Assistant Category Manager - Unilever Food Solutions

Job description

About Unilever Food Solutions

Unilever Food Solutions is now looking for a business-driven Brand Manager with a passion for foods driving the growth for leading high sustainability brands.

Food Solutions is the dedicated foodservice company of Unilever and the global market leader. We run our business in 74 countries employing 4700 people of which 500 chefs. Food Solutions work to inspire chefs to satisfy their guests' everyday with professional ingredients and services.

Food Solutions develop products under world famous brands Knorr, Hellmann's and Lipton. Our customer base includes hotels, restaurants, canteens, street carts, schools and hospitals. We form strong alliances with distributors.

It's our Vision to be the leading global provider of culinary and commercial inspiration to chefs and operators.

Our AMBITION is to double the growth rate of our business in a sustainable way.

Main Job Purpose:

Main purpose of the role is to lead Foods portfolio and category strategy for Egypt and Middle East.

Key Accountabilities:

· Cluster insights, foresights, category and operator understanding.
· Develop category strategy & own brand stewardship
· Category innovation roadmaps and sustainability roadmap
· Deliver OTIF cluster innovation and (big) activation projects from BOSSCARD to Market Ready.
· Adapt and adopt global projects for the cluster MCOs.
· Design and craft exceptional product and packaging experiences, including artwork and claims development.
· Deliver campaign ideas with agency partners based on the global BCI.
· Create BE Toolkits for cluster innovation and big activation projects.
· Adapt global BE Toolkits for the cluster MCOs.
· Product: Track quality of top sellers versus brand performance standards and quality benchmarks and identify any issues and/or opportunities.
· Packaging: Implement the global packaging guidelines and country regulatory requirements on the AWs.
· Price: Agree strategic pricing with cluster MCOs based on global strategic pricing guidelines.
· Promotion : Develop with the operator marketing team sharp and resonating innovation/renovation campaigns including digital activations
· Lead Post Launch Evaluation.
· Manage country portfolio assigned.
· Spend/Track cluster budget.

Key Requirements:

· Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Management
· 4-7 years' experience in FMCG is an asset
· Proven Project management skills
· Interpersonal skills
· Relationship management skills
· Analytical skills
· Sales experience is a preferable asset
· Should Lead at least 1 innovation project