Offers “Unilever”

Expires soon Unilever

R&D Packaging Technologist Skin Care

  • Dubai, الإمارات العربية المتحدة
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Job description

Company Profile:

Every day, around the world, people reach for Unilever products. Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.

Look in your fridge, or on the bathroom shelf, and you're bound to see one of our well-known brands. We create, market and distribute the products that people choose to feed their families and keep themselves and their homes clean and fresh.

Our Corporate Strategy aims to double the size of our business while reducing our environmental impact by 2020. As a result, in the months and years to come, we envisage many opportunities for our staff to progress and gain vital experience. It's never been such an exciting time to join the Unilever team.

Role Profile

Role:
Assistant Packaging R&D Manager skin cleansing

Function:
Research & Development

WL:
1 D/E

Reports to:
R&D Category Manager

Scope:
Local

Location:
TBC

Business Context and Main Purpose of the Role

The PC Category in NAMET > 800m Euros, and needs support for the growing agenda, growing > 5% per year for 3 years consecurtively.
The main purpose of the role:
• Supports the local category agenda linked to a C4G mindset
· Supports the implementation of regional / local R&D elements of the Category innovation program
• Delivers the savings agenda for NAMET, and bringing forth new ideas based on local benchmarking
• Understands the local market, competitors, and can initiate local opportunities and lead these to market
· Supports the SC agenda as required by the program
· Project leadership as a TPL being fully operational in project management skills

Main Accountabilities

· Responsible for driving deploy excellence across NAMET organization through successful execution of new formulation and processing development. The role entails owning the all aspects of the product mix, and manages it to promote brilliant execution and maintain compliance to Unilever's quality system, legal and regulatory requirements.
· Partner with other functions to identify value improvement projects, develop and implement strategy, and assist in setting strategic technical direction.
· Provide support for innovation projects through project management, including such activities as collaborating to develop business cases, defining business and/ or technical requirements, and preparing detailed project plans and schedules. Generate project/technical risk assessments and provide mitigating plans
· Partner with Local Market Activation in providing technical activation/promotional support for market introductions and support maximizing impact technology for the category.
· Monitor Competitor activity, supporting Global Design and Regional Deploy with regional consumer needs and insights. Has a working knowledge of how to understand the local market, include consumers, competitors, and 3 rd party capability manufacturing capability
· Responsible for managing quality and product safety in the Operating Company, providing the link to the Supply Chain and Personal Care Regional R&D.
· Assists or lead - as appropriate/ agreed with the Personal Care Regional R&D Teams the seamless incorporation of new product technology/mixes into the Local Supply Chain. Support SC on any third party activities for PC products
· Implement/adapt regional/global technical specs of Packaging for local Supply Chain, in consultation with the appropriate category R&D Design Team.
· Autonomous in decision making process on various task/projects being handled from time to time

Key Skills
Excellence in Science and Technology, with Science or Engineering Qualification.
Processing and technology expertise.
Project Management.
Professional networking/external focus.
Working knowledge of markets and local insights.
Qualifications
Degree in Chemical engineering or a Science Degree
KEY COMPETENCIES:
Technical:
- Strong IT skills`
- Fluency in oral and written English
- Planning skills
- Project Management skills
Behavioural:
- Strong communication skills
- Works independently and can work with remote teams
- Organised
- Rigour (attention to detail)
- Team player and can collaborate
- Sense for high quality work
Qualifications
Degree in Chemical engineering or a Science Degree
KEY COMPETENCIES:
Technical:
- Strong IT skills`
- Fluency in oral and written English
- Planning skills
- Project Management skills
Behavioural:
- Strong communication skills
- Works independently and can work with remote teams
- Organised
- Rigour (attention to detail)
- Team player and can collaborate
- Sense for high quality work

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