The Unilever Future Leaders Programme | Careers at Unilever UK & Ireland

Unilever’s Future Leaders Programme develops tomorrow’s leaders, today!

The Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) is a 3 year scheme designed to prepare graduates for business leadership roles. The programme consists of a number of placements within and across functions, formal training, business mentorship and a short experience in field sales.

We accept all disciplines, except for schemes in R&D and Supply Chain. In R&D, we require a strong technical qualification in a Chemical, Biological, Physical or Food-related Science. We also accept Chemical/Material and Engineering-related disciplines.

For Supply Chain, you’ll need a strong background in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing or a similar engineering qualification. We also accept Mathematics, Business, Technology, or Design-related disciplines.

We offer a wide variety of opportunities based upon your career aspirations.

Choose the right career path within our seven business functions:

Technology touches everything we do, from the sourcing of sustainable ingredients around the world to the marketing, measurement, and selling of our brands on online platforms.

You'll be working with a range of the world's leading technology partners, as well as ground-breaking start-ups to solve business challenges on a global scale.

We work closely with our customers to pioneer new products, categories, and concepts. Customer Development makes sure that shoppers can find our brands, wherever and whenever they want them. Our customers are as diverse as supermarkets, online retailers and theme parks - we build partnerships with all of them.

At Unilever, Financial Management is about so much more than numbers. It's the lifeblood of our business - touching every area, informing multi-million euro decisions, and directly influencing the development, growth, and health of our brands, and through them our vision to build a better business and a better world.


We support the wellbeing and champion the success of the 168,000 people working for us globally. You will gain experience of driving culture change, managing employee relations, developing talented individuals, turning around the performance of teams, and much more. Most importantly, you’ll look for opportunities to deliver a great experience for all employees.

With 2.5 billion consumers using Unilever products every day, there are very few other opportunities to influence a business of this scale. Together with our Marketing teams, you will see great products brought to life in the eyes of customers and consumers, creating relationships that can last generations. You could be introducing a new flavour of Ben & Jerry's, helping Dove to make beauty a source of confidence, or providing our consumers with exceptional brand experiences.

Our purpose is to build a better business, a better world and a better you. In R&D, you’ll find out what consumers want and need, then develop the science and technology to make our innovations come to life.

Getting a Magnum ice cream into the hands of consumers across the UK takes serious business expertise. Our Supply Chain team is responsible for the entire process – from sourcing raw materials to ensuring the product reaches the consumer.

REWARDS AND BENEFITS

At Unilever, our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace. We are working to build a better business and a better world. We can only achieve this purpose when our people are at their best – which is why our flexible rewards and benefits are designed to support you and your development.

_{*Please note this is not an extensive list of the rewards and benefits of being at Unilever. More information on the reward package will be available upon joining the organisation. Policies are subject to change and may vary from those described.}

When you join Unilever, you will start on a competitive salary of £32,000. You will also receive a generous annual bonus based on performance.

Together we’ll help you to accelerate your learning and development through hands-on experience, mentoring, and support for further education and professional qualifications if required.

Keeping healthy is important to us all – where possible, we provide on-site gym facilities, regular health checks, and mental wellbeing resources.

We encourage agile working which means that, where your role allows you to, you’re empowered to work anywhere at any time, providing the needs of the business are met.

We offer 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays.

We will provide relocation support when moving placements and a £5,000 interest-free loan repayable over a three-year period.

APPLICATION PROCESS

STEP 1

Complete the online application form. It is a simple and easy process with the option of filling out your details using your LinkedIn profile. You may only apply to one function in your application.

STEP 2

Complete a profile assessment which consists of 12 short online games that look at different elements of your cognitive, emotional, and social traits. You will receive personalised feedback after completing the games.

STEP 3

The digital interview will consist of 3 short questions followed by a business case. You will be asked to solve real-world problems using Unilever scenarios. You'll be able to record and complete your interview anytime and anywhere.

STEP 4

You will be invited to live 'a day in the life' of a Future Leader at Unilever. You get to experience a number of exciting activities including project meetings, business challenges, a team meeting with colleagues, and a one-to-one meeting with your line manager.