Global Associate Brand Manager, Dove Female SCL (Bars)
Unilever
Work alongside the Associate Director, leading the Dove Bar Core platform of the brand, delivering strong mixes and communication plans to drive the brand’s growth. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to have a very meaningful part in defining the long-term strategy of Core +, co-lead an innovation launch, craft unmissable campaigns on a purposeful brand, and independently partner with the U.S. market. This is a challenging and demanding role with high-visibility role for someone looking to become a brand manager in the near future.
Job Summary:
- Support the team on developing the North America Dove Bar platform.
- Independently lead project networks to deliver mixes on-time-in-full by partnering closely with cross functional teams.
- Partner with U.S. as the lead market to ensure Dove Core Bar growth trajectory
- Support the Associate Director with communication development process for Dove Core Bar campaigns end-to-end, collaborating closely with our agency partners
- Develop a deep understanding of the skin cleansing category and the female consumer in the U.S., uncovering consumer insights that will unlock penetration for the brand and allow us to win competitively
- Manage project budgets, inclusive of raising POs, monthly forecasting and additional funding requests (as needed).
- Support development of material for customer and stakeholder sell-in (including key visuals, product samples, sizzle videos, investor board documents).
Experiences & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
- At least 4 years relevant work experience in marketing. Previous brand development experience required.
- Independent and proactive, with strong leadership and interpersonal skills
- Strong bias for action while maintaining a positive approach on getting things done
- Deep passion for understanding the category, consumers, and shoppers
- Data-driven problem solver with strong business acumen; ability to connect the dots on different information sources to come up with powerful insights
- Eyes for beauty and strong craftmanship skills with attention to detail, obsessed about each touch point consumers have for our brand
- The ability to prioritize, make recommendations, and steer decision making
Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
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