Associate Director, Category Marketing - Unilever Food Solutions,...
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Englewood Cliffs, NJUnilever Food Solutions is a business built by Chefs, so we know what you face every day in the kitchen. Everything we do is focused on making your life a little easier. Our purpose is to Free Chefs to love what they do.Unilever Food Solutions is the foodservice (B2B) part of Unilever F&R, and as such we are at the heart of carving out some of the new WOW between Retail, OOH and FS teams – Aurora. We are present in 26 multi-country organizations (MCOs) and have an ambitious plan to grow double digit in the coming years.The NAM Foods Team sits at the heart of the portfolio and innovation transformation to go hand in hand with the business target and the market needs. So, if you thrive on challenge and want to be part of a progressive, ambitious and fast-paced team which embraces the digital first world to get closer to your customer, leverages lean and agile ways of working to move and learn fast, then this is a role for you!Ba c
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Categories.This role’s focus is on the dressings category and it’s main Unilever brands, as well as UFS brands. This category is a key strategic choice for the business as well as the widest and most complex portfolio that extends from mayo and salad dressings all the way into meal ingredients – covering categories that are profitable and face high competition in the markets. Category performance and adherence to UFS strategy is key to deliver total UFS’s growth ambition.This role offers the opportunity to be part of a growth plan for the category and for UFS’s main growth platforms and to shape the future funnel and propositions. This is the biggest brand and category for UFS. As such, it demands an entrepreneurial, can-do attitude paired with strong project management skills. A good degree of familiarity with brand communication, digital tools and innovation process is also required.Who You Are and What You'll DoResponsible for Innovation and Renovation Project Management, delivery, strategy, Portfolio Transformation and Brand Communication. Expectation is to challenge the business in terms of speed of innovation and ways to launch in the market within the digital transformation journeyOwns portfolio positioning, sustainable growth strategy and strategy into action to win market share, including net revenue managementDevelops strong purpose-driven propositions & selling stories – Needs/SolutionsDrives the full Operator Lifecycle: Work closely with Operator Experience Marketing to understand the Customer Experience (CX).Lead business transformation via owning progressive innovation platforms, being able to drive network/virtual teams globally to think and act differently. Strong can-do mentality and mindset a must!Understand deeply Dressings
category insights and foresights -- from trends to tensions, opportunities and competition.
Strategy into Action: Develops strategy to drive growth & customer experienceDefine growth strategy for Dressings to capitalize trends and tailwinds, or fix the tensionsWhat You Need to Succeed10+ years International Marketing experience required including innovation management and deliveryBrand / Category management experience requiredInnovation & Renovation project management experience requiredDigital ExperienceExperience with full P&L ownershipBusiness acumen: Deep Understanding of sales/marketing funnels, operator lifecycle & marketing automation journeys.Customer
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rPay: The pay range for this position is $138,900 to $208,300. 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.For more information about your Federal rights, please see
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is
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Pay Transparency Non discrimination Provision .Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at
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