Associate Manager, Hair - Beauty & Wellbeing

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Associate Performance Manager, Hair - Beauty & Wellbeing Bewerben locations Englewood Cliffs, NJ time type Vollzeit posted on Vor 2 Tagen ausgeschrieben time left to apply Enddatum: 11. Juni 2025 (Noch 11 Tage Zeit für Bewerbung) job requisition  R-73195

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, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centres around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business.

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.

JOB PURPOSE

The B&W Category Operations organization is made up of dedicated teams focused on best-in-class execution across all portfolio brands in close partnership with the cross functional teams.

B&W Category Operations Lead will lead the delivery of the B&W strategy and growth agenda through the direct management of customer & category development teams, as well as category operations, and value creation.

The Associate Performance Lead for Hair will partner with Category Operations managers to drive performance against topkeycustomers including top 5 strategichair carecustomers, and work directly with Marketing Demand Generation teams, Supply Chain,and Field Sales. Assist with building and implementingbrand plans and strategies that deliver on growth objectives established forour haircare portfolio. These plans should optimize the return on brand activation and customer investment inclusive of consumer promotion, trade promotion, customer specific marketing, and special pack funding.

Responsible for managing cross channel opportunities and conflict for assigned brands as well as analyzing competition in the marketplace.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Provide top customer input/insight into brand innovation planning and lead the customer presentation development process
• Identify brand Category Management needs and priorities for assigned brands
• Develop, lead and/or support brand projects as necessary to reach revenue targets and trade investment budgets

• Serve as direct/primary lead brand/field sales communication
• Key strategic link between brand building/development and field sales on planning, strategy & opportunity management
• Develop customer, channel (and geography) specific brand trade promotional strategies, budgets and targets
• Evaluate customer specific packs and programs requested by field sales and drive agreement/resolution through the Brand Team.
• Work with the Brand Teamsto develop a seamless, fully integrated marketing plan for top customers
• Partner with Category Operations Managers to drive business performance across hair portfolio
• Lead reporting across Hair portfolio with a focus on market share and progress against growth objectives, including NSV and USG.
• Lead adhoc reporting for initiatives such as Price Tracking, POS Innovation SKU performance
• Performance analysis to inform growth plans, pivots needed to deliver growth plans
• Lead field engagement coordination for key tentpole events.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of 3+ years relevant experience
• Proficiency with
  
  IRI(Syndicated Research data),MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) required

• Proficiency or demonstrate ability to learn AMPS/Evergreenand Merlin (SSAS) preferred
• Must be able to prioritize and balance several projects and priorities concurrently
• Excellent communication and relationship building…