Data Engineer

Join Unilever as a Data Engineer

Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job

Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the 2nd largest Business Unit of Unilever, one of the 3 Power brands of the Foods Business Group, and a global market leader in Food Service. We are an independent Global Business Unit that operates in over 76 countries, and employs ~4000 employees. We have a unique B2B business model focused on serving chefs and our purpose is to free them to love what they do.

We at UFS have a bold and clear ambition and strategy in place for 2030 with a bold ambition on turnover and profitability, by being the best solution provider to our growing operator base. We plan to do this via a product first focus on superiority, by becoming the leader in AI powered Customer experience and by nurturing a Winning culture. We have had a history of delivering with excellence and resilient performance in the past few years. We also strive to stay 3 steps ahead in the industry. For example, our Future Menus Report identifies emerging culinary trends, making us a trendsetter for inspiring innovative solutions for chefs worldwide.

We have a culture of caring deeply not just for our business but also for our people. We foster an entrepreneurial culture built on speed, simplicity, trust, and a deep hunger to grow. Our people thrive on their roles being empowered and end to end - across all functions. We also invest heavily in building future skills and leaders. Our People agenda of Accelerate-Grow-Thrive consistently helps us lead in employee engagement, with scores exceeding Unilever scores across all dimensions and being one of the most engaged teams at Unilever.

Here, you will continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn, challenging yourself to accelerate your development in an end-to-end business and in end-to-end roles. If you're dreaming of contributing to Unilever’s 2nd largest Business unit, a fast-growing business, where you're empowered so you can play to win and thrive as part of One Team with One Goal, then come and join us!

Main purpose of the job:

The Data Engineer builds and maintains data systems. They construct datasets that are easy to analyse and support company requirements. They implement methods to improve data reliability and quality. They combine raw information from different sources to create consistent and machine-readable formats. They also develop and test architectures that enable data extraction and transformation for predictive or prescriptive modelling.

Main Accountabilities

• Will turn raw data (SSD, Digital and other sources) into structured data so it can be used for other purposes, is also in charge of shaping and improving the Global Data Lake (currently UDL) and Data Warehouse solution
• Will be the owner of structuring data in an end-to-end way, so it can be used to (a) set up reporting, (b) perform analyses to improve business decisions and (3) automate recurring processes and tasks
• Will build algorithms and prototypes that can be used to extract and transform data for predictive or prescriptive modelling, as well as grow our business structurally
• Will proactively look for ways to enhance data quality and reliability to increase business productivity, as well as hit our business goals more consistently
• Looks for ways to collect additional data points that can help us grow the business more quickly
• Will collaborate intensely with data scientists, data analysts and architects in the central and local teams
• Ensuring that your work remains backed up and readily accessible to relevant coworkers.
• Remaining up-to-date with industry standards and technological advancements that will improve the quality of your outputs.

Key Interfaces

• Central & Local Data Teams (BNX)
• MCO Digital Team (BNX)

Key Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Team Player that can work cross-functional (both with marketing and sales-oriented roles)
• Fluent English communication skills
• Curious about the latest developments in data and a clear understanding of how organizations can leverage these opportunities
• The ability to work comfortably in a collaborative setting
• Technical expertise with data models, data mining, and segmentation techniques
• Hands-on experience with SQL database design
• Great numerical and analytical skills
• Expert proficiency in Python, C++, Java, R, and SQL.
• Familiarity with Hadoop or suitable equivalent.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A knack for independence and group work.
• Scrupulous approach to duties.
• Capacity to successfully manage a pipeline of duties with minimal supervision.
• You know the latest data security measures and apply them rigorously, securely managing and storing data to protect it from loss or theft

Relevant Experience

• MSc in Computer Science, Data Science, Management Information Systems, Statistics, Analytics or any other related field
• 5+ years of working experience
• Proven track as a Data professional in high-paced, executive environments
• Experience in Data science tools (e.g. 'R')
• You have a background as a data engineer, software developer or similar

Desirable:

• Data engineering certification (e.g IBM Certified Data Engineer) is a plus
• Knowledge of Google Analytics, Marketo and Salesforce Sales Cloud or any other relevant digital marketing tools
• Communicates fluently in English, French and/or Dutch

Leadership Behaviours

• Growth Mindset
• High Level of Accountability and Responsibility
• Purpose & Service

WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER?

Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!

• Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.
• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.
• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.
• Home work allowance
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Mobility Budget

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.