Senior Assistant Manager – Deodorants North America

JOB PURPOSE

The Deodorants category is a cornerstone of the Unilever Personal Care Business Group and currently stands as the fastest-growing category within Unilever. It includes some of the company’s most iconic brands: Degree, Dove, DMC and Axe.

As the global market leader in Deodorants, Unilever is committed to shaping the future of the category. Aerosol technology deployment is central to our innovation strategy, serving as critical levers for competitive advantage and value creation.

North America is the world’s biggest, most competitive, and dynamic market for the Deodorants Category; this role is key to regain market leadership and drive market making innovations.

You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet.

Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the North America DEO team by being the key formula and processing contact for aerosol formats produced both at Unilever facilities and collaborative manufacturers.
• Deployment of innovations for all aerosol portfolio within UL and CMs for Deos NA.
• Support the 5S & Resilience programmes to ensure continuous improvement, costs and security of supply.
• Deployment of digital solutions to improve efficiency within Deos Formulation and processing team in partnership with digital experts.
• Develop best practices in Aerosol formulations & implement across the US team to drive continuous improvement & functional excellence.
• Local budget and CAPEX management for R&D Deos NA in Mx
• Key member of the Deos R&D team.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS     

• Science or Engineering related qualification and/or relevant experience within R&D, Processing or Packaging.
• Relevant work experience managing complex projects.
• Results oriented.
• Good understanding of Innovation process.
• Intermediate / Advanced English is a must

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Formula development experience
• Good understanding of FDA requirements (OTC products)
• Stability Program knowledge for USA.

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