure to UKI Home Care leadership, European Business Unitteamsand Global Brand teams.It is ideal for a commercially sharp, consumer-obsessedand entrepreneurial marketing leader whocan balance big brand ambition with rigorous execution, inspire ateamand make a visible impact at scale.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Deliver profitable portfolio growth:Own the growth agenda for Persil and Surf, setting the strategic direction for the Fabric Cleaning portfolio and delivering measurable performance across market share, turnover, mix, margin,profitabilityand brand health.

• Build brands that create desire:Bring the magic of Persil and Surf to life through distinctive positioning, culturally relevant communications, memorable consumerexperiencesand brand propositions that strengthen equity and convert consumer desire into business growth.

• Shape innovation and brilliant execution:Lead the innovation and renovation pipeline from strategy to launch, making disciplined choices on where to play, how to win and where to invest, while partnering with Sales, CSP, Category, Shopper, CMI, Finance and NRM to turn brand strategy into brilliant customer, channel and in-market execution.

• Lead with senior influence and business impact:Influence stakeholders across UKI, Europe and Global teams, embed the UK growth agenda into broader business priorities, and create the alignment needed to move fast and deliver at scale.

• Lead the team and culture to win:Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team with clarity,energyand ownership, creating a culture that combines entrepreneurial pace, consumer obsession, creativeambitionand the discipline to deliver brilliant execution.

TEAM LEADERSHIP

• Lead a team of 2 Brand Managers and 4 Assistant Brand Managers with clarity,paceand ambition.

• Create a high-performance culture where people feel empowered, stretched and supported to do their best work.

• Develop future marketing leaders through coaching, feedback, clearprioritiesand strong functional capability building.

KEY PARTNERSHIPS

• UKI Home Care Marketing Leadership Team

• Digital Marketing, Media & Commerce teams

• Sales, Customer Strategy & Planning, Category Management and Shopper Marketing teams

• CMI, Finance, Net Revenue Management, R&D,Supply Chain& Legal

• Creative, media, PR,influencerand activation agency partners

• European Business Unit and Global Brand teams

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Strong brand leadership experience:A solidtrack recordin brand management,marketingor commercial roles within FMCG, consumer goods oranother fast-paced consumer environment, with experience managing brands,categoriesor portfolio priorities.

• Experience delivering growth:Evidence of contributing to measurable business results across brand growth, market share, turnover, mix,marginand brand health.

• Commercial and P&L understanding:Confidence working with commercial performance, including revenue, margin, pricing, investmentchoicesand portfolio trade-offs that support profitable growth.

• Brand plans and innovation roadmap:Experience contributing to brand strategy, brandplansand innovation roadmaps.

• Brand-building communications and experiences:Ability to brief and shape communications that build brands strongly and keep them close to consumers, combining the magic of creativity, culturalrelevanceand consumer desire with the discipline of clearobjectives, sharpstrategyand brilliant execution.

• Strong executional discipline:Ability to move from strategy to strong in-market execution with pace, clarity and rigour, using data and learning loops to optimise performance.

• Stakeholder influence:Strong influencing skills, with the ability to align cross-functional teams across a matrix organisation, including Marketing, Sales, CSP, Category, Shopper, CMI, Finance, NRM, R&D and Supply Chain.

• People leadership and talent development:Experience leading,coachingor developing teams, creating clarity, ownership and energy while supporting future marketing talent.

• Magic and discipline mindset:A marketer who can combine creative ambition, consumer obsession and cultural relevance with disciplined decision-making, commercialfocusand a strong bias for action.

WHY JOIN US?

• Lead some of the UK’s most iconic and trusted laundry brands at scale.

• Shape the future of a major category with real strategic ownership, seniorvisibilityand meaningful business impact.

• Work at the intersection of brand building, consumer experiences,innovationand commercial growth.

• Collaborate with talented teams across UKI, Europe and Global networks.

• Lead and developa strong teamwhile growing your own leadership profile in one of the world’s leading consumer goods businesses.