Brand Manager Mini Meals EU

UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR A BRAND MANAGER MINI MEALS EU

Location: Hofplein, Rotterdam – the Netherlands

Local conditions apply

Full-time/Part-time

Salary: 62K – 72 K gross per year (excl. bonus) based on experience and background

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. 

ARE YOU READY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF FOODS EUROPE?

The European Foods Business Unit (BU) is the single largest business unit within the Unilever Foods Business Group (over €2.5 billion in turnover). And within the EU Foods BU, we have 3 verticals: Condiments, Cooking Aids and Mini Meals, all being critical to deliver growth for the BU.

In the Mini Meal team, we are looking for a highly motivated Brand Manager with a strong can-do mentality and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Your role will be diverse, covering all Business Group-led markets within our BU (UKI, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy & France) and you will be working on different iconic brands (Knorr, Pot Noodle, Namdong, Amino).

The Mini Meal Brand Manager is responsible for leading our Block noodle platform and our newly launched brand Namdong, as well as supporting the Marketing Manager with sharpening the Mini Meal strategy.

• Block noodle category has been the fastest growing category within Mini Meals for the last couple of years. In order to capitalise on that growth, you will be responsible for crafting the innovation funnel for the next 5 years and leading the execution of all projects with your cross-functional team (SC, R&D, Procurement, Quality, Finance, CMI), partnering with your local markets marketing counterparts.

• You will have the opportunity to lead the development of the new Namdong brand that has just launched in June 2025. This Korean-inspired brand will be instrumental to regain market share in Europe. You will be expected to define and lead the execution of the innovation roadmap for Namdong, as well as leading the social first approach to grow the brand awareness.

• The Mini Meal Brand Manager will also be managing and developing one Assistant Brand Manager that will support on the project execution, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting their growth through clear objectives, feedback, and development plans.

• You will be supporting the Mini Meal Marketing Manager in crafting the overall short / mid / long-term strategy for total Mini Meals in collaboration with the Mini Meal Customer Strategy Planning team.

If you are passionate about building brands and creating lasting impact in the lives of the consumers – this could be the role for you! We’re looking for someone with passion and drive to land key projects at speed, who can cut through ambiguity to bring to life disruptive propositions that our consumers will love.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN THE CANDIDATE?

• You are a passionate foodie: eating food, trying new flavours and talking about food.   

• You have an entrepreneurial and agile mindset, a strong business acumen, you like to think beyond the obvious and are a change catalyst.

• You have passion for high performance. You inspire and lead with the right energy to win and grow, taking personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. You are passionate about making things happen, always keeping the end goal in sight. You have a willingness to raise your hand, step up and drive initiatives.

• You have a strong innovation mindset and a track record of landing successful innovation in market. You are able to interpret consumer insights and translate them into compelling propositions to shape and scale a disruptive platform globally.

• You have strong communication and storytelling skills. You can craft and deliver a compelling narrative to senior stakeholders and external partners.

• You care deeply about the business and about your team. You build strong relationships across global and local teams, fostering a culture of co-creation and shared ownership. You are a real team player.

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, bike-plan.

• 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.

• Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products. 

• My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).

• Wellbeing weeks.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP). This is a free service for you and your relatives in case you might need help in a wide range of issues, including mental health, childcare, elderly care, legal advice, and more.

• Home work allowance.

• Company laptop and mobile phone.

• Green Mobility Policy.   

• Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40%-60% 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.

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.

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