Associate In-Store Visibility Manager - PC

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JOB PURPOSE

In-Store Visibility or ISV is part of the CS&P department that’s based in Unilever’s corporate headquarters at 160 Bloor Street East in Toronto.

Our primary objective is to lead the development of every special pack and display vehicle for both the Personal Care category. 

ISV’s role and responsibilities are also evolving into new areas as the relevance of our function increases at Unilever and within the marketplace.  This is an excellent opportunity for someone with the desire and track-record to drive continuous improvement and change.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Key operational link with Assistant Brand Manager, Brand Manager, CSP, Supply Chain Planning, Package Engineering, Visual Branding, Purchasing, Co-Packing, Finance and Field Sales for brand issues and opportunities relating to special packs & customer specific packs.
• Working closely with marketing, sales, customer packaging and finance to identify special pack and displayer opportunities, assess business case, develop packaging, and to ensure timing can be met.
• Connecting with Field Sales KAMs to solicit information for volumes, and feedback on packaging (e.g. mixes; concept).
• Communicating special pack and display catalog to field sales teams.
• Post Evaluation of all special pack and display projects. Understand sell-in and financial results of each project.
• Responsible for driving cost saving and gross margin improvements on SP&D structures through the cost transformation project
• Responsible for pulling quarterly display growth and working with KAMs to identify gap closing opportunities
• Accountable for completion of all special pack and displayer ISV pre-launch activities for displays on select PC categories as well as all gift packs (e.g., determining pack structure, facilitate feasibility assessment, forecasts, UPC code updates, project briefs, deal sheets, customer samples)
• Responsible for providing customer/channel inputs to marketing teams developing special pack and displayer business cases (e.g., distribution, turns, competitive insights, margin requirements and input from key customer teams).

Challenges:

• Coordination and relationship management across multiple functions; e.g. feasibility process – reach out to Brand, Finance, Packaging, Supply Chain - ensure steps and responses are completed and received on time.  If not, then Associate Trade Marketing Operations Manager should work through the issues directly with the individual. If no improvement, then escalate to individual’s manager and Trade Marketing Operations Manager.

• Multi-tasking and balancing several categories, projects and priorities concurrently.
• Ensure forecast accuracy and reduction of finished goods waste 
• Strong understanding of cost drivers in the business and balancing them with what CD and Brand teams want. Ability to stand ground on structures that make good business sense and convey the benefits to the teams.
• Need strong financial understanding – work closely with Category finance, provide cost estimates for financials, review P&Ls for special packs. Candidate needs to be comfortable with ball parking costs and providing cost estimates.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Required. (Business, Finance or Engineering preferred)
• Work Experience: 3-5 years experience
• Following experiences are an asset: brand, sales, customer planning, logistics, finance, supply chain and familiarity with internal operating and ordering systems.  

Skills:

• Outstanding project management, ability to coordinate across a vast network of stakeholders (internal and external), skilled at managing multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities and comfortable holding self and others accountable
• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply the bigger picture, while attending to the details.
• Clear understanding of internal processes and familiarity with internal operating and ordering systems are a definite asset.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience with SAP, Merlin, Essbase, AcNeilsen a plus.

Competencies & Abilities:

• Must strive for breakthrough thinking within vision for growth and have a strong understanding of organizational structure and how to get things done through the various business partner teams
• Team alignment - Fosters a sense of energy, ownership, and personal commitment to the future of the business. Builds Unilever network and relationships to ensure collaboration and integration across boundaries
• External Orientation - Uses external market knowledge, customer and consumer feedback to improve performance
• Real Accountability - Should possess strong leadership qualities.

What We Can Offer You

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Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

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Unilever Canada est une organisation engagé à la diversité et à l'inclusion pour stimuler nos résultats d'affaires et créer un meilleur avenir chaque jour pour nos employés, les consommateurs globaux, les partenaires et les communautés. Nous croyons qu'un effectif diversifiée nous permet de faire correspondre nos ambitions de croissance et de stimuler l'inclusion dans l'entreprise. Tous les candidats qualifiés recevront la considération pour un emploi sans égard à la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité ou l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale ou ethnique, l'état matrimonial, la situation familiale, l'invalidité, les caractéristiques génétique, et une condamnation pour laquelle un pardon a été accordée.

Si vous êtes une personne handicapée qui a besoin d'aide à tout moment au cours de notre processus de recrutement, veuillez communiquer avec nous au NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Veuillez noter: ces lignes sont réservées aux personnes handicapées ayant besoin d'aide et ne sont pas un moyen d'enquêter sur les postes.