Associate dComm Manager

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

This is a super exciting time to join a business unit that is considered a top priority for Unilever and is anticipated to be the greatest growth driver for both the US and Global Ice Cream businesses!

As part of the Digital Commerce team, we are disrupting traditional retail models and have built a fast-growing Quick Commerce and Pureplay business with partners such as DoorDash, UberEats, and Amazon Fresh. The Associate dComm Manager will be responsible for supporting the growth of our Ice Cream business across these partners and all their verticals. This role entails proactive analysis of current business trends, monitoring & tracking business performance, developing client-facing presentations, and identifying opportunities and risks while analyzing the business. The role also includes supporting the development and execution of our retail media plans across these partners.

You will be responsible for helping deliver exponential growth and cracking new business models in order to land Unilever as THE leader in the rapidly growing ice cream delivery space.

WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU'LL DO
The position will require an advanced ability to convert data to insight. We need to know the “Why?” and this role will have the responsibility of answering the question of “So what?”. The ideal candidate should have exceptional data analytics skills and strong business acumen. The candidate must have a passion for high performance and efficient project management. The role is responsible for weekly analysis and reporting of sales, trends, and competitive activity, and most importantly - creating actionable insights from the analysis of these trends. The role will also support the development and execution of our retail media strategy and plans across our Quick Commerce and Pureplay partners. The ideal person for this role will be highly adaptable and comfortable in the agile and dynamic world of digital commerce. A strong ability to use insights from data to stay ahead of new trends and growth spaces will help establish Unilever as a thought leader and change maker in the world of digital commerce and quick commerce.

You’re a juggler: This position will require meeting cyclical deadlines as well as ad hoc deadlines in addition to proactive business analysis that will identify risks and opportunities to drive growth in the quick commerce delivery space. The ideal candidate will be able to manage these changing priorities and ensure internal and external partner deadlines are met. The candidate will support JBP planning and preparation across our partners such as DoorDash, UberEats and Amazon Fresh. The ideal candidate will proactively take a leadership role in providing insights to the team and our key partners as we endeavor to remain on the cutting edge of new verticals.

You’re a dot connector: The position will require the ability to retrieve and analyze many different data points from multiple sources. The ideal candidate will have the ability to connect these points quickly to understand emerging trends as they are happening and what the business implications might be. The ideal candidate will also show an interest in the rapidly evolving news space of e-Commerce and quick commerce and demonstrate curiosity to explore new ideas and avenues for growth.

You have an owner’s mindset: The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of accountability and responsibility to the business. They will demonstrate strong rigor in business performance and budget and trade management. They will be proactive in looking for ways to grow the business and offer solutions and ideas. They will identify issues quickly and effectively work to prevent them in the future. The ideal candidate will be proactive and action oriented.

You're a good collaborator: In partnership with the leads, the ideal candidate will interact with external and internal partners to develop a relationship, and lead communication around business operations and data insights. 

You’re a changemaker: The ideal candidate focuses efforts on continuous improvement, work simplification, and the elimination of non-value-added work that will more effectively produce quality results. They will think out of the box for solutions and explore new areas of growth in the quick commerce delivery space.

You’re an effective communicator: The position will require timely communication and problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate doesn’t just present the problem, they have connected the dots on several different solutions and where possible is empowered to make decisions on their own. 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Marketing, Master’s Degree preferred.

• Prior experience in CPG, Digital Commerce, and/or Retail Media is preferred.

• Passion for high performance.

• Self-motivated, proactive, self-starter.

• Ability to develop and implement actionable business growth strategies.

• Highly skilled in wrangling data from multiple different sources and platforms to create organized and actionable insights

• Strong bias for action and accountability both for self and others

• Advanced analytical skills to dig into the details and deriving insights to ultimately make sound recommendations for the business

• Microsoft Office expertise (Excel, Powerpoint, CoPilot, Loop), PowerBI expertise.

• Ability to quickly learn partner platforms like DoorDash Ads Manager, Amazon Fresh Vendor Central and UberEats dashboard.

• Self-confidence, persistence, interpersonal sensitivity, committed to a team environment, an entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for driving results and a love for eCommerce and new business models
  

LEADERSHIP
You are responsible for delivering to the highest standards. You must be resilient so you can lead others to deliver with passion through uncertainty and create opportunities through the core and beyond. You must be able to flex your style and your plans to guide others through difficult times.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors:
• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside The Magnum Ice Cream Company.

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