Unilever Food Solutions - Assistant Category Marketing Manager

Unilever Brazil; Tangerang; On-site; IDR 100.000.000 - 200.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational consumer goods company in Indonesia is seeking an Assistant Category Marketing Manager to shape the future of its core Food brands. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree in Marketing or related fields, along with 2–4 years of experience in project management. This position involves driving product strategies, leading innovation projects, and managing cross-functional team collaborations. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, along with a passion for impactful food products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Food Technology, or related field.
• 2–4 years of work experience, ideally involving project management or managing/launching consumer products.
• Proven ability to manage timelines, stakeholders, and deliver projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Support category strategy, pricing mix logic, product logic, and competitive review.
• Lead I&R initiatives across both big-bet innovations and renovation projects.
• Own and lead portfolio-related projects end-to-end.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Digital fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Food Technology, or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

PowerBI/Nielsen

Job description

Job Purpose

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you If you are excited to shape the taste and future of UFS Indonesia’s core Food brands by blending strategy, flavor insight, and operator needs, then this role is just for you! As Assistant Category Marketing Manager, you will help influence what products we create, improve, and champion — building a portfolio that delivers better flavor, smarter value, and real impact in Indonesian kitchens, contributing to dishes enjoyed by millions every day.

Main Responsibilities

Category & Portfolio Strategy

• Support category strategy, pricing mix logic, product logic, and competitive review to strengthen the Future-Fit Portfolio.
• Lead analysis on product logic, profitability, and long-term category choices.

Innovation & Renovation (I&R)

• Lead I&R initiatives across both big-bet innovations and renovation projects that unlock better product solutions, performance and profitability.
• Drive formulation changes, pack size adjustments, and lift-and-shift solutions with R&D, SC, Finance, CMI and CD to land projects OTIF.

Cross-Functional Project Ownership

• Own and lead portfolio-related projects end-to-end, ensuring alignment, problem-solving, and timely decisions across functions.
• Support long-term portfolio roadmap to strengthen competitiveness and drive UFS 2030 ambitions.

Candidate Criteria

Experience & Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Food Technology, or related field.
• 2–4 years of work experience, ideally involving project management or managing/launching consumer products.
• Proven ability to manage timelines, stakeholders, and deliver projects end-to-end.
• Strong analytical skills — able to assess product performance, pricing logic, and portfolio opportunities.

Preferred

• Experience in the FMCG industry (not mandatory but advantageous).
• Exposure to innovation/renovation projects, product improvements, or pack changes.
• Understanding of Indonesian food trends, operator needs, or culinary categories.

Skill

• Strong project management and execution discipline.
• Sharp analytical skills — able to interpret data, simplify insights, and influence decisions.
• Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Problem solving, agility, and comfort working in fast-moving environments.
• Passion for products, flavor, and creating impact in kitchens.
• Digital fluency (Excel, PowerPoint; PowerBI/Nielsen a plus).

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.

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.