Assistant Brand Manager

**Who we are**

On any given day, 2.5 billion people globally use Unilever products to feel good, look good and get more out of life. Our products range from 400+ brands which include Dove, Lynx, Omo, Surf alongside innovative, and purpose-led brands like Ben & Jerry's, Streets, Continental and many more, giving us a unique place in the lives of people all over the world.

A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity. We have a proud heritage in Australia since 1919 and a thriving, sustainable business today, so there's never been a better time to join us.

At Unilever ANZ, we have also embarked on something special: we are proud to be undertaking a 4 Day work week trial. This trial will see our staff retain 100 percent of their salaries, while working 80 percent of the time and delivering 100 percent of business outcomes. The **Assistant Brand Manager - Homecare** role is designed to be fully functional in the 4-Day work week trial.

**Job Summary**

We are looking for an **Assistant Brand Manager - Homecare, **and this role will allow you to work on across leading homecare brands, Omo, Surf & Comfort across Australia & New Zealand.

This position offers great breadth across innovation planning & development, customer activations, media campaigns, influencer strategy, asset development and in-store execution. You will be working closely with customer development, category, customer marketing and R&D to manage the brand's day-to-day operations and build best in class brand plans.
- Permanent full-time role with hybrid (WFH + Office days) working arrangements
- Office locations: Sydney CBD & North Rocks
- You will report to the Homecare Marketing Manager and work with a passionate and dynamic team in Sydney

**Role responsibilities**
- Champion the voice of the consumer by bringing insights into the business and becoming a custodian of the brands
- Collaborate cross functionally as a project lead to explore, lead and manage projects and deliver on business cases
- Engaging with agency partners to create & execute bold, disruptive, unmissable brand plans
- Day to day ownership of brand budget, artwork briefing and POS design
- Leading end-to-end planning, working with customer marketing and customer development teams to ensure consistent execution from brand assets & messaging to instore execution
- Innovation and category performance tracking that leads to tangible actions to optimize the future plan

**What are we looking for**
- Independent, organized and autonomous self-starter
- Strong people and stakeholder management
- Team player with a strong desire to learn and grow. Goal driven, with an ambition to deliver extraordinary results every time
- Presentation and storytelling skills
- Budget management - previous exposure to managing spend and independent workload management
- Strong analytical skills - previous exposure to scan data and consumer research

**Does this sound like You**
- Tertiary qualifications in business/marketing preferred
- 3+ years of relevant work experience
- Learnt knowledge of marketing - experience of brand campaigns/implementation and project management
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and ability to manage agencies and media partners
- Strong analytical skills, with experience using Nielsen, Quantium or IRi desirable
- Consumer love and a passion for building iconic brands
- Proven record of drive and initiative with outstanding interpersonal and communication skills

**Why join us**
- Certified B Corp Global FMCG Company
- Currently undertaking a 4-day work week trial (read more here)
- Opportunity to work across leading Homecare brands within Australia and New Zealand

**What awaits you at Unilever**

The core of Unilever's culture is captured as Human, Purposeful, Accountable. You will be joining a dynamic, flexible, and inspiring work environment that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. This is your opportunity to be part of a purpose-led business and a global community where you can progress your career both locally and internationally. You will also benefit from amazing discounts on external company products, attractive employee referral reward program amongst other benefits.

This is a great opportunity to work within an iconic and global organisation. We have gained our reputation as one of the world's most admired employers by providing an environment where individuals can achieve their goals, both professionally and personally.

Unilever is an organization committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities.

This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Maori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities. Interest