CSP Senior Manager – Deodorants UK

Job Title: CSP Senior Manager – Deodorants UK

Business Function: CSP

Location: Sunlight House, Kingston

Work Level: 2B

JOB PURPOSE

Personal Care UK is a £546m turnover business and the largest business unit within Unilever UK. Within Personal Care, Deodorants is the biggest and most strategically important cell in PC6, with a turnover of £334m and a 55% value share. As category leader, our vision is to grow the Deodorants category and win market share every year, delivering >7% CAGR and strong gross profit development for the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute customer and category plans for Deodorants, across Male and Female, to enable delivery of commercial targets including turnover, market share and gross profit.

• Represent the customer and channel in the S&OP process, performance-managing the short term forecast, including in month delivery.

• Lead the Deodorants CD community, including CAMs and CBMs.

• Partner with Category to ensure the customer and channel are represented end to end.

• Own decision making for commercial trade-offs versus strategy.

• Work cross functionally with CD, Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Experiences & Qualifications

• Prior 2B experience in Customer Development UK is an essential prerequisite for this role.

Skills

• Commercial acumen and the ability to create and execute channel strategy.

• Skilled at evaluating commercial opportunities and selling ideas across the 6Ps.

• Experience managing senior stakeholders across CD and the BU.

• Performance management and S&OP experience.

• P&L management and a deep understanding of the UK customer landscape.

Key UL Behaviours

Focus on what counts – demonstrates the ability to prioritise ruthlessly, work at pace, and make objective decisions, even when these may not please everyone.

Care deeply – cares about people and performance, and is a strong, resilient leader who can bring stakeholders of all levels with them.

Stay three steps ahead – demonstrates the ability to think critically and plan accordingly, balancing short-term performance management with long-term planning.

Deliver with excellence – passionate about execution and delivering the vision and performance through Perfect Store.

NOTES

A strong candidate has been identified through our succession planning.

While a strong internal candidate has been identified through our succession planning process, we remain open to additional applications to ensure that all individuals who meet the required skills, performance, experience, and leadership criteria outlined in the JD have a fair opportunity to be considered.

By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.

Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner Anisha Kanani.

What we offer

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self.

Relocation to the UK

Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the UK, if successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded with the potential to reclaim some specific pre-approved expenses up to £5,000. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.