This job is with Unilever, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Job Title: Commercial Strategy and Planning Executive - Beauty & Wellbeing Business Function: Customer Development Location: Kingston, hybrid working (2 days in office per week) Full time CATEGORY/FUNCTION/TEAM INTRODUCTION Beauty & Wellbeing is one of Unilever's five Business Groups, contributing 20% of total turnover and 25% of profit. The beauty market, valued at over €285 billion, is growing at 5-6%, presenting immense opportunities. Beauty UK is transforming its operations to become a more consumer-led beauty business, focusing on category growth through Purpose, Science, and Desire. Our strategy aims to enhance profitability, enabling us to invest in growth plans to gain market share in hair and skin categories. Our exciting journey to growth will require successful candidates to have a start-up mentality, agility, and an owner's mindset, fostering a beauty culture from within. With the strength of our amazing brands (Simple, TRESemmé, Vaseline, Shea, Dove), we look forward to welcoming talented individuals like you to make this journey memorable JOB PURPOSE The Category Strategy & Planning team are a central part of the Unilever B&W Business. With a primary focus on driving growth through customer collaboration and commercial acumen. This role is ideal for a junior sales professional looking to deepen their understanding of the fundamentals of brand and category growth along with a diverse set of markets and customers. Provide analysis and insight across a range of data sets to inform commercial strategy within and across international markets and customers. If you're looking to make impact in the business, have a desire to bring forward the voice of the customer and thrive in data driven decision making, then this is the role for you RESPONSIBILITIES Support the in-year Commercial Plan delivery by providing analytical data inputs to inform short, medium and long-term decision making. P&L Analysis to inform dynamic funding decisions. Net Revenue Management analysis & recommendations, including pricing, mix management, Pack Price Architecture and promotional effectiveness. Support the CSP Manager in the delivery and execution of the Strategy to enable delivery of commercial targets across the customer base. Uphold execution standards through analysis and recommendations against core Customer Owned metrics (Distribution, Share of Shelf) Support the Beauty & Wellbeing innovation agenda through expertise on channel, customer and market ALL ABOUT YOU Experiences & Qualifications Previous experience in a sales or marketing role is preferred Skills Data Analysis & Insight generation Presentation and Excel skills P&L Understanding Net Revenue Management Standards of Leadership (Strategic thinking; Process Thinking (Discipline); Ability to join the dots and show the big picture) Key Interfaces Commercial Strategy and Planning team Customer Development Category Management Team Brand Teams Finance Key Unilever Behaviours 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. PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience. CONSUMER & CUSTOMER LOVE : Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers. PURPOSE & SERVICE : Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever. AGILITY : Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills. What We Offer Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment. 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 are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. 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. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever LI-DNI