Aerosol Deodorants Senior Formulation Manager - #1677766

Job Title: Aerosol Deodorants Senior Formulation Manager

Location: Leeds Office and R&D

Job Purpose

Background

The Deodorants category is a key part of the Unilever Personal Care Business Group, with a family of Power Brands – Rexona, Dove, Axe – which are critical growth drivers of the company.

Formulation design plays a highly prominent role in innovation plans, and is a key capability to drive competitive advantage and growth opportunities through the development of consumer preferred experiences.

This role comprises leading new future chassis development for aerosols, and delivering innovation solutions to create consumer preferred aerosol formulation chassis globally.

This senior role is will play a key part in creating the future of Unilever’s global Deodorants aerosol portfolio.

Main Accountabilities

• Leadership of Aerosol Deodorant Formulation technology area to deliver breakthrough technologies & formulation chassis for our power brands.
• Lead the design & delivery of a medium-long term future chassis technical roadmap for aerosols and maintain alignment with the long-term innovation and strategy programmes.
• Work with our new technology & expertise teams and external suppliers to build a roadmap of new ingredients which help deliver new/better benefits, and create chassis fit for future consumer needs & regulatory requirements.
• Develop breakthrough solutions to meet sustainability commitments.
• Define and deliver the key technical validation packages for new Formulation Designs – demonstrating meeting the action standards for consumer benefit, product costs, legal, regulatory & safety considerations, etc.
• Lead the Resilience programmes for aerosol formulation to ensure continuous improvement in input costs and security of supply.
• Develop & implement best practice in aerosol formulation to drive continuous improvement & functional excellence.
• Identify routes for digital solutions to improve invention or efficiency within aerosol formulation development, and develop new tools/models in partnership with digital experts & partners.
• Ensuring team operating according to best practices in formulation chemistry & chassis development, and identify routes to unlock speed & capacity.
• Lead, develop & inspire a team of talented formulators.
  
  

Key Requirements

• Desirable Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry (science and technology expertise)
• Fully operational in Formulation Development in R&D and awareness / experience in related functions (eg processing, aerosol packaging).
• 5+ years relevant working experience with a proven track record on product & formulation chassis design in Aerosols (Personal Care / Deodorants preferable).
• Demonstrable experience of talent development & building high performing teams.
• A growth mindset, with the curiosity to spot & implement opportunities to make improvements.
• Ability to form excellent partnerships with internal & external partners, and work in multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural teams.
• Strong communicator, with the ability to translate technically complex information into clear simple messages for teams & stakeholders.
  
  

NOTES

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’

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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