Deodorants Packaging Manager - Transformation & Excellence

Job Title: Deodorants Packaging Manager - Transformation & Excellence Location: Leeds Office & R&D Work Level: 2C Function: Research & Development Category: Deodorants Background The Deodorants category is a key part of the Unilever Personal Care Business Group. With a family of Power Brands – Rexona, Dove, Dove Men & Axe – which are critical growth drivers of the company. Outstanding packaging is critical for delighting consumers with our Deodorants, driving competitive advantage, reflecting brand proposition, and making a positive impact on sustainability. The role holder will be developing new world class capabilities within Deodorants packaging, providing strategic leadership to the technical delivery of business priorities, and establish new ways of working to improve capability, capacity & functional excellence. A key part of the Deodorants packaging & aerosol team, the role holder will also be responsible for creating a high performing team environment and developing future packaging talent. Main Responsibilities: The main responsibilities and accountabilities of the role are: Establish & lead a new world class packaging capability on Decoration, to support distinctive designs which have strong shelf stand out & enables premiumisation. Lead execution of Deo category packaging strategy & embed new ways of working across the organisation. Enable operational excellence across the packaging development programme in totality (eg, via ‘Air Traffic Control’, ensuring leadership team have sufficient capability & capacity deployed to programme priorities. Oversee the Deodorants packaging Make it Profitable programme in totality, ensuring strong roadmap of activities to maintain funnel sufficiency. Lead the packaging development for transformational initiatives to drive productivity & profitability, in partnership with cross functional teams. Provide strategic leadership for Packaging R&D Ecosystem, strengthening existing partnerships & building new partnerships to enhance our capabilities (eg in injection moulding). Drive packaging functional excellence across the global community, creating deep expertise & capability in injection moulding. Ensuring teams operate according to best practices in packaging design, validation, compliance & risk management. As part of Packaging & Aerosols leadership team help nurture a high performing team, embed Unilever behaviours & develop future packaging talent. Requirements: At least 10 years of experience in packaging development, preferably personal care/deodorants industry. Experience in packaging development with Injection Moulding is preferable. Strong track record of delivery of complex projects, with evidence of strong risk management practices. Demonstrable experience of building relationships with suppliers, and working in partnership to develop new packaging. Strong communication skills, with an ability to interact across a range of functions, leadership teams, and external partners. Knowledge of Unilever and, or Industry Safety and quality standards & regulatory requirements. . A growth mindset, with the ability to spot & develop ideas to create growth opportunities. A strong people leader, with the ability to motivate teams in to achieve challenging goals and accelerate the development of key talent. NOTES Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications may not be processed and include your talent card if completed. By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.   Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner listed at the right hand side of this vacancy. What we offer Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com). Relocation to the UK Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the UK, if successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded with the potential to reclaim some specific pre-approved expenses up to £5,000. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions. 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