Job Title: Sunsilk Global Engagement and Innovation Assistant Brand Manager

Location: 100VE

About B&W
Beauty & Wellbeing (B&W) includes some of Unilever’s most exciting categories including Skin Care and Hair Care with brands like Dove, Sunsilk, Clear and Vaseline. We are also home to our Prestige portfolio of luxury brands such as Dermalogica, Hourglass and Living Proof; and Health & Wellbeing, a carefully crafted collection of Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements brands including Liquid I.V., Nutrafol and OLLY. 
We are building a unified and mutually supportive team of people who are beauty and wellbeing-obsessed, consumerfocused and driven by a passion for winning. Our role is to add value to our brands, deliver tangible beauty benefits through our products, create desire, and pioneer trends. 
With more than 1 billion people using our products every day, we have an opportunity to use our scale for good. We’re embracing a new era of beauty and wellbeing. One that’s inclusive. Equitable. Regenerative. Positive. So that people and the planet can thrive together. 
 

About Sunsilk
Sunsilk is one of the billion-euro brand for Unilever, housed under the Beauty and Wellbeing division. As a cornerstone brand for hair category, the agenda on Sunsilk is to drive growth and reassert our leadership as a true hair care brand. Sunsilk, while a global brand, behaves extremely local with sizeable footprints in LATAM, SEA, SA and Middle east/Turkey. In these markets our ambition is to build strong brand experiences that drive growth and brand power. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

The successful candidate will report to Sunsilk Senior Global Engagement Manager and the Senior Manager of Innovation. We are looking for a Senior Assistant Brand Manager capable of leading projects for both Engagement and Innovation. This position offers an excellent opportunity to demonstrate independent leadership and clearly ownable deliverables.  We’re looking for a candidate who can hit the ground running, demonstrate high levels of responsibility, ownership, an immense bias for actions and desire to develop within the exciting and demanding world of hair care. A very good eye for beauty & aesthetic is important.

Main responsibilities in Innovation will include:

Leading the overall project management of Sunsilk innovation projectsUnderstanding and analysing global trends and key competitive moment leading to development project innovation design and landing them in a well-developed innovation pipeline for the brand.Co-Lead strategic thinking, development and deployment of the global innovation toolbox with a view to execute them across markets.Lead on-trend innovations with break-through science, build beauty mixes that drive desirability.

Main responsibilities in Engagement will include:

Act as project leader to deliver communication & engagement activities for a brand Core of the Core project with a strong focus on digital, technology and Others Say programs.Lead engagement activities for a key Core of the Core project including but not limited to project management, OTIF delivery on essential communication & content assets, adaptation of communication assets for key market airing.Deploy and track best-in-class Engagement Toolboxes across key Sunsilk markets embedding all the strengths of the brand cohesively into one strong story the countries will have to activate using a centralized engagement framework (ATL, cohorts, and media that matters (other say, digital, Tik Tok, etc).Co-Lead delivering the brand transformation through a new & unified brand world delivering a consistent brand calendar and communication cadence on a Core of the Core projects, bearing in mind local insights for key markets.Track and govern the implementation of Distinct Brand Assets in all markets/assets

ALL ABOUT YOU 

Relevant experience in Innovation and Comms/Engagement with a strong passion for Beauty or Personal Care with eye for detail, beauty and craftsmanship.Relevant experience in strategy and mix crafting, preferably for beauty brands.Consumer obsessed to represent their voice on the table of brand discussions. Has experience in managing cross-cultural relationships with multiple marketsHas experience in developing successful communication both above and below the lineHas experience in effectively managing the relationship with global advertising agency partnersHas a passion for beauty and personal care, with eyes for beauty & craftmanship.Strong sense of ownership with ability to lead & manage quality & deadline of workstream on your own.Has strong communication skills, can articulate a clear point of view, and share it with key internal and external stakeholders across functions Is a problem-solver: someone who can identify and clearly articulate an issue and propose solutionsIs curious and has empathy: someone who asks the right questions, is externally focused and obsessed with trying to understand consumers better. Consumer-centric & alert with new market/consumer trendsIs a creative thinker, able to express good creative judgement of assets developed by agency partners, keeping brand and consumer insights in mind.Shows leadership and is reliable: holds the team accountable for deliveries and keeps things moving with speed without letting any ball dropHas strong analytical skills and a good business acumenIs a natural team player with strong collaboration skillsBe bold in thought and brave in action. Have a healthy disregard for status quo.Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environmentThis is a BIG role, and you must be able to multi-task, whilst remaining agile and reactiveA positive can-do attitude, rigour, and ability to hold yourself (and others) accountable.External focus, aware of what is happening in key brand interest areas and apply that to the job.Desire to drive new, big ideas to drive the brand forward.Excellent written and spoken business English.

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About Unilever 

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

 

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’  

Location  

In 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London to house the employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars ("100VE"), Lever House in Kingston and Graze in Richmond, the build is due to be complete in early 2025. Most recently, in August 2024, we announced our intention to retain our premises in 100VE until our lease expires in 2027.

We are due to consult with our existing workforce on the new proposal to retain 100VE for the duration of our lease. Therefore, until such a time consultation has concluded as to the retention of our 100VE office, this role will be based in 100 Victoria Embankment until early 2025 and then will move to the Kingston Campus. 

 

What We Offer 

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

 

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 are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. 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 at Unilever | Unilever.

 

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