Associate Manager UFS Operations

Associate Manager UFS Operations – Unilever Food Solutions 

Location: Remote – Hoboken, NJ

Who We Are  

Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the €3bn+ foodservice division of Unilever. It leads the dynamic Food Service market across its categories and has ambitious growth objectives, marketing a range of professional food and beverage products and services to operators across 72 countries.  UFS prides itself on creating value for its customers through culinary solutions and improving the food experience for everyone from distributors and operators to diners and consumers.   

UFS is accelerating its digital transformation to fuel growth through data driven and technology enabled Go-to-Market (GtM) capabilities. Our global ambition is to reach 3 million operators by 2030 via an online & off-line contact strategy. Within the US, the focus of UFS Customer Development and Marketing is to engage with customers in unique and specific ways to generate demand for our professional brands and create long term value for our partners. 

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! 

Pay: The pay range for this position is $86,080 to $129,120. 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.   

Purpose of the Job 

We are searching for an experienced Brand Manager to take Global strategy and leverage local insights to strengthen the existing portfolio with sharp strategic focus, portfolio strategy and build the future portfolio with clear category roadmap and innovation plan for Out-of-Home across key Cooking Aids Categories. 

This role’s focus is on the Cooking Aids category and it’s main Unilever UFS brands such as Knorr. This category is a key strategic choice for the business as well as the widest and most complex portfolio that extends from Bases to Sauces, Soups, Entrees etc – covering categories that are big, 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 2nd biggest brand and category for UFS. As such, it demands strategic, 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 Do 

• Responsible for driving core along with establishing a clear roadmap for sub-brands within the portfolio, craft their growth acceleration and market winning plan  

• Full P&L and Marketing budget responsibility along with coordinating closely with cross functional teams like CD and SC for demand and supply of products  

• Devise a clear roadmap for all sub-categories within Bases category whether to Accelerate, evolve or defend play basis market understanding, growth potential and our right to win  

• 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 journey 

• Owns portfolio positioning, sustainable growth strategy and strategy into action to win market share, including net revenue management 

• Drives the full Operator Lifecycle: Work closely with Operator Experience Marketing to understand the Customer Experience (CX). 

• Own local Category Strategy and Innovation / Rejuvenation roadmaps, as well as ‘Brand-Led Growth’ initiatives. This requires campaign and execution toolkit planning, development and execution  

• 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 Scratch category insights and foresights-- from trends to tensions, opportunities and competition. 

• Ensure Global Category Strategies reflect key insights from NA 

• Define growth strategy for Scratch to capitalize trends and tailwinds, or fix the tensions 

Key Responsibilities 

• Country & Stakeholder Management. 

• Digital 

• P&L reviews and analysis.  

• Budget ownership.  

What You Need to Succeed 

• 2+ years International Marketing experience required including innovation management and delivery 

• Brand / Category management experience required 

• Innovation & Renovation project management. 

• Ensure impactful innovation on the core/ pack/ price architecture to growth and increase profitability. 

• Price position and tracking 

• Creates Purpose-led brand content for Innovations & top 10’s for key touch points. 

• Ensures product campaign, messages integration into content Calendar & journey stages. 

• Responsible for Sales enablement Unilever Food Solutions in the foodservice (B2B) part of Unilever. 

• Strategy into Action: Develops strategy to drive growth & customer experience 

• Business acumen: Deep Understanding of sales/marketing funnels, operator lifecycle & marketing automation journeys. 

• Customer Centricity  

• Creative & Persuasive Content Performance Measurement & Analysis 

Key Skills  

• Project Management. 

• Advance Digital Skills.  

• Finance 

• Communication skills 

Our Culture  

• Caring Deeply  

• Positive Tensions for Bigger Outcomes, Fairness and Transparency, Performance AND care  

• Staying Three Steps Ahead of the Market  

• Build Future While Delivering today, Think Big simplify, commit, Lead Shape Disrupt Mkt   

• Delivering with Excellence  

• Pride in our Execution, Best in Reality, Developing Breakthrough solutions  

• Focusing on What Matters Most  

• Fewer Bigger Things, Fight for What matters most, Challenging and Debating Right Choices 

What We Can Offer You      

Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs | Check Out Our Space | Focus On Sustainability     

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.     

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans/ Persons with Disabilities    

For office-based, Research & Development, and remote positions, proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required to be eligible for employment. Religious and/or medical accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  

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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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters  
 
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check, and DMV check.  

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