Commercial Strategy & Operations Executive UKI

Unilever Brazil; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the consumer goods sector is seeking a Commercial Strategy & Operations Executive for their Kingston Head Office. This role involves supporting channel strategies, managing promotional plans, and driving performance management. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of commercial operations, with a focus on delivering results in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Family-friendly workplace

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to provide concise insights.
• Experience in commercial strategy and customer understanding.
• Proficient in data management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of Channel and Category plans for Laundry.
• Develop promotional strategy and manage TMI investment.
• Lead performance management and action planning meetings.

Skills

Ability to analyse multiple sources of data

Commercial and customer understanding

Category Strategy

Channel strategy creation and implementation

Net revenue management

Innovation

S&OP – Performance Management

Advanced Excel skills

Stakeholder management

Organisation & ability to prioritise

Tools

SAP

Nielsen

Kantar

Job description

Job Title: Commercial Strategy & Operations Executive UKI

Location: Kingston Head Office, Full time

Full time: 2 days per week in office

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, 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’

Job Purpose

• Support in the execution of the Channel and Category plans for Laundry to enable delivery of commercial targets across the Customer base
• Own the decision making for commercial trade-offs vs strategy
• Develop the promotional strategy and manage the TMI investment across customer teams
• Track promotion implementation across all customers, identify opportunities and scope for improvement
• Represent the Customer and Channel View in the S&OP process

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Commercial Strategy Manager to deliver theChannel & Category strategies to enable Unilever to achieve targets

• Develop the promotional plans alongside the Commercial strategy manager & continually review and optimise

• Performance management of business targets-delivering performance updates to key stakeholders across the business

• Support with Channel Strategy Development alongside the brand and category management teams to deliver long term growth plans for Unilever

• Lead key internal performance & action planning meetings with cross functional stakeholders, compiling the agenda and meeting materials

• Manage trade spend

• Successfully execute key innovation

Skills

• Ability to analyse multiple sources of data and provide concise insights to inform decision making

• Commercial and customer understanding

• Category Strategy

• Channel strategy creation and implementation

• Net revenue management

• Innovation – skilled in evaluating opportunities and transferring these in deliverables

• S&OP – Performance Management and Gap closing

• Advanced Excel skills & proficient with power BI dashboards

• Stakeholder management across a breadth of seniority

• Organisation & able to prioritise in a fast paced environment

Desirable Skills

• Proficient in: SAP, Nielsen & Kantar

Key Behaviours

• 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.

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).