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The Home Care microbiology manager position has become available within the Preservation team based at Port Sunlight, Merseyside whose role is to support business innovations by ensuring products of today and the future are microbiologically safe by design. The role is for Microbiology Manager and the successful applicant will be responsible for the overall Home Care preservation programme to ensure current innovations, future formats and new preservative options are safe by design to allow existing and future business continuity. The purpose of the team is to provide a global technical expertise centre to support the Global Home Care Design and Deploy business in partnership with regional sister laboratories in other parts of the world.
Job Responsibility:
Proactively define and lead a strategic microbiology work programme across the entire global Home Care portfolio
Work with the Preservation 2.0 team to help deliver the strategic programme – Lead programme work streams from HC portfolio
Lead the evaluation of existing and new preservation technologies across Home Care to ensure products are safe by design from a formulation/preservation and processing perspective, working as part of multi-disciplinary project team
Bring inhouse new industry insights in product preservation and microbiology field
Provide advice, pragmatic troubleshooting guidance and issue management as the Unilever Home Care microbiology expert
Work with Global Microbiology team on methods across R&D and manufacturing
Maintain a strong business focus, awareness of internal and external developments, establish and build strong networks and influence stakeholders
Drive the implementation of digital tools to allow future fit data capture and modelling
Advise and work with Home Care format team leaders to identify and implement preservation opportunities
Line manage a team of scientists and provide support to regional microbiologists, including coaching and mentoring for delivery and skills development
Work with core internal functions such as Quality, Regulatory, Patents, Safety & Environment Centre as required to deliver the programme
Requirements:
Proven science and technology expertise in Microbiology or related field
Proven experience in leading technical work programmes in innovation projects
Knowledge of the innovation process and programmes
Delivery focus and customer relationship management
People leadership and communication
Teamworking in multidisciplinary teams
Experience of successfully working with external partners
Flexibility and adaptability, experience of working in different programmes and contexts
Ability to write scientific papers and reports
Experience and aptitude for applied microbiology, industrial microbiology or preservation
Self-starting individual with entrepreneurial drive and passion for translating new ideas into new technology opportunities
Communication/Networking, including being able to present complex information using appropriate language, both verbal and written
Team working - working in multidisciplinary teams including being able to establish and communicate objectives to team members and other stakeholders
Professional with a customer and solution–orientated approach
Practical creativity - including being able to uses ideas from a range of sources to recommend new approaches to work. Role will need to challenge the status quo by demonstrating a strong change management and entrepreneurial mindset
Judgement - Proven problem solver and decision maker capable of using excellent technical judgement when complete information is not available. Being able to present sound and practical judgements to support decisions where there may be significant implications. Use technical judgement to effectively influence contacts
Planning and Organisation. Setting priorities to resolve conflicting demands to make the most efficient use of time of self and team
What we offer:
competitive salary and pension scheme
annual bonus
subsidised gym membership
discounted staff shop
shares
flexible and hybrid working environment
wellbeing support including hubs, programmes and development opportunities