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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Onsite
Job Title: Retailer Execution Manager - ASDA
Location: Kingston
Terms & Conditions: Temporary Cover ending 30th June
TEAM INTRODUCTION
Join the UKI 1UL Retail Execution Team and be part of a team that delivers innovative retail activation and best in class partnerships to make our brands unmissable at the point of purchase for our shoppers. We utilise relevant insights and identify opportunities to reach more shoppers, engaging with them across the shopper journey and encouraging more of them to choose our products. We are a highly energised and creative team that can truly impact how our brands show-up in the retail environment.
JOB PURPOSE
This core purpose of this role to lead the planning execution and evaluation of impactful shopper marketing campaigns with our retailers, spanning across all our BU’s. You will be accountable for the delivery of a clear retailer facing shopper activation plan which links to the BU strategy and key jobs to be done with a seamless connection to the full media plan. You will work closely with both your BU shopper leads and the customer account teams to leverage these plans with our retailers to drive impact and ultimately competitive growth.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Retailer Execution Manager, you will be externally facing and sit at the heart of the business, delivering an insight led retailer execution plan which builds Unilever brands in the retailer environment and influences shoppers at the point of purchase.
This role will require you to build strong relationships with our retailers, agency partners, account teams and our BU shopper and brand partners. We work in an agile manner, meaning you will need to be adaptable and prioritise your efforts to meet key project deliverables across the Retailer execution team.
You can demonstrate team leadership skills as you will manage a team of Retail Execution executives as well as being part of the Retail Execution leadership team, together ensuring key priorities are defined and resources appropriately.
This role will also have responsibility for the shopper operations team which supports the wider retail execution team on the management and tracking of shopper budgets in conjunction with the BU shopper leads.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
To succeed in this role, you need a strong understanding of the UK retail landscape and know what it takes to ensure Unilever brands are visible and impactful at the key touchpoints on the shopper journey to purchase. You will need to be an excellent communicator, have strong project management skills and draw on experience in commercial and category/marketing roles.
EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS REQUIRED
SKILLS
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 be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).
