Job Title: Deodorant Future Chassis Formulation Manager 

Location: Leeds

 
JOB PURPOSE 

The Deodorants category is a key part of the Unilever Personal Care Business Group, with a family of Power Brands – Rexona, Dove, Axe – which are critical growth drivers of the company. 

Formulation design plays a prominent role in innovation plans, and is a key capability to drive competitive advantage and value improvement opportunities through the development of category-leading Core Formulation Designs. 

This role comprises leading new future chassis development, and delivering consumer preferred innovative Deodorant formulation chassis globally.   

This senior role is responsible for enabling & driving functional excellence across Deodorants formulation community globally. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Leadership of a Deo Formulation technology area / sub-format (Antiperspirant Sticks, Deodorant Sticks & Emulsions Sticks), to deliver breakthrough technologies & chassis for our power brands. 

Define and deliver (to the Brand Innovation Teams) the key technical packages for new Core Formulation Designs – demonstrating meeting the action standards for consumer benefit, product costs, legal, regulatory & safety considerations, etc)  

Lead the design & delivery of a medium-long term future chassis technical roadmap for a specific technology area and maintain alignment with the long-term innovation and strategy programmes.  

Work with Science & Technology, Consumer Benefit Platforms & External suppliers to build a roadmap of new ingredients which help deliver new/better benefits, and create chassis fit for future consumer needs & regulatory requirements.  

Lead the 5S & Resilience programmes for the technology area/ sub-format to ensure continuous improvement in input costs and security of supply and negotiation advantages.  

Develop best practice in the technology area & implement across the organisation to drive continuous improvement & functional excellence. 

Identify routes for digital solutions to improve invention or efficiency within the technology area, and develop new tools/models in partnership with digital experts & partners.  

Drive technical & formulation functional excellence across the global community. Ensuring team operating according to best practices in formulation chemistry & chassis development, and identify routes to unlock speed & capacity. 

Drive a digital transformation agenda in Deo formulation to enable speed, efficiency & optimised quality, working with Deo’s Digital & Data manager, and wider R&D Digital community for expert support & tool/model development. 

Be key point of contact for S&T Product Engineering group, and ensure PE science programme is fully aligned behind long term priorities & transformation agenda. 

Provide strategic view on global deodorants R&D formulation laboratory asset base & define CapEx requirements to maintain existing capability and build new capability for novel ingredients, technology & digital transformation. 

Lead & develop a small team of talented formulators.

ALL ABOUT YOU 

Desirable Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry (science and technology expertise) 

Fully operational in Formulation Development in R&D and awareness / experience in related functions (eg Processing, Science & Technology, Packaging Development etc.) 

Proven relevant working experience with a proven track record on product & formulation chassis design (in Personal care, Deodorants preferable) 

Ability to form excellent partnerships with internal & external partners, and work in multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural teams.  

A growth mindset, with the ability to spot & implement opportunities to make improvements.  

Strong communicator, with the ability to translate technically complex information into clear simple messages for teams & stakeholders 

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).