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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.
Skin Cleansing is a key category within Unilever’s global portfolio, and a critical pillar in the Personal Care Business Group. One of the biggest key growth drivers for personal care globally, Skin Cleansing US is a $1.5Bn on its way to competitive and accelerated category growth and even greater profitability with Dove, Dove Men+Care, Degree, Shea and Axe as its key brands.
JOB PURPOSE Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are intellectually curious, data driven and like identifying complex business opportunities that lead to sound strategic recommendations that further enable accelerated growth then this role is just for you!
We are seeking a strategic, results-oriented Senior Manager, Revenue Growth Management to lead revenue growth across our Skin Cleansing brands in the US. This role serves as the central hub for leading the 5 levers of revenue growth 1) pricing, 2) price/pack / portfolio transformation, 3) Mix Management 4) Promo Spend and 5) Trade Terms Optimization. You will direct dock with our Marketing and CS&P teams - driving competitive growth and unlocking new opportunities and will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing and making recommendations across the levers to support the Business Unit (BU) Strategy Growth Framework and Commercial Strategy.
The ideal candidate combines analytical rigor with strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills. You will be expected to understand and articulate industry insights, business results & investment needs. Strong leadership, communication and influence skills are a must in this high exposure role.
The role will deliver best-in-class Category growth and development and deliver a sharp promo and pricing plan.
You’ll be part of the newly formed Business Performance Team (BPT), reporting to the Head of Business Performance. The BPT also oversees Marketing Performance and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) with a shared mission to fuel sustainable growth.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Accelerating the RGM thinking across the Skin Cleansing portfolio to:
- Accelerate business growth by truly embedding RGM thinking into the organization
- Drive continued & tangible impact in our P&L
- Accelerate capabilities development
- Help crafting necessary work to define growth roadmap, core Pack & Price Architecture (PPA).
- Elevating RGM KPIS and Rhythm into the BU Performance Management agenda & Customer Business Development teams to land consistent execution.
- Conduct in-depth portfolio assessments to set brand objectives, identify price realization gaps, economic drivers, highlight white spaces and ensure price-pack execution to support the brand and portfolio strategy
- Optimize channel-customer / pack mix to accelerate profitable growth for Unilever and customers
- Validate Category SPI guidance & destination for key Brands, along with SPI compliance & focus needed
- Run pricing models to provide recommendations on optimal price points across the portfolio and monitor competitive pricing activity and impact
- Optimize channel-customer / pack mix and identify design for channel packs to accelerate profitable growth for Unilever and customers
- Evaluate consumer promotions strategies including alignment with brand objectives, promotions responsiveness as well as ROI profile. Recommend an optimal promotion strategy
- Evaluate customer trade terms structure and propose improvements to ensure alignment with portfolio strategy and act as an enabler for the market execution of the RGM program
- Identify growth opportunities through in-depth analysis, using tools, frameworks and methodologies developed for this program
- Develop methodologies in order to perform economic and financial, analyses and scenario development that will be the base for portfolio pricing simulations and white space launches
- Collaborate and act as a crucial link between the Marketing, Customer and Finance teams throughout the RGM process to ensure strategy alignment and execution
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED Experiences & Qualifications
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree (in Economics or Finance or related field), MBA a plus
- 5-7 years of experience in RGM/NRM, CS&P, Marketing, Finance, Commercial Operations, Consulting or Data Science.
- Excellent Analytical Skillset with fluency in Circana, Numerator, and Excel
- Deep understanding of the P&L, retail math, financial/strategic modeling
- Comfortable using data throughout aspects of the role, turning insights into strategic thinking and ideas
- Proven record of drive and initiative with outstanding interpersonal & communication skills
- High attention to detail and a bias for action
- Strong understanding of 5 Levers of RGM
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building structure
- Problem Solving, possess solid judgment, and decision-making ability, deal with ambiguity.
Pay: The pay range for this position is $119,400 to $179,000. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
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