UI - Marketing brand manager Unilever

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE... Who You Are & What You ll Do

• You ll play a strategic role in opening white space markets in NALI (Mashreq, Maghreb, Levant.) building global seeding strategies for brands.
• You ll pioneer brand seeding models, leverage digital and shopper marketing to build brands rapidly.
• You ll partner BD teams to analyse the market and lead cross-functional UI teams to land innovations and activations in market fast with impact

As ABM, you will spearhead market development of NALI markets with seeding brands. You will be delivering all in-market marketing calendar & innovations OTIF. To be able to do this, you will bring a strong consumer, competitor and customer understanding of key business drivers, competitive trends, marketplace dynamics & consumer need gaps that lead to breakthrough, disruptive new product propositions and brand-led communications.

You will plan and build 4Q activity plans that deliver outstanding growth results. WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Bachelor s degree in marketing or a related field required, MBA is a definite plus.

• A proactive, collaborative, resourceful and "can do" attitude.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with demanding project schedules.
• A high attention to detail, process-oriented, and a motivated self-starter.
• Advanced project-management and strategic thinking skills
• Innovation and communication development experience is a plus (writing insightful briefs and concepts, developing business cases etc.)
• Understand different geographies to position a brand, project, innovation around the globe
• Ability to lead cross functional teams while working with and influencing stakeholders
• Display excellent influencing, communication skills towards stakeholders and leadership teams.
• An independent worker/self-starter, striving to go the extra mile to deliver excellent performance
• Strong interpersonal skills, motivated to work in harmony with the team by showing a good what-how balance in delivering successful results.

Experiences & Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum 4-7 years of marketing experience in Brand Development and/or Brand Building
• A bachelor s degree in any discipline. MBA is highly preferred.
• A proactive, collaborative, resourceful and can do attitude
• Have strong track record of consistency in market delivery.
• Innovation and communication development experience is a plus (writing insightful briefs and concepts, developing business cases etc.)
• Advanced project-management and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with demanding project schedules
• Ability to lead cross functional teams while displaying excellent influencing, communication skills towards stakeholders and leadership teams
• A high attention to detail, process-oriented, and a motivated self-starter showing a good what-how balance in delivering successful results
• An independent worker/self-starter, striving to go the extra mile to deliver excellent performance
• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.