Senior Global Brand Manager, Sunlight Core + Innovation

JOB PURPOSE

It is an exciting time to be part of the growth of Sunlight, the first brand launched by Unilever founder William Lever in 1883. You will join a passionate and diverse team to be part of a landmark journey building Sunlight as a purposeful and innovative brand, becoming one of Unilever’s key brands with 1B+ Eu turnover. We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced Senior Brand Manager to join Sunlight/Hand Dishwash Global team to lead Core+ HDW to drive the premiumization agenda. This is an important role with docking responsibility of key markets and requires creative mind, experience in crafting mixes, excellent project management and team management skills and proven experience of strong innovations that have landed in the market. Docking responsibility is key part of the role with focus on relationship building.

This is a senior position with 1-2 seasoned Global Assistant Brand Managers as direct reports. Managing team is critical part of the position.

This is a high visibility role with direct reporting to the Global Head of Dish Wash category. Team will be part based in UK and part in SG.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

A stretching and rewarding role for those willing to drive Sunlight’s premiumization agenda through our innovations. This position will focus on

• Crafting leading and landing global innovations delivering best-in-class, disruptive, Consumer, and Customer-relevant mixes.

• Innovation Strategy, Roadmap, and Brand Architecture for future growth.

• Dock with key markets in SEA (e.g. Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand) to deliver growth Sunlight Core+ SEA.

• Global Project leader for assigned innovation projects including driving overall project, network management, business case development, team management, and gatekeeping to ensure On Time in Full and successful launch. 

• Global leader to monitor & review the effectiveness of project implementation, PLEs & brand performance in SEA markets, to propose corrective actions.

• Execute brand strategy in the cluster while analyzing brand performance and proactively identifying issues and opportunities for future brand growth. 

• Working closely with markets to ensure the engagement plan includes agreed focus on innovations and reflects brand priorities.
  

ALL ABOUT YOU

• Prior experience in Brand Development with experience in independently leading cross functional partners and markets.

• Strong track record of timely project delivery·

• Strong team player with passion for growth.

• Excellent communicator, able to work effectively with the wider brand team and local teams.

• Strategic Storytelling ability, knowing how to spot issues, simply frame them, and engage your audience in addressing these in a disruptive, compelling way.

• Passion for Excellence in crafting, with proven experience in crafting irresistible customer and consumer-relevant propositions