Unilever Future Leaders Programme: Sales & Marketing (UFLP, Finland)

Job description

We are now looking for driven and analytical Marketing & Sales Trainee to our Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP). Join our winning team!

Unilever Nordics has approximately 1000 employees with a turnover of 900 million Euros. Our local offices are based in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, with three Nordic manufacturing units. The Nordic head office is based in Solna, Stockholm. Unilever Finland has approximately 200 employees. The business has key brands such as Ingman, Ben & Jerrys, Knorr, Lipton, Omo, Pepsodent, Dove and many more.

The opportunity of a lifetime!
The Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) is about having a big impact on business, right from the start. It's about growing iconic multi-million euro, market-leading brands from day one. It's about learning the business fast. We´re looking to make future leader of you within three years, by focusing on your whole development, personally and professionally, we'll concentrate on three key areas: learning by experience, learning through people and formal learning. We will push you to achieve your potential and make a big business impact where you will learn from the best in the business.

What will you be doing?
The Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) is a three-year program where you will have the opportunities to see the whole business and try different roles within our organization, for ex. Assistant Brand Manager or Key Account Manager. You will be part of the local, Nordic team and will therefore fast create a big network across the whole business.

Marketing and Sales at Unilever
Marketing teams bring great products to life in the eyes of consumers. Building our brands and communications means building and maintaining relationships that can last for generations. A creative flair will take you far, but marketing is commercially focused and demands strong business skills to actually make things happen. It takes a deep sense of logic, ambition, organizational and analytical skills, a head for figures and great gut instinct.

Customer Development (Sales) ensures that our brands are available wherever the shopper wishes to buy them. Managing relationships with key retailers with skill and sensitivity makes all the difference. Our customers recognize the effectiveness with which our work drives our business and theirs. This has led to number of retailers recognizing us as their supplier of the year.

What do we look for?
It is important that you have fully developed communication skills. But most important is an analytical, result/business oriented and energetic personality. We are looking for someone with a great internal drive and who takes ownership for tasks and can set their own goals.

· Master's degree with strong academic track record
· Maximum of two years working experience after graduation
· Extracurricular activities and/or work experiences outside the academic world, that displays your commercial awareness, drive and leadership potential
· Preferably some international experience
· Fluency in Finnish and English

Application

Apply at the latest 15.2.2019 . Your application should be submitted in English. You will also be asked to complete a profile assessment which consists of 12 short online games and a digital interview in connection with your application.

Successful candidates will be invited to an Assessment Center during weeks 11-12 in Helsinki. Please observe that there will be an on-going screening process with first-come, first-served principal.

What happens next?

Application time: 16.1.-15.2.2019

Time to complete the Video Interviews: latest until 18.2.

Invitations to Assessment Center: during weeks 10-11

Assessment Center for Finalists: during weeks 11-12

You get to know the results: latest during week 13

Don't wait with your application – Apply today!

Contact
If you have questions about your application or the Unilever Future Leaders Programme, please contact Tiia Autio, tiia.autio(at)unilever.com

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Work alongside brilliant and inspiring business leaders and colleagues. If you want to feel proud of what you do and make others proud too, join us and discover how you can help make a better business, a better world and a better you.