• Job Description

  Req#: R-65962

  UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR A KNORR CONSUMER & MARKET INSIGHTS (CMI) ASSISTANT MANAGER

  Location: Weena, Rotterdam – the Netherlands

  Full-time

  Local conditions apply

  For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the Netherlands. If you are based outside of the Netherlands and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the Netherlands.

  Salary: 44-60 K gross depending on background and experience

  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. We want our business to flourish, and we know that our success depends on others flourishing around us. That's why our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace, and why sustainable, long-term growth is at the heart of our business model.

  JOB PURPOSE

  The Consumer & Market Insights (CMI) function’s mission is to inspire, provoke and drive transformation action/growth. We are looking for a motivated, curious and passionate CMI assistant manager who embodies this CMI mission to lead a variety of Knorr’s and scratch cooking projects, working closely with the Knorr CMI Lead.

  WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE?

  This role partners with Global Knorr brand team, driving the brand and portfolio growth agenda into the Global team & across the world – responsible for identification & translation of consumer & customer needs, insights & behaviours into powerful growth action in brand/portfolio strategy, performance, innovation, communication & activation initiatives.

  • Driving the brand equity growth – setting the strategic agenda & actions on the brand to make it meaningfully different in people’s lives through consistent, distinctive & culturally powerful brand execution.

  • Drive greater consumer connectivity and ‘deep, rich, emotional & cultural’ insights work to inspire stronger consumer engagement through marketing campaigns and activities, and with that understanding help drive brand growth.

  • Identify and deliver trends & foresight into action to keep our brand portfolio at the cutting edge trends in a culturally edgy way – across product, pack, comms, experiences & cultural activation.

  • Actively steer brand performance for growth – infuse this into overall actions on mental & physical availability, core renovation & innovation, design, communication & activation ensuring brand high-quality credentials flow through into consumer experiences.

  • Unlock new growth opportunities e.g. tapping into new moments, needs, locations, tribes and latest trends to reach more users more often in a more relevant way.

  • Closely partner with R&D in all product development ensuring the highest rigor and quality is given to product experience design and to help deliver real benefits.

  • Inspire the brand team with insight and analysis on sustainability to help build out the sustainability agenda on both product and packaging globally.

  • Deliver through people, leverage your ability to create partnerships and collaborate with a wide spectrum of functions including marketing, R&D teams, brand agencies, research agencies, CTI & CMI expertise teams and external partners, BU (local & regional) CMI teams to deliver against business needs.

  • Be independent and deliver fact based, objective views of the business. You will provide inspirational and credible recommendations to marketing business partners.

  • Operate in a professional manner, applying CMI tools and techniques with rigour and discipline.

  SKILLS YOU SHOULD HAVE

  • Passion for consumer insight

  • Experience/good appreciation of research

  • End to end business partnering experience and good stakeholder communications skill.

  • Data savvy – leverage and understand multiple sets of data to craft a compelling story.

  • Good Academic Credentials, Digital Skills, and numeracy.

  TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE:

  • Constant Learning to keep pace with the environment and lead it. Being Updated on best-in-class consumer and market insight across topics of interest and the ability to land a message to the satisfaction of all stakeholders is key.

  • Be comfortable working as part of a virtual and highly global team and driving external orientation.

  • Deliver and drive transformational action within the business through key landing points and influencing senior stakeholders.

  • Have good analytical thinking and communication skills to present clearly, simplify complex topics and influence decision making; communication skills both written and verbal.

  • Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and prioritise workload as requests will likely be more than resources allow.

  • A team player: accountable, open minded who likes to work in rapid and agile way

  
  

  WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER?
  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, 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.

  EXCITED?

  Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

  Looking forward to meeting you!

  Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

  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.

  NOTE: Please save a copy of this vacancy for personal use as it will disappear from the website after closing of the role.

• About the company

  Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, England. Unilever's products are available in around 190 countries.

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