Personal Care Indonesia R&D Deodorant Manager Tangerang, Banten

Unilever; Banten; On-site; IDR 100.000.000 - 200.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company in Tangerang, Banten, is seeking an R&D Deodorant Manager to lead the deodorant program in Indonesia. This role involves managing the R&D team, ensuring product compliance with regulations, and driving innovation and quality improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in deodorant formulation technology and innovation project management, along with excellent leadership and communication skills. The company is dedicated to equity, inclusion, and diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience with deodorant R&D or supply chain preferred.
• Strong leadership behavior and agility in execution.
• Ability to manage and develop teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Deodorant Indonesia R&D program.
• Manage the R&D team and ensure product compliance.
• Drive quality improvement and innovation projects.

Skills

deodorant formulation technology

innovation project management

strategic thinking

problem solving

communication

stakeholder management

Job description

Personal Care Indonesia R&D Deodorant Manager Tangerang, Banten

Role and Responsibilities: The manager leads the Deodorant Indonesia R&D program, 5S and simplification agenda and Digital agenda for PC Indonesia. The role requires him/her to manage the R&D team, ensures product compliance, and supports innovation and quality improvement aligned with the Planet Positive agenda.

Main Accountabilities:

• To lead Deodorant Indonesia R&D programme
• To lead PC Indonesia Make it profitable and simplification initiatives
• To lead PC Indonesia Digital
• To manage, coach and develop the Deodorant R&D team ensuring good collaboration with the capability R&D team (pack, process, Regulatory affairs) and with the cross functional team
• Responsible for all technical contents in specification, artwork, communication, claims and demos maximizing the use of digital tools where possible
• Ensure full product compliance with Unilever guidance and local regulatory guidance
• Drive value improvement programmes to support margin improvement through smart product saving, iGP and complexity reduction
• R&D Business partner to Indonesia Deodorant team, Acting as the first point of contact for all issues related to Deodorant
• Lead and Drive Quality improvement programmes
• Land innovation projects with speed with good interaction with BG R&D team.
• Support Planet positive agenda in Deodorant
• To comply with Unilever Code of Business Principles and all SHE and QA policies including the support of product claims and risk management

Key Skills and Experience: Required skills include deodorant formulation technology, innovation project management, strategic thinking, problem solving, communication, and stakeholder management, with a preference for candidates with deodorant R&D or supply chain background.

Leadership Behaviors: The role demands ownership of purpose, personal mastery, high performance, agility, consumer focus, business acumen, and talent development.

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.