AdresUNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR A:
Portfolio Marketing Specialist - Junior Project manager
For this role it is essential that you speak both English and Dutch
Location: Hofplein, Rotterdam – the Netherlands
Full-time
Local conditions apply
Salary: 44-64 K gross depending on background and experience.
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.
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.
BUSINESS CONTEXT AND MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the foodservice business unit of Unilever with businesses in 76 countries across the world. We are a dedicated, fast growing and profitable business unit within Nutrition and we are offering many of the world’s leading food brands like Knorr, Hellmann’s & The Vegetarian Butcher.
We are working in a dynamic and exciting environment with passionate professionals who work hard to carry out their common ambition of “freeing chefs to love what they do”. Our customers range from restaurants and hotels through to pub chefs and workplace, school or hospital caterers - as well as the wholesalers and cash and carries who service the foodservice industry.
We are now looking for a Portfolio Marketeer to help strengthen our marketing team in the Netherlands, based in Rotterdam.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to work in an international context in a developing part of Unilever Food Solutions.
You will be responsible for a part of the UFS NL portfolio working closer with the Portfolio Manager but also with local and European/Global teams (marketing, R&D, supply chain…) on portfolio innovations & renovations.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE?
As Portfolio Marketing Specialist you are the expert of the UFS NL portfolio and manage the mix, focused on different categories:
- You are passionate to help the operators (the chefs) to love what they do.
- You support and deploy global-led innovation and renovation projects in the Netherlands and ensure perfect execution (from the insight to the effective launch). You follow up and track results of the projects.
- You support and deploy the Best Recipe Program by analyzing the current UFS NL portfolio and proposing way forward to optimize it including harmonization with other countries and/or simplification.
- You track performance of your categories and top sellers related versus the (new) needs of the market and competition. You identify any issues and/or opportunities and implement corrective actions with relevant stakeholders when needed.
- You deliver for all ongoing projects and Top 10 products the product mix (7 P’s) needed to a perfect deployment locally (incl. internal & external selling story + offline & online assets): Among other things:
- You adapt global brand equity toolkits for innovations and renovations to make them fit for the market (internally & externally). You work closely with the Dutch Operator & Digital Marketing teams.
- You develop Top 10 one-pagers.
- If necessary, on top of the global-led projects, you develop the UFS NL business by leading specific innovation/local renovation projects, mainly for big customers in cooperation with the chef’s team, R&D (local deploy), quality and supply chain.
- You cooperate with the CPUs team (Central Production Units) and support them to propose/initiate specific solutions where possible.
- You lead artwork and claims development for perfect on-pack communication.
- You collaborate with the Market & Operator insights Manager to collect insights & foresights about the market in general, the categories and the operators to build a portfolio of solutions that drive sustainable growth.
- You organize trainings for the sales team together with the chef’s team on launches/relaunches and Top 10 portfolio.
- You set recommended pricing strategy with finance and the leadership team based on strategic pricing guidelines and local benchmark.
- And finally, you are ready to deal with unexpected situations (calamities) such as production problems or a shortage of raw materials and to resolve them by keeping the needs of the Dutch market in mind.
As a Portfolio Marketing Specialist, you are a spider in the web and collaborate closely with:
- European & Global marketing team
- Dutch leadership team
- Dutch marketing & digital team
- Dutch CD team
- Dutch & European Chefs team
- Dutch & European Supply Chain and R&D
- Artwork specialists
Main tools you master:
- Innoflex
- Prisma
- BLUE
- TAB
- Powerquest
- Power BI
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND YOU SHOULD HAVE
General:
We are looking for a passionate foodie with:
- A desire for truly understanding and helping operators and chefs
- Strong project management skills with flawless execution
- Strategy development and creating growth plans skills
- A solution-oriented mindset
- Business acumen
- An agile mindset
Specific Portfolio marketing skills:
- Operator and chef intimacy/insights gathering
- Strong project management skills: monitoring deadlines, following up to get the right information available at the right time and a hands-on mentality are the requirements we are looking for.
- Proactive
- Flexible: be able to deal with uncertainty and be adaptive to change.
- Business analytics
- Problem solving behaviour
- Mix development (7 P’s)
- Strong collaboration skills & Stakeholder management
- Translate project into different forums (from training our sales force to presenting at gatekeeping meetings)
- You speak both English and Dutch
Relevant Experience:
- 3+ years of marketing experience
- Project management
- Food industry knowledge and understanding
- Experience with working in a multinational
- Operational Execution excellence.
- Analytical reasoning / Business case building
- Natural business sense
- Proven expertise in innovation process is a plus
Leadership behaviours
- Customer focus
- Accountability and responsibility
- Team Alignment
- Growth Mindset
WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
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.
Please save a copy of this vacancy for personal use as it will disappear from the website after closing of the role.
