Formulation Design Assistant Manager

• Acts as the primary formulation contact at a global level, handling technical queries from various business areas including Regional R&D Teams, Marketing, Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Science (SERS), and Supply Chain
• Communicates with multiple functional teams to help meet deadlines
• Participates in technical team meetings as needed
• Understand raw material functions and their roles in formulations
• adapt or create new formulas that meet product benefit and claim requirements within the formulation workstream
• Formulate in autonomy by planning and executing technical testing, interpreting results, troubleshoot technical issues, generating support for claims, preparing reports, communicating results to the team, and contributing towards savings initiatives
• Provide supporting documentation, e.g., safety clearance, for prototype products for both internal and external testing
• Carry out relevant qualitative and quantitative technical testing
• Utilise Unilever software to create specifications and recipes that are used for safety and regulatory clearance and used for setting specifications for implementation into factories
• Be aware of key competitors in specific to applicator area and develop formulation expertise
• Keep laboratory files/records, SOP’s, risk assessments, COSHH, etc. up to date
• Design and implement new protocols and testing techniques
• Actively participate in departmental initiatives, processes and maintain high standards of laboratory housekeeping and safety
• Supports training and provides technical support for colleagues
• Prepare relevant documentation for laboratory technicians such as batch sheets, gassing sheets, results templates for capturing data in relevant Unilever software

• Degree level in Chemistry
• Laboratory experience in formulation
• Formulation Chemistry - understanding of ingredients
• ability to modify and manipulate formulations
• evaluate and understand interactions between ingredients within formulation/process/pack through physical stability assessments
• Design of experiments/protocol development
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills and ability to work effectively within cross-functional technical team
• Analytical capability – analyse and interpret data
• Digital skills: skilled in data handling, analysis and interpretation of data
• demonstrates digital capability by leveraging AI tools, dashboards and digital solutions to connect data, identify insights, and form conclusions that drive efficiency and decision‑making
• Information Management - knowledge capture, reporting and effective communication
• Health & Safety regulations and processes

Full EU driving licence is desirable

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Annual bonus
• Free gym
• Discounted staff shop
• Shares
• Flexible working options
• Hybrid working environment