Foods - Brand Manager Condiments Hellmann’s & Calvé BNX - Temporary role

Join Unilever as a Brand Manager Dressings NL

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CONTEXT

Food is hot! And especially the Food that is Easy to Eat is hotter than ever. As the market leader, Unilever plays a crucial role in growing both the category and our brands. To pursue this growth, we have strong plans in place for the next few years.

In team Condiments, we are looking for a highly motivated Brand Manager with a strong can-do mentality and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You will be working on both the Hellmann’s and Calvé brand, from bringing innovations to the market to social first marketing campaigns. Your role will be very diverse, covering both the NL and BE markets.

JOB PURPOSE & MAIN REPONSIBILITIES

• P&L delivery on ambitious growth targets, on both, top & bottom line.
• Developing a long-term growth roadmap to drive market making with our customers.
• Setting the portfolio strategy, tracking progress, and making informed choices to ensure optimal outcomes in line with Unilever’s Growth Action Plan.
• Collaborate with our creative and media agencies to produce compelling and impactful shopfloor materials and activations.
• Crafting the local execution Brand Experience communication & activation plan within the IBP cycles
• Collaborating across functions, teams (NL CBD & CSP and Belgium market) & agencies to deliver innovation and relaunch projects on time and in full;
• Cocreate with the DMC team the strategy and roadmap to transform to social first
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the brands, ensuring that all activities are aligned with the overall brand strategy.
• Develop in-depth understanding of the category in frontline with our consumers and customers.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN THE CANDIDATE

• You are a passionate foodie: shopping it, cooking it, trying new flavours, eating it, sharing it and talking about it.
• You have an entrepreneurial and agile mindset, a strong business acumen, you like to think beyond the obvious and are a change catalyst.
• You have broad experience and proven track record in marketing, understanding people’s needs, building brands through all channels, innovation and mix development and execution in the market, and project management
• You have passion for high performance. You inspire and lead with the right energy to win and grow, taking personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.

Experiences & Qualifications

• 5 years+ experience in Local marketing, strong preference for Nutrition expertise
• Proven experience in Business, preference a talent with CSP and/or Sales experience
• Affinity with Digital media, and proven experience with Social Media.
• Native Dutch speaker

WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER/WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

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 and 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. 
• We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy. 
• Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate.  For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped. When you are at the office, you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and own products.
• Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products.  
• My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).
• Home work allowance
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Green Mobility Policy

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.