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Unilever Associate Brand Manager, Breyers Innovation in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Background and Purpose of the Job
We are looking for an intelligent, innovative, and creative Marketer with a passion for brands. The ideal candidate will drive the business forward with out-of-the-box ideas, strong leadership of a cross-functional team, and by challenging the status quo to get things done more efficiently. This position will require an in-depth understanding of brand development, which includes market trends, consumer insight, and category dynamics. The role will require both strategic thinking and executional excellence to continue growing Breyers.
With over $800 million in annual sales, Breyers is our largest Unilever Ice Cream brand and is critical to the success of our Unilever Ice Cream category. Breyers has a robust innovation agenda, making this role highly visible and important.
Who You Are and What You’ll Do:Associate Brand Manager for Breyers Innovation will be held accountable for leading development of new products and packaging:
Supporting the development of Brand’s Innovation Pipeline. Work with a cross functional team to ensure product mix is launched on time and in full, in line with key customer timing.
Partner with R&D and Supply Chain to manage product and packaging transitions, improvements, and updates.
Partner closely with the Operations marketing team to ensure flawless execution in market.
Day to Day management includes:
Run and conduct market analysis to understand market trends and opportunities
Feedback from quality and consumer engagement teams
You’re a born leader: This position requires strong leadership skills as you will interact with cross-functional business partners, brand partners in multiple categories as well as agencies. Having a vision and strategic intent will be critical to deliver impactful communications and creative.
You generate powerful insights: Our work starts with understanding what drives our consumers to purchase, and crafting plans based on those insights, including nuances based on the shopping occasion and retail channel. This position will require the ability to write up and validate consumer concepts for innovations and communications.
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
Strong Bias for Action & Accountability both for self and others
Growth and competitive mindset
Passion and drive to grow the business
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Analytical skills to dig into the details and a capacity for deriving insights to ultimately make recommendations for the business.
Ideal Experience:
Bachelor degree required, MBA a plus
2-3 years’ experience CPG innovation workstreams
Strong analytical skills
Understanding of digital and e-commerce
Clear demonstration of successful, consistent delivery to the business
Clear demonstration of project management & leadership skills
Experience working with agencies and media partners
Experience working with different customer channels
Ability to operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and to provide innovative approaches in a team-based structure
Ability to deliver both verbal and written communication in a simple, compelling manner.
Ability to think strategically, both from a brand and portfolio view
What We Can Offer You
Culture for Growth (https://www.unilever.com/about/who-we-are/our-vision/) | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzuVqApc7i-tR2YxazMxNkpPZVU/view) | Every Voice Matters (https://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/the-sustainable-living-plan/enhancing-livelihoods/opportunities-for-women/upholding-diversity/) | Global Reach (https://www.unilever.com/brands/) | Life at Unilever (https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/1248/life/) | Careers with Purpose (https://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/transformational-change/) | World Class Career Development Programs (https://www.unilever.com/careers/graduates/uflp/) | Check Out Our Space (https://www.themuse.com/companies/unilever/office) | Focus On Sustainability (https://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/transformational-change/)
Pay: The pay range for this position is $84,400 to $126,600. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Job Category: Marketing
Job Category: Commercialisation
Job Category: Márketing
Job Type: Brand Innovation Assistant
Industry: UnileverExperiencedProfessionals