Assistant Business Development Manager - Foods

• Own the development of the Joint Business Plan(JBP) with each customer and is responsible for the delivery of sustainable and profitable growth across all retail touchpoints
• Play an important role to gain strategic alignment both internally, with key stakeholders BU marketing, BG and Customer Operations/Supply Chain, and externally with the Customer to build the JBP
• Own the volume and spend forecasts aligned to S&OP process at total business level, which includes the media and promotional budget end-to-end
• Scale brands in market to become segment and channel leaders globally in key markets
• Lead and manage Distributor, ensuring that it is optimised based on the changing nature of the retail landscape to remain ahead of the curve as market leaders
• Localises the Country Category Growth Strategy and deploys the commercial in-market Execution Plan that is aligned to overall BU strategy
• Drive the dynamic resource allocation of core Unilever capabilities across channels and customers and deploy budgets accordingly
• Own the local market execution of Unilever initiatives and work to integrate Channel/ Customer key requirements upstream into the BU
• Collaborate with BG/ BU to understand and address Customer category needs and work to localise growth strategies and innovation / renovation roadmap plans
• Responsible for defining and executing growth strategies for Unilever through the 5 Levers of NRM: Brand Portfolio Pricing, Pack Price Architecture, Active Mix Management, Promotion Management and Trade Spend Translation
• Critical end to end business planning including the Sales & Operation Planning process
• Run standardised planning operations leveraging technology and scaleable processes to provide visibility on risks and opportunities across customers and channels

• At least 1 to 3 years’ experience in FMCG industry in building brands globally, driving digital marketing, Customer Development and Trade Marketing
• Be a strategic, highly adaptable and entrepreneurial person
• Embrace a high growth mindset, with strong love for consumers, shoppers and customers
• Have excellent financial acumen and analytical skills
• Have excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills with senior stakeholders
• Have experience working and leading in cross-functional teams
• Strong network with customers and senior stakeholders in the unilever business
• Deeply collaborative and work and win with others
• Have attention to detail and have a passion for execution

You are a maverick, you don’t take no for an answer, you pioneer and are consumer obsessed