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ABOUT UNILEVER:Be part of the world's most successful, purpose-led business Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that strive to improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us every day Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life - giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow and we believe in business as a force for good Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best.
At HUL, we believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, caste, disability or marital status can bring their purpose to life So apply to us, to unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes use your energy to make the world a better place As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we'll work to help you become a better you!We are looking to hire an Assistant Manager - PONDS BG Technical Project Leadin our Beauty & Wellbeing businessbased in Mumbai:Background and ScopePond's is one of the biggest Unilever skin care brands globally, and being one of few face care brands, contributing significantly within Skin Care Category globally Ponds has its footprint in South Asia, Africa, SEA, North Asia and LATAM And the ambition is to build Pond's the leading brand for category preimmunization, with strong technical & product pipeline to support.
Purpose & Context:
- This position is for Product TPL for PNDS BG Design team in Mumbai, reporting into PNDS BG R&D Sr manager
- The incumbent will be supporting the day-to day interactions with both the BG brand team and the BU brand team as key partners, to deliver the PNDS growth target in South Asia, from end to end
- The primary task of the role be supporting the new model for BG R&D to work directly with local teams based in Mumbai to deliver innovation with speed and quality
Deliverables of work:
- Support the day-to day communication for innovation project from R&D aspect by coordination with BG/BU marketing, SC, S&T, formulation, process, pkg, CTI, clinical, regulation, etc.
- Basic local formulation/prototyping supports, with help from the formulation experts from Design teams
- Working with SC CM teams to build the local ODM network together for fast fashion projects
- Docking with BU R&D teams to organize quarterly engagement meeting, and project handover
Required Skill Sets:Key Experience
- Experience in participating India local innovation projects in any category (preferred within BPC and preferred in Skin Care) and landing with impact especially on large projects is a MUST
- Expertise in BPC formulations, ideally also experience in process and basic awareness on claims
- Enough understanding of skin care benefits, claims, and strategy
- Multiple stakeholder management and good networking/communication skills
Key Skills:
- Cross Category (BPC) Technology development expertise.
Skin Care experience is preferred - M pharm, PhD Chemistry/Chemical Engineering background with strong Processing and formulation understanding and expertise
- Communication skills
- Good influencing ability, both internal as well as external
- Strong networking, organization, planning skills and information management