Product and Specification Technologist

Job description

Job Title: Product and Specification Technologist
Salary: £24,076 to £26,751
Location: Port Sunlight
Function: Research & Development
Terms: Local
Scope: Local
Travel: 5% Travel

Description
The Homecare Europe Specification Management team at Unilever Research and Development Port Sunlight is organizationally part of the Home Care Europe Deploy group. The team is responsible for the overall management of the specification process including the development and maintenance of all specifications (ingredients, formulation and packaging) of products deployed in Europe from the Home Care categories.
Within this team there is a permanent position open for the specification management of formulation specifications within the Home Care category.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities
· Create and maintain specifications in SAP-PLM according to agreed quality standards
· Create and maintain product and process specifications in SAP-PLM for each Sourcing Unit according to agreed quality standards.
· Transfer of information between Development, Supply Chain (sourcing units, category logistics and procurement)
· Specification first point of contact for particular portfolio of products
· Part of cross functional (innovation) project teams, actively participating in team meetings, agreeing planning and ways of working
· Working seamlessly together with fellow specification developers to ensure OTIF delivery of specifications.

Skills & Experience
· MSc in Chemistry or other science area
· Excellent communication and presentation skills
· Excellent written and spoken English
· Knowledge and experience in setting up and maintaining Quality and document management systems or an affinity for working with databases
· Knowledge of Home Care products or product development experience in HPC and/or Foods categories is an advantage
· Excellent PC/IT skills
· Being able to work independently as well as in teams
· Positive and pro-active attitude, with an “eye for detail”


COMPANY OVERVIEW
Unilever is a global Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company in the UK and Ireland. We are already on target to achieve our huge ambition to double the size of our business globally whilst reducing our environmental impact. We are growing our business and also doing what is right for our consumers, community and environment. We are developing brands for people's lives today and for the changing environment tomorrow - making sustainable living commonplace.

Working at Unilever means that you get to take part in this exciting journey and work with amazing people who are really passionate about our large portfolio of famous brands. We want to improve billions of lives and you too can join us in making a sustainable difference.

Standards of Leadership:
· Bias for Action
· Building Talent and Teams
· Growth Mindset
· Consumer and Customer Focus
· Accountability & Responsibility

APPLICATION PROCESS
Online Application >> Digital Interview >> Face to Face Interview >> Job Offer

Please note: As part of the job application, you will be asked to complete a brief online application form. Completion of the form is required in order to be considered. Please allow yourself enough time to complete the application form as when filled out partially or not at all it may adversely affect the progress of your application. Please be aware that you will have to complete the form at once as you will be unable to return to it later.

How to Apply
Find out what it's like to work here by clicking on this link https://www.unilever.co.uk/careers/professionals/working-here/

Or to apply now, click on “Apply to this job”. All candidate applications are reviewed in accordance with the criteria outlined for the job role. Please note that the closing date for the receipt of applications is 7 th October 2018