B&W R&D CTI & Claims Technician – MET

Job description

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are a passionate, self-motivated, self-organized and detail-oriented person with a strong understanding of Beauty & Wellbeing and/or Personal Care category products & trends, a strong technical background in product performance & sensory assessments as well as the skill to work in a multiple stakeholder organization, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Consumer Technical Insight (CTI) team is the R&D function responsible for consumer insights and claims. We are seeking a technician to join our Middle East Turkey (MET) Beauty & Wellbeing (B&W) CTI team, as part of our Istanbul based team. In this core R&D function you will help define and deliver technical substantiation appraisal studies for consumer relevant product claims in the laboratory and in 3rd parties, run competitor monitoring activities, lead product sensory checks, lead technical readiness of the consumer understanding studies and support knowledge-based selling agenda via developing & executing product performance demos for internal and external stakeholders. You will help the wider CTI team to develop and land innovations across Unilever Hair Care and Skin Care brands like Elidor, Dove, Clear, Tresemme, Vaseline, etc...  You will work in a multi-disciplinary R&D team and be the key support for strengthening the link between the product development, process development, marketing, and global CTI/Claims partners.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

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Minimum 2 years of experience in a FMCG R&D function mainly on operational roles, preferably in Beauty & Wellbeing and/or Personal Care categories

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Minimum 2 years of experience in laboratory - technical work and organization

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Proven experience in technical product performance measurements and robust reporting to relevant stakeholders are required.

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Strong technical data handling, analysis and interpretation skills are essential, and significant experience in data handling using MS Excel or other data tools, and statistical analysis using JMP or similar, is required.

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Familiarity with the skills in the use of appraisal techniques, sensory evaluation, and consumer testing is expected.

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Proven experience in competitor monitoring and trends watching is a plus.

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Flexibility, creativity, and open mindedness in product performance demonstrations is a plus.

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Able to work well in teams and collaborate smoothly with others.

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Able to work independently or with limited supervision, have strong technical, problem solving, communication and organizational skills.

Skills

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Data Generation, Quality & Value

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Technical Communication

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Agile Delivery

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Data analytics

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Deep Domain Category Expertise

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Digital Tool Proficiency

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Innovation Execution

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High level of attention to detail and self-organization

Leadership

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You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

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As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

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Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

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PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

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PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

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CONSUMER LOVE : Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

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PURPOSE & SERVICE : Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

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AGILITY : Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! 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. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hybrid working with an average of 3 days of office work (Main location is Istanbul Umraniye Head Office. Based on project tasks/requirements, occasional work will require presence in Sarıgazi Pilot Plant office.)

Unilever is an organisation 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. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.