Recruiter

Unilever

Location

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Salary

Competitive

Posted

02 May 2023

Closes

01 Jun 2023

Ref

R-59150

Sector

Catering and Hospitality, Marketing, Advertising and PR, Sales and Business Development

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours

Full Time

UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR Trade & E-COMMERCE Marketing Manager - UNILEVER FOOD SOLUTIONS NETHERLANDS

Location: Hofplein Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Full-time

Local conditions apply

ABOUT UNILEVER

Unilever is one of the world`s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) businesses, with interest across Personal Care, Homecare, Refreshment and Foods product categories. We reach 2 billion consumers a day. It has 161,000 employees. We make products that people love - and that make a difference. Nutritious foods. Household care essentials. Indulgent ice creams. Refreshing teas. Luxurious shampoos. Affordable, disease-combating soaps... and many more. In fact, we make around 400... much-loved brands including global brands such as Knorr & Dove, but also local brand such as Calvé (the Netherlands) and Suave (the Americas) and of course our products of the Vegetarian Butcher. Shoppers buy them in more than 190 countries. That means you'll find at least one of our products in seven out of ten households on the planet. And we want every one of those products to make a positive impact on the lives of the people who buy them.

We want our business to flourish, and we know that our success depends on others flourishing around us. That's why our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace, and why sustainable, long-term growth is at the heart of our business model.

ABOUT UNILEVER FOOD SOLUTIONS

Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the foodservice division of Unilever. We work across the world to support, inspire and progress our customers - Chefs - the so-called operators. We innovate and leverage Unilever's brands to increasingly support and inspire Chefs to be able to tackle the challenges of today, and consequently to progress in what they do tomorrow.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our UFS The Netherlands team is set up in an agile organization in which teams work closely together. Together we support several key operator groups. Our digital ecosystem is vital for a great operator experience and to drive integrated demand both online and offline. Our marketing team consists of portfolio, operator, digital & trade marketers. They manage and develop portfolio initiatives and drive effective campaigns across trade, operators and channels.

JOB PURPOSE

Are you a passionate marketing manager who loves collaboration with customers and transforms data & insights into great execution? Then join our team now!

As the trade marketing & e-commerce manager you will take the lead position of the trade marketing team and at the same time, work hands on as an expert in marketing collaborations with our strategic trade partners Bidfood & Huuskes. You will be closely collaborating with these trade partners to create effective omnichannel marketing campaigns - co-created with operator marketing. You will be using our trade partners' touchpoints, analyzing to choose the most effective ones to maximize sales conversion while prioritizing digital touchpoints. In addition, you will be responsible to maximize sales conversion via ecommerce by ensuring the right exposure of the UFS portfolio. You will also accelerate category management for both internal and external stakeholders, by reviewing our different product-categories based on market data, operator insights and competitor intelligence. And together with portfolio marketing you define the category visions. You have 1 direct report to coach and develop and you will be reporting into the marketing lead for UFS Netherlands.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE?
• You collaborate closely with our trade partners - with Bidfood & Huuskes as your key strategic partners - to understand their needs and maximize strategic growth opportunities for UFS, creating a win-win.
• You craft relevant, need-based marketing campaigns by identifying growth opportunities through data and insights, beneficial to both UFS and its Trade Partners.
• You have 1 direct report who manages the other 2 strategical partners (Sligro & Hanos) and you work closely together to manage the different channel marketing plans for the whole trade landscape.
• Your team also works with an intern that supports you with all campaign executions.
• You create compelling content by partnering with the brand and marketing teams.
• You drive the e- commerce strategy and operations through Perfect Store Online and an increased emphasize on availability and findability on 3rd party platforms.
• You define e-commerce content needs and implements content warehousing and flows to 3rd party web shops and others compatible with industry standards.
• You lead category management by utilizing available resources, data and insights to craft long term category reviews and plans.
• You maximize the growth potential of the UFS portfolio at the trade by creating insightful, relevant trade stories for innovations & renovations.
• You empower both internal and external customers with relevant category information, to allow UFS to win with Trade Partners and end users.
• You will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary operator conversion team that is responsible for the growth of our operators in care-homes & business catering as well as butchers.

ALL ABOUT YOU:
• You have 6+ years of working experience in trade marketing, sales or category management in FMCG, ideally manager's experience.
• You are fluent in Dutch (MANDATORY)
• You have experience in Food Service/OOH Food (MANDATORY)
• You love partnering with trade (our clients) to build value propositions and campaigns that create growth and value to their business, whilst simultaneously driving reach and penetration for UFS.
• You have a good understanding of different shopping missions, operator lifecycle, buying journeys, local trade channel landscapes and understanding of their touchpoints.
• You have experience in generating insights with 3rd party transactional and behavioral data (Sligro Insights, Bidfood Insights, Nielsen, Foodstep,...).
• You have the ability to dig deep into new opportunities and autonomously create value in previously undiscovered areas through optimizing the process to reach that opportunity.
• You have excellent project management planning skills.
• You have a natural eagerness to truly understand the pains and gains of your target audience. Understand how they think and act, focusing on Trade Partners primarily.
• You have a good understanding of 7 Omnichannel Assets (7OA) and why it is important and can improve Perfect Store online scores with better 7OA implementation.
• Ability to properly analyze the results of campaigns and optimize them accordingly.

WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER?

Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!
• Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.
• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.
• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.
• We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.
• Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate. For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped. When you are at the office, you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and own products.
• Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products.
• My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).
• Home-work allowance
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Green Mobility Policy.

EXCITED?

Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. 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.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against.

By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.

NOTES:

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