About Unilever Foods Solutions

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Act like a founder, accelerate your growth, stay ahead of the curve, enjoy the growth: JOIN US 

Unilever Food Solutions is an independent Global Business Unit, which is the 5th largest Business Unit in Unilever. UFS is ~20% of Nutrition Business Group and operates in 76 markets with a Turnover of about €3 Bn. We have a compelling ambition: To be a €5 Bn business by 2030, becoming the leader in digital selling in the food service industry, the best solution provider for our Operators and the planet, and a Winning People Engine.  

 UFS operates with a different business model that has a greater emphasis on chefs and field sales to drive demand creation with operators in a Business-to-Business setting. UFS is a unique business within Unilever, with a constant focus on executional excellence and consistent productivity improvements leading to significant value creation and enabled by rich expertise in the professional food service channel.  

UFS is the place where we are all striving to be Chefs supporting Chefs! At UFS we have an entrepreneurial culture with a commitment to speed, simplicity and trust, whilst having a hunger to grow – both our business and our people. UFS also proudly commits to high employee engagement every year with Univoice scores ahead of Unilever across all dimensions.  

It is the place where you can be a risk taker, test and iterate, and be a trendsetter. You can think and work like an owner of your own business and be ahead of the curve. With the purpose of “Wefree you to love what you do” and the DNA “having empathy for the people we serve and the expertise to meet their needs 24/7” you will become a part of a “People-to-People organization.”

What will your main responsibilities be:

Being the HR Business partner of the respective country managers

Being the first point of HR contract of the country teams for a seamless employee experience journey.

Driving and implementing the People agenda in respective counties

Managing all Human Resources activities and priorities for the country teams (marketing, CD, finance, chefs…)

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, local Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, Conflict Resolution, Employment Law/Legal Compliance, Performance Management, Team Trainings, Learning Sessions, promoting Unilever Learning Agenda, Employee Wellbeing, Overhead management and advising in HR processes.

Maintains effective employee relations through regular connection with employees in their functional organization, traveling between countries when needed

What you need to succeed:

Experiences & Qualifications

Ability to work independently, taking ownership to positively influence the end result.

Action-oriented to initiate appropriate resources and tools to ensure delivery on key HR processes.

Continuous improvement / simplification mindset and experience.

Ability to impact and influence different areas of the organization.

Pro-Actively working on solutions/ideas/proposals to improve employee experience.

3+ years of HR experience in that country

Preferable has knowledge about employee relations, country regulations

Working in cross- cultural and matrix organisations

Leadership

You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors:

PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! 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. 

Are You Interested?

Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications will not be processed.

If you have questions regarding the position feel free to reach out to hiring manager: Sinem.namdaroglu@unilever.com or if it’s regarding the recruitment process you can reach out to the Talent Advisor, Eva Belter: Ta.Nordic@unilever.com.  

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.