Assistant Brand Manager Unox

Note: Deadline for applying is 23.59 the day before the Job Posting End Date.

Unilever is hiring for Assistant Brand Manager Unox

Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Full-time
Local conditions apply

The role will be closed once the best match is found even before the posting end date

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the Netherlands. If you are based outside of the Netherlands and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the Netherlands.

Will you help build the future of Unox?
With the intended acquisition by Zwanenberg Food Group, Unox will soon stand on its own.* From a central location in the Randstad (Rotterdam/Utrecht tbc), the Unox team will independently work on new ideas, products, and campaigns to make this iconic brand in the Netherlands grow rapidly again. In the marketing team of one of the largest and most beloved brands in the Netherlands, we now have a key talent role available for someone who enjoys entrepreneurship, broadening and developing their skills, and above all, taking action!

* Subject to consultation and merger control approvals by the ACM


About Unox and the role
Unox is an 87-year-old savoury brand, an iconic market leader that is present in almost every Dutch household and with more than 250 million euros consumer turnover, one of the biggest brands in the Dutch supermarkets. Unox is loved by consumers and represents typical Dutch habits and values. Famous for warming the Dutch stomach with products like Smoked Sausages, Knaks & Soups and loved for warming the hearts with activations like the ‘Nieuwjaarsduik’, the Unox Winterefteling and Ice skating.

Unox is on a mission to “give everybody the warm feeling of home” and is driving programs like improvement of animal welfare, inspiring vegetable intake with soup and promoting a more plant forward diet with the launch of the vegetarian portfolio. For this local jewel the marketing team is E2E responsible for all portfolio, communication and activation projects, which makes the team agile, effective and very motivated.

In this context, we are looking for a highly motivated Assistant Brand Manager who has a strong can-do mentality and knows how to manage several projects at the same time. Your job will be very diverse. From starting-up innovation projects, to setting up a social media campaign and developing your own Unox shopfloor activation. You will be part of the Unox team, and will report to the Brand Manager.

Key responsibilities:

• Bringing Unox’ brand purpose to life via the 6P of the brand: from communication, to packaging, from product innovation to point-of-sale materials;

• Driving and delivering OTIF Brand Activation & POSM activities (Unox New Years Dive, Unox Winter Alarm etc.);

• As Project Leader driving innovation, renovation and savings projects for Unox and deliver these OTIF (on-time and in-full);

• Collaboration with cross functional teams, from R&D to Sales, from CSP to agencies (advertising, media and artwork);

• Gathering and analyzing consumer insights in order to find out white-spots for innovations, improvements in our portfolio and other growth initiatives

What you need to succeed:

• A consumer-centric approach, married with a passion for our brand, continuously on the hunt for Unox growth opportunities that address consumer needs;

• An entrepreneurial and ‘can-do’ approach, be able to work with and unlock change and complexity to deliver results;

• An independent mind and agile mindset, getting energy from problem solving

• Project management skills to execute challenging & complex projects, including innovation/renovation development;

• Collaboration skills to build and drive networks with ease, leading a cross-functional team of experts (e.g. R&D, Supply Chain etc.)

• A keen eye for detail, aesthetic & design, a passion for creative excellence & developing communications and assets;

• Be digitally savvy. You have an innate passion for digital media and new business models;

• Numeracy & data analysis skills for insight development;

• Dutch as a native language, crucial to find the right nuance in e.g. brand communication;

• You have a passion for Dutch food & cold winter weather!

EXCITED?

Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter.  Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Looking forward to meeting you! 

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against. 

By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.

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