Job Title: Ice Cream Assistant Brand Manager Desserts Location: Kingston Work-Level: WL 1 ABOUT DESSERTS: Desserts play a critical role in Unilever’s ice cream portfolio and this role allows the successful candidate to take the lead on some of our best loved brands. Specifically, Swedish Glace (UK’s 1 dairy free brand), the Iconic Vien n etta as well as our classic Wall ’ s Soft scoop brand. As well as taking ownership of your own portfolio, this role also gives you the opportunity to learn and develop key marketing skills through supporting the D esserts Marketing Manager on the UK’s 1 premium dessert brand Carte D’Or. ABOUT ICE CREAM: Life Tastes Better With Ice Cream. We spark moments of happiness for people and within the communities where we operate. As ice cream makers we are serious about happiness. With warm hearts, we create the coolest products, and we supply them to our consumers. As the largest ice cream company in the world, we have over 100 years of experience in delivering smiles, and we plan to continue this for many more years to come. If you are in the current Unilever business or consider ing working for the newly separated I ce Cream business, you will work for the Global leading Ice Cream playe r in a growing category where we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of over $8 billion, of which 2.8b comes from Europe region. The UK Market is the 2 nd largest in Europe and crucial to accelerate the growth of Europe and delivering competitive and pioneering plans for the category. JOB PURPOSE: This is an exciting and unique opportunity that gives the successful candidate the chance to work across some of the biggest dessert brands in the ice cream category. This position will be primarily focused on supporting these brands through flawless execution of innovation, renovations and in-market execution across consumer touchpoints. For our Assistant Brand Manage r on desserts, w e are looking for a curious and creative self-starter with a passion for brands and snacking culture. The ideal candidate will support driving the business forward through strong communication skills keeping projects and campaigns on track, staying constantly curious about our consumer’s needs, and having strong attention to detail to ensure flawless execution of our brand strategies. This position will require a hunger to learn the fundamentals of brand communication and in-market execution, which includes market trends, consumer focus, and category dynamics. WHO YOU ARE & WHAT YOU WILL DO KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Support the development of unmissable ATL marketing campaigns Lead the digital execution of campaigns, managing the full end-to-end process including development of assets, testing and pivoting where needed once live Assist with commercial delivery of the brand, including monitoring/reporting of in-market performance & ownership of forecast assumptions Lead innovation projects, including consumer research, competitor reviews, business cases and launch activation plans Partner with our ice cream delivery and away from home teams to identify growth opportunities Manage the artwork process for the UK brand team Responsible for budget management, in close collaboration with the wider team Support development of annual brand strategy Present brand plans to external customers and internal UK & Global stakeholders Partner closely with media and d igital expert teams to ensure flawless execution in market, through development of full digital ecosystem ensuring cohesion of brand experience across consumer touchpoints (i.e. Online, In-store). Weekly management of feedback from quality & consumer engagement teams Most importantly … taste new Ice Cream flavours WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED You’re a born leader : This position requires leadership & influencing skills as you will interact with cross-functional business partners, brand partners in multiple categories as well as agencies. You’re a strong communicator : This position requires strong verbal and written communication skills with keen attention to detail, while bringing colleagues along for the journey. You show empathy and curiosity: You will need to be consumer-obsessed and develop an understanding of consumer and shopper missions in Ice Cream, and how they vary across retail channels, while never being afraid to ask “Why? ”. You are creative with a passion for creating impactful marketing campaigns Strong business acumen with strong analytical skills and attention to detail Hungry for growth with founder’s mindset – someone who seeks out the opportunities and wants to try/learn/test new things and push boundaries Strong digital capabilities with an appetite to learn and adapt in this rapidly changing marketing and commerce landscape. Consumer love – constantly curious and hungry to keep up to date with market insights Excellent project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously Highly articulate and able to influence a wider range of stakeholders IT literacy & Nielsen/Kantar understanding EXP E RI E NCE S & QUALIFICATIONS : A t l east 2 years’ experience in marketing prefer able in CPG, snacking or ice-cream. Proven track record of performance where you are able to demonstrate your ability to deliver results either in brand growth or market share growth. ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE FUTURE OF ICE CREAM? To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your Talent Card, CV and 2023 End-Of-Year Assessment. If you have been informed that you are at risk of redundancy, please make sure to tick this box during your application and also attach your letter of redundancy to the application. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application. By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to apply for other positions. S PECIAL NOTE TO APPLICANTS OUTSIDE OF UK : For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will consider candidates based in the set locations. If you are based outside of these locations and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but at this stage we will not take your application forward. We will only consider your application if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the set locations. Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside UK, while location of the role is within the UK, if successful, your internal application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. You will be eligible for relocation support in the form of economy-class flights (to UK ), immigration support (if applicable), tax support (in the year of move) and a lump sum, net of taxes will be paid during the first salary payment in the UK. No further relocation support will be provided in a self-initiated CLOC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces diversity and encourages applicants 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. We take pleasure seriously. Join the Ice Cream team now