Job Title:
Ice Cream Senior RD&I Manager – Sharing and Scooping/Eastern Europe and Nordics Location:
Colworth
Science Park, Bedford
JOB PURPOSE Unilever's Ice cream business in Europe is large and highly successful. The Europe Ice Cream Regional Design Centre is the driving force behind the creation and delivery of benefit-led, innovative ice cream products across our world-renowned global (e.g. Magnum, CdO, Cornetto, Walls), premium (e.g. B&J, GROM) and regional (e.g. Cremissimo, Ingman, Evga, Cucciolone) brands. The team embraces agile innovation and is fully-connected to countries and markets together with RD&I Local Market Cluster teams to land global, regional, and local-for-local projects. The business reaches across all Ice Cream experiences in four platforms: 1) Sharing and Scooping – familiar in-home tubs, pints, and mono-portions, as well as scooping Out of Home (OOH), 2) Indulgence, 3) Refresh and Revive, and 4) Fuel-up. In this role, you will lead the team driving product development across the SHARING AND SCOOPING platform and ensure project delivery in close partnership across functions (Marketing; Supply Chain; Procurement) as well as key (external) partners and suppliers (e.g. 3PM, Flavour and Ingredients suppliers). You will bring your passion for ice cream and enthusiasm to know consumer and customer needs and trends and use this to shape and deliver brilliant, sustainable product experiences. Europe is composed of different local market clusters. A key cluster that plays a significant role in the success of the EU/ANZ BU is Eastern Europe and the Nordics. This role leads Research Development and Innovation ('RD&I') within this region and business partners those countries accordingly, which includes Local Market LT engagement, E2E local compliance, local activations and support, and local market competitor monitoring. This role will also involve leadership on portfolio strategy working closely with the BU RD&I lead in shaping the innovation roadmap and portfolio management. RESPONSIBILITIES Sharing and Scooping Ice Cream Product Design Lead the RD&I design, creation, and delivery of innovative Sharing and Scooping products for launch OTIF. Business partnering with the local market cluster (Eastern Europe and Nordics) and leading E2E compliance working with EU Lead RA, quality, and safety. Deliver functional product specifications and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Champion continuous improvement and inspirational Sharing and Scooping Product Design. Proactively contribute to defining the medium-term Sharing and Scooping innovation roadmap. Lead risk assessment, HACCP studies, and ensure regulatory compliance. Lead robust intellectual property protection, including Patents, Designs, and Trademarks. Lead sustainability, complexity reduction, quality, and value improvement. Drive agile innovation. Incorporation of Chefmanship in the development of NPDs and renovation of Core. Technical project leadership Manage and lead all technical workstreams to deliver project(s), including process design, formulation, packaging, specifications, consumer insight, safety, regulatory, and intellectual property. Manage cross-functional resources to deliver against project milestones including Consumer Insight; Supply Chain; Finance; and Regulatory teams. Manage and lead 'Open Innovation' partners to deliver project(s), including technical delivery, CDA’s, and service agreements. Manage 'Sharing and Scooping' RD&I budget (bought-in and capital), including tracking spend against RD&I activities. Drive robust innovation process and project management (including IPM Navigator, Functional excellence). Ensure clear management of stakeholder groups (e.g. RD&I VPs, Category Senior VPs, Cluster teams, and supplier/partner companies). Contribute to the growth and development of the EU IC RDC team. Line management and development of the Sharing and Scooping team. Actively participate in RDC leadership team and lead RDC strategy implementation. Proactively contribute to recruitment and development of talent including direct reports, apprentices, UFLP scheme. ALL ABOUT YOU Essential from Day 0: Proven experience working with Eastern Europe and/or Nordics businesses with language skills. Working with project finance and the designing strategic innovation business cases. A deep knowledge of and passion for product design and creative product development. Proven ability to translate consumer habits and needs into in-market product innovation. Degree level qualification (or equivalent) and/or relevant experience in a technical discipline preferably in food technology or development. Working with colleagues from different cultures and team building. Desirable from Day 0/Essential as you grow in the role: Understanding of scale-up and operational implementation. Excellent communication and project management skills. Time management and priority setting. Knowledge and experience in regulatory affairs management. Drive Health and Safety compliance. Professional networking and stakeholder management, external focus. Significant experience of the successful leadership of an innovation portfolio, projects, and teams. Significant experience of project management, including with third parties. Relevant experience in ice cream (Sharing and Scooping) development is desirable. Standards of Leadership: Bias for Action. Building Talent and Teams. Growth Mindset. Consumer and Customer Focus. Accountability & Responsibility. NOTES What we offer: 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 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 present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here
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Ice Cream Senior RD&I Manager – Sharing and Scooping/Eastern Europe and Nordics Location:
Colworth
Science Park, Bedford
JOB PURPOSE Unilever's Ice cream business in Europe is large and highly successful. The Europe Ice Cream Regional Design Centre is the driving force behind the creation and delivery of benefit-led, innovative ice cream products across our world-renowned global (e.g. Magnum, CdO, Cornetto, Walls), premium (e.g. B&J, GROM) and regional (e.g. Cremissimo, Ingman, Evga, Cucciolone) brands. The team embraces agile innovation and is fully-connected to countries and markets together with RD&I Local Market Cluster teams to land global, regional, and local-for-local projects. The business reaches across all Ice Cream experiences in four platforms: 1) Sharing and Scooping – familiar in-home tubs, pints, and mono-portions, as well as scooping Out of Home (OOH), 2) Indulgence, 3) Refresh and Revive, and 4) Fuel-up. In this role, you will lead the team driving product development across the SHARING AND SCOOPING platform and ensure project delivery in close partnership across functions (Marketing; Supply Chain; Procurement) as well as key (external) partners and suppliers (e.g. 3PM, Flavour and Ingredients suppliers). You will bring your passion for ice cream and enthusiasm to know consumer and customer needs and trends and use this to shape and deliver brilliant, sustainable product experiences. Europe is composed of different local market clusters. A key cluster that plays a significant role in the success of the EU/ANZ BU is Eastern Europe and the Nordics. This role leads Research Development and Innovation ('RD&I') within this region and business partners those countries accordingly, which includes Local Market LT engagement, E2E local compliance, local activations and support, and local market competitor monitoring. This role will also involve leadership on portfolio strategy working closely with the BU RD&I lead in shaping the innovation roadmap and portfolio management. RESPONSIBILITIES Sharing and Scooping Ice Cream Product Design Lead the RD&I design, creation, and delivery of innovative Sharing and Scooping products for launch OTIF. Business partnering with the local market cluster (Eastern Europe and Nordics) and leading E2E compliance working with EU Lead RA, quality, and safety. Deliver functional product specifications and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Champion continuous improvement and inspirational Sharing and Scooping Product Design. Proactively contribute to defining the medium-term Sharing and Scooping innovation roadmap. Lead risk assessment, HACCP studies, and ensure regulatory compliance. Lead robust intellectual property protection, including Patents, Designs, and Trademarks. Lead sustainability, complexity reduction, quality, and value improvement. Drive agile innovation. Incorporation of Chefmanship in the development of NPDs and renovation of Core. Technical project leadership Manage and lead all technical workstreams to deliver project(s), including process design, formulation, packaging, specifications, consumer insight, safety, regulatory, and intellectual property. Manage cross-functional resources to deliver against project milestones including Consumer Insight; Supply Chain; Finance; and Regulatory teams. Manage and lead 'Open Innovation' partners to deliver project(s), including technical delivery, CDA’s, and service agreements. Manage 'Sharing and Scooping' RD&I budget (bought-in and capital), including tracking spend against RD&I activities. Drive robust innovation process and project management (including IPM Navigator, Functional excellence). Ensure clear management of stakeholder groups (e.g. RD&I VPs, Category Senior VPs, Cluster teams, and supplier/partner companies). Contribute to the growth and development of the EU IC RDC team. Line management and development of the Sharing and Scooping team. Actively participate in RDC leadership team and lead RDC strategy implementation. Proactively contribute to recruitment and development of talent including direct reports, apprentices, UFLP scheme. ALL ABOUT YOU Essential from Day 0: Proven experience working with Eastern Europe and/or Nordics businesses with language skills. Working with project finance and the designing strategic innovation business cases. A deep knowledge of and passion for product design and creative product development. Proven ability to translate consumer habits and needs into in-market product innovation. Degree level qualification (or equivalent) and/or relevant experience in a technical discipline preferably in food technology or development. Working with colleagues from different cultures and team building. Desirable from Day 0/Essential as you grow in the role: Understanding of scale-up and operational implementation. Excellent communication and project management skills. Time management and priority setting. Knowledge and experience in regulatory affairs management. Drive Health and Safety compliance. Professional networking and stakeholder management, external focus. Significant experience of the successful leadership of an innovation portfolio, projects, and teams. Significant experience of project management, including with third parties. Relevant experience in ice cream (Sharing and Scooping) development is desirable. Standards of Leadership: Bias for Action. Building Talent and Teams. Growth Mindset. Consumer and Customer Focus. Accountability & Responsibility. NOTES What we offer: 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 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 present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here
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Industry:
Manufacturing
Specialties:
Consumer Goods, Food, Home Care, Personal Care
Employees:
10,001+
Annual Revenue:
60.29B
Founded:
1872
Address:
100 Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars, London, GB, EC4Y 0DY
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