Category Executive PC

Job Title: Category Management Executive – Deos & Male Toiletries (Asda & Morrisons)
Location: Kingston

JOB PURPOSE

An externally facing role which is about building collaborative relationships with our UK retailers to drive long term and sustainable category growth. You will support the Senior Category Manager in the development of joint category plans and strategies that deliver mutual growth for our retailers and for Unilever. Responsible for Asda and Morrisons, you will work to influence our retailers through providing best in class customer and shopper insight which will inform range assortment, merchandising as well as price and promotional recommendations.

RESPONSIBILTIES

• Build collaborative and independent relationships with key retailer stakeholders (buyers, merchandisers) to become a trusted partner
• Analysis and interpretation of multiple customer and shopper data sources to generate actionable insights on category risks and opportunities
• Deliver Category range review recommendations which focus on the optimal assortment and merchandising supported by clear insight and rationale across priority customers
• Deliver key category/customer reporting and ad hoc analysis as required
• Building network of relationships internally with key stakeholders
• Support the BU when and where required to deliver insight and to help shape external plans

ALL ABOUT YOU

Key SOLs Required:
• Personal Mastery – Always brings their best self.
• Agility – Constantly curious and entrepreneurial.
• Business Acumen – Generates value for Customers and Unilever.
• Consumer Love – creates plans which deliver for our consumers.
• Passion for high performance – inspires others to greater heights.

Key Skills Required:
• Communication skills
• Relationship building
• High level of curiosity and drive to understand the ‘what’ and ‘why’
• Analytically minded
• Good working knowledge of excel and how to use CoPilot to aid analysis
• High level of presentation skills
• Influencing skills through story telling
• Ability to manage conflicting demands and adapt to changing priorities
• Experience with category management data tools such as Nielsen or Numerator by Worldpanel would be hugely beneficial.

Location

In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London to house the employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars, Lever House in Kingston, Unilever House in Leatherhead and Graze in Richmond. We are creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment, purposefully bringing us together in our own Unilever ecosystem. The campus is due to be completed in early 2025 and will consist of two interconnected buildings, as well as landscaped surrounding areas.

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, free gym, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, click here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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