Assistant Brand Manager - Unilever Foods Solutions

Unilever is currently hiring for Assistant Brand Manager UFS

Function: Marketing

Work Level: WL1

Reports to: Brand Manager

Location: UFS Pakistan

Terms & Conditions: Full-Time

About Unilever Food Solutions (UFS):

Food Solutions is the dedicated food service company of Unilever and the global market leader. We run our business in 74 countries employing 4700 people of which 500 chefs. Food Solutions work to inspire chefs to satisfy their guests' everyday with professional ingredients and services.

Food Solutions develop products under world famous brands Knorr, Hellmann's & Carte D’or. Our customer base includes hotels, restaurants, canteens, street carts, schools, and hospitals. We form strong alliances with distributors.

It's our Vision to be the leading global provider of culinary and commercial inspiration to chefs and operators.

JOB PURPOSE

As the Assistant Brand Manager, you will be responsible for driving category growth, portfolio strategy and leading product innovations. Additionally, this role brings together operator insights, category expertise and commercial understanding to ensure category delivers on penetration, consumption and profitability.  

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Own End to End Category Projects consisting of insight development, idea generation, concept development and business case readiness for innovations and renovations.
• Manage Innoflex platform and innovation gate process for local business
• Lead Portfolio Savings Agenda to ascertain and implement incremental profitability
• Identify operator needs and pain points via research projects in collaboration with CMI team
• Manage cross functional teams and key stakeholders to deliver projects on time
• Collaborate with CD and planning teams to ensure innovations target delivery
• Collaborate with local and regional customer & digital marketing teams to conceptualize and execute brand launch campaigns
• Manage Portfolio Assets Toolkit (selling stories, key visuals, packaging) in collaboration with Creative team

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experience & Qualifications:

• Minimum 4-5 Years Experience in FMCG Category Marketing

Skills

• Deep understanding of innovation processes
• Strong Project Management Skills and drives cross functional teams to deliver projects
• Strong Creative Aptitude to aid internal and external creative teams in brand campaign concepts and visuals
• Agile, resilient and flexible towards changes in scope and scale of projects
• Demonstrates curiosity in identifying unmet operator needs and developing high impact solutions
• Strong negotiator with key stakeholders for delivering projects

Leadership:
• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Unilever Behaviours:
• Care deeply
• Focus on what counts
• Stay three steps ahead
• Deliver with excellence

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.