Unilever Looking for Associate Brand Manager, Health and Wellness at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Do you want to work for Unilever’s entrepreneurial and ambitious Health and Wellbeing (H&W) business focusing on one of the biggest consumer trends of the last few years? Our purpose is to disrupt. The Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS) market is currently dominated by a few traditional and conservative market leaders. We aim to disrupt these leaders by democratizing health and wellbeing and recruiting a whole new generation of consumers. H&W Canada began in 2019 with the acquisition of OLLY gummies- a brand that has grown tenfold for Unilever Canada in the short time since then, boosted by significant business in pure play and with key retailers with over 70% of our consumers totally new to the category. This exponential growth is expected to continue into the future as we integrate more of newly acquired brands into our Canadian portfolio.

We are looking for an Assistant Brand manager to lead key priorities in the H&W strategy and support the Canadian H&W lead in the development and execution of engagement and communication projects. This position offers a great opportunity to demonstrate independent leadership and own deliverables. We’re looking for a candidate who can hit the ground running, demonstrate high levels of responsibility, ownership and desire to develop within the exciting and demanding world of VMS.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

You’re a self-starter and entrepreneur: H&W is truly as close as you can come to a startup within the Unilever umbrella. Our brands are all recent M&As and still operate independently as startups. This position demands being able to operate comfortably in the complex and ambiguous space, often working outside the scope of a typical ABM role.

You’re a born leader: This position requires strong leadership skills as you will interact with multi-functional business partners as well as agencies.

You have a bias for action: This position will require someone to operate in a fast-moving, constantly changing environment, and this individual is not satisfied with the status quo.

You’re obsessed with data: Strong analytical skills are required to understand the business, identify opportunities and risks, and propose relevant actions. With limited historical insight to rely on we must use data to guide our strategy.

You’re a team player: As a small team experiencing high growth, we are reliant on the strength of our team as greater than the sum of its individual parts. Working well with a team and being able to work with the sales team in particular is vital to succeed in this role.

• Ensure on-time, flawless execution of brand innovation and marketing programs optimizing communication and innovation mixes for the Canadian marketing
• Use data to inform, experiment, refine and drive performance marketing.
• Own category, competitive and customer tracking and analysis, bringing insights back to react against and inform brand strategy and tactics.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with our brand partners in the M&A international businesses, category business teams, cross functional teams, and agency partners; identify and mobilize needed resources to accomplish brand/project goals.
• Manage the brand’s influencer strategy and agency.
• Lead projects with a cross-functional team to deliver against growth and profitability objectives, with attention to detail and ability to manage stakeholder expectations.
• Manage the marketing budget, enabling the brand to get the most out of its resources and meet financial targets.
• General management accountability in all aspects of the brand (ex: inventory, margins, business cases and P&Ls)

What You’ll Need To Succeed

The ideal candidate is passionate about building brands. They have strong analytic ability and business acumen, like to think big-picture but then get their hands dirty and execute, and overall are driven by results and making a difference in people’s lives.

• 4+ years marketing experience, preferably CPG
• Strong analytical skills
• Understanding of digital and social marketing
• Strong understanding of retail environment
• Clear demonstration of project management & leadership skills
• Experience/ability leading cross-functional teams, agencies and media partners
• Proven record of drive and initiative with outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment
• Passion for the health & wellbeing category

What We Can Offer You

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Unilever Canada est une organisation engagé à la diversité et à l’inclusion pour stimuler nos résultats d’affaires et créer un meilleur avenir chaque jour pour nos employés, les consommateurs globaux, les partenaires et les communautés. Nous croyons qu’un effectif diversifiée nous permet de faire correspondre nos ambitions de croissance et de stimuler l’inclusion dans l’entreprise. Tous les candidats qualifiés recevront la considération pour un emploi sans égard à la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle, l’identité ou l’expression de genre, l’âge, l’origine nationale ou ethnique, l’état matrimonial, la situation familiale, l’invalidité, les caractéristiques génétique, et une condamnation pour laquelle un pardon a été accordée.

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