JOB TITLE: Deos CMI Assistant Manager JOB LOCATION: Singapore
RELOCATION TERMS: Local terms About Unilever Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition and Ice Cream products, with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. We have 127,000 employees and generated sales of €60.1 billion in 2022. Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business and to demonstrate how our purpose-led, future-fit business model drives superior performance. We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business. The Unilever Compass, our sustainable business strategy, is set out to help us deliver superior performance and drive sustainable and responsible growth, while:
- improving the health of the planet;
- improving people's health, confidence and wellbeing;
- and contributing to a fairer and more socially inclusive world.
For more information about Unilever and our brands, please visit www.unilever.com. BUSINESS CONTEXT AND MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB Deodorants is one of Unilever’s most successful and exciting categories. It’s a category we invented and have been the leaders and innovators of ever since. We have the strongest global brands and an innovation and technology pipeline that would be the envy of any FMCG company. Asia is a key region for the future of Unilever Deodorants success and we have significant leadership markets in the region with our 3 powerhouse brands; Rexona, Axe as well as Dove all playing a key a role. The region has strong competition and exciting threats and opportunities to tackle, whether global brands or local players, all play a part in making working in Deodorants in Asia a dynamic place to be. This role will work with the BG marketing team in Singapore on brand and category projects to deliver the consumer learning needed to win in the market. The successful candidate will report into the Rexona deodorants lead based in London, and in addition to working on Asia innovation and communication projects will take a key role in global market development understanding. This is a unique opportunity to develop experience and expertise in innovation, communication and strategic research and to become the trusted partner for the marketing teams. Think you have what it takes? If so, read on! KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Builds strong relationships with the marketing team and partners across all research projects
- Distils insight from primary and secondary research and provides clear insights and recommended actions
- Builds knowledge of key markets, categories and consumers to inspire and inform projects
- Develops own research skills, making full use of: CMI Gym, CMI Guidelines tools and templates, Training opportunities, Coaching/mentoring from line manager and within the CMI community
- Builds own understanding of key business processes e.g. Category / brand strategy, Integrated Brand Planning (IBP), Innovation and Renovation (IPM), Communication (IBC)
- Manages relevant IT tools as required (including agency systems, GMI, GTS and People World)
- Partner with the People Data Centre to understand social listening/impact of influencers/etc
- Build knowledge of past market development initiatives and understanding to become the expert partner for category development.
- Extract, analyse and interpret and synthesise in to a clear and compelling story that drives action – for ad hoc projects or regular business processes.
- Support initiatives outside of project work to unlock growth opportunities to create excellent content.
- Lead/support global or divisional workstreams as required, through Past learnings, Best Practices, External Orientation, Landscape and Competitor Analysis, e.g. category and Hotspot Analysis etc.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ year experience
- Experience in the research & insights world is necessary.
- Good communication and presenting skills
- Basic understanding of market research
- Interest in human behaviour / psychology, curiosity is key
- Able to lead projects
- Basic analytical skills
- A team player; accountable, open minded who likes to work in rapid and agile way
- Strong project management skill
- Ability to prioritise and deliver pipeline of innovations research across brands and workstreams
- Good analytical thinking and communication skills to present clearly, simplify complex topics and influence decision-making
- At ease in a facilitation role – helping to stimulate idea generation, thriving to co-create ideas together with marketing
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a virtual and global team
- A positive attitude and can-do outlook to keep the agency teams motivated and inspired to work with the team
- Develop work which is fact-based rather than fact-filled, focusing on recommendations and outcomes
- Consumer Love – put the consumer at the heart of all we do
TO APPLY Please apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements. Should you not meet our immediate requirements, your profile will be registered in our talent pool system, and we will match your profile to suitable future vacancies. You will be able to access your status update through the candidate tracking link. Thank you for your interest and application. Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.