AM R&D UI

Unilever is currently hiring for AM R&D UI

Function: Customer Development

Work Level: WL1C

Reports to: Umair Bin Nazeer

Scope: Local

Location: Karachi – Head Office

Terms & Conditions: Full Time

About Unilever

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

About UI

Unilever International (UI) is an alternative but complimentary route to market, servicing white space opportunities not exploited by local operating countries. This is amongst Unilever’s fastest growing global business unit with 8 hubs (Singapore, US, UK, Korea, India, Dubai, France and the Philippines) with a diverse range of products, with expertise in utilizing 3rd party distributors and consolidators to reach consumers in over 75 countries. We treat the business as our own. We introduce Unilever’s brands into geographies like Korea, Pacific Islands, Mongolia, and spearhead launches of iconic household brands like Dove, Lifebuoy, Sunlight, Fair & Lovely, TRESemme into big markets like U.S, China, Western Europe and SEAA. As Unilever’s growth engine, we establish global businesses in key channels such as Health & Beauty, Discounters, E-Commerce and alternate channels such as travel retail, marketing to institutional partners like the United Nations, and seeding Unilever brands to overseas diaspora who crave for a taste of their familiar home brands.

Job Purpose

You will build premium international brands as well as Core brands focusing on all channels’ RTM in one of Unilever’s top priority markets – Pakistan & Others, where we have a strong pipeline of current & future brands (Unilever owned and acquired). These include iconic brands like Dove, AXE, closeup , Vaseline etc.

You will leverage e-commerce channel, traditional/digital and shopper marketing to build brands rapidly, partner with global and regional product development teams to analyze the performance across markets and lead cross-functional UI teams to land innovations in market with impact.

You will have end to end responsibility and accountability for the brand building and marketing activities for focus brands in Pakistan.

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

• Maintain and disseminate knowledge of different International Food regulation authorities - such as FDA, CFIA .. etc., for labelling and product formulation guidance as per industry best practices
• Ensure ingredients, product, packaging, labelling, process, legal and regulatory compliance as per relevant Food regulations of respective exporting country.
• Identify suppliers and develop capabilities for ingredients compliance for treatment, fortification etc
• Manage end to end R&D work in partnership with relevant stakeholders, Unilever entities (such as UI) for seamless execution of export networks from inception to launch, with 100% network compliance
• With understanding of international food laws, work with relevant stakeholders, to identify new opportunities of expansion of sales to different export regions.
• Prepare and process pre and post shipment documentation required for product registrations and certifications in applicable international markets and work with UI and legal to provide technical registration dossiers that fulfill specific country regulations.
• Coordination with factory quality and go to market (GTM) quality to ensure full quality specs compliance and smooth delivery of export shipments to destination countries without any quality issues.
• Engage with cross functional teams to manage and investigate customer complaints, root cause analysis for non-conforming products, and corrective action and preventive action as and when required.
• Liaise with distributors and international food authorities for problem solving and providing necessary documentation and evidence for post shipment detentions and issues.
• Artwork and packaging development with compliance on shelf life and regulatory & legal compliance of exporting country
• Shelf life extension initiatives with coordination relevant teams to see possibility to increase shelf life without compromise on product deliverables
• Understand usage of relevant ERP systems, such as SAP etc
  
  

Experiences & Qualifications

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Previous experience within R&D
• Regulatory and compliance for foods and personal care
• Proven experience in leading, strategizing, and executing plans with a group of customers.
• Ability to create strong relationships and leading negotiations with customers.
• Making decisions considering changing market circumstances to grow the business.
• Collaborative and cross functional experience - Ability to collaborate, negotiate and influence different stakeholders both inside and outside of the business.
• Strong leadership abilities, including the ability to inspire and motivate large and diverse teams.
• Has worked in other markets such as US, UKCanada and GCC.
• Facilitating development opportunities – support the team in achieving their career goals.
  
  

Skills

• Negotiation
• Selling & Influencing
• Customer Relationship
• Commercial Strategy
• Digital Literacy
• Digital Commerce
• Shopper Centricity
• Storytelling
• Problem solving
• Strong Communication
• Leadership
  
  

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
• TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
• CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
• BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.
  

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity 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. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.