Beauty & Wellbeing Research & Development Philippines – Packaging & Processing Senior Assistant Manager

Role Title: Beauty & Wellbeing Research & Development Philippines – Packaging & Processing Senior Assistant Manager

Location: Bonifacio Stopover Corporate Center (Hybrid working with potential offsite work at Cavite factories & suppliers).

About Unilever

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

We believe in Positive Beauty & Healthy Lifestyles – for all our people, and across all our brands. In 2022 we brought Beauty and Wellbeing together as one business group within the Unilever ecosystem. We’re a 12B business with products used by more than 1B people every day. We know we are uniquely positioned to shape a new era of beauty and wellbeing, and our ambition is clear. We're saying no to normal. Through iconic brands, cutting-edge science, and purposeful growth, we are on a mission to make beauty and wellbeing joyful, inclusive, equitable and sustainable.  

Within the Beauty & Wellbeing Business Group - PH B&W R&D is committed to driving outstanding innovation and improvement programs, sitting in the Greater Asia B&W Business Unit. Beauty & Wellbeing is all about Purpose, Science and Desire - with R&D being a central function especially in driving science and desire. The Philippines is a key is the biggest B&W country market in the BU with a portfolio of global brands such as Pond’s, Dove, Sunsilk, Vaseline, Clear and local jewels such as Cream Silk.

We aim to transform the beauty industry in the Philippines through superior, sustainable and desirable hair and skin care products all while operating with best-in-class efficient factories and gross margin.

Job Purpose

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are looking to contribute to business growth and gross margin accretion through superior, sustainable and cost-efficient packaging and processing deployment then this role is just for you!

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

• Provide technical insight, solutions and recommendations especially on packaging & processing to deliver innovation and optimization projects in the Philippines
• Workstream Lead for local packaging and processing innovations and savings projects in the Philippines
• Leads implementation of packaging innovation, processing innovation and cost-optimization programmes in PH factories with full cross functional team
• Champions the use of data & digital tools in delivering packaging and processing technical insights & solutions
  
  

Key Accountabilities And Deliverables

PACKAGING & PROCESSING WORKSTREAM LEAD:

• R&D Packaging & Processing Technical lead – accountable for packaging and processing workstream across cross functional team and be key point of contact in Philippines for R&D Packaging & Processing expertise
• Works with Global Packaging and Processing team and Cluster’s country team on landing new packaging technology.
• Supports Gross Margin improvement agenda through packaging & processing optimization projects in our factories
• Lead & collaborate with cross functional team: Manufacturing / Engineering / Procurement / Quality & technology team on landing projects On Time, In Full
  
  

Local Country Packaging & Processing Expert

• Drive our packaging technical programmes for alternative material sourcing, optimizing the existing pack portfolio, helping in assessment of problem solving which interface among Packaging and machines.
• Support factory optimization programmes especially around improving capacity through batch cycle time, waste and efficiency programmes
• Provide technical guidance to laboratory assistants for day-to-day activities
  
  

Other Deliverables

• Able to validate and deploy new packaging and processing specifications in the factory with rigorous functional testing and comprehensive risk assessment
• Able to clearly understand operating principles and establish technical standards and specifications on packaging and processing
• Able to discuss with Engineering and Production people about packaging, processing, filling and mixing machine interface to find solutions
• Able to assess & mitigate risks relevant to Production & Quality for mixing/ filling
• Able to use data analysis, visualization & digital tools for decision making and problem solving
  
  

Required

Experiences & Qualifications:

• Degree in chemistry/ engineering background or equivalent experience
• With minimum of 3 – 5 years in packaging and/or processing design, engineering, quality or any similar R&D workstreams with technical specifications management of packaging and processing
• With experience in packaging and/or processing validation in factories with various mixing specifications and filling specifications
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Experiences on packaging development - especially flexibles and rigids
• Experiences on processing development – especially with personal care and beauty product liquids/ emulsions
• Experiences in design and digital environment/ tools is highly desirable.
• Exposure to Beauty and/or Personal Care is an advantage
• Exposure to global & regional work experience is an advantage
• With experience in project leadership, risk management and stakeholder engagement. Effective in managing external partners and working with virtual project teams
  
  

Skills

• Data management, visualization and analysis skill, and business process management is required
• Dynamic and agile in leadership skills – able to manage virtual and present teams, able to influence and manage stakeholders, with problem solving and strategy building skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – able to synthesize data and present appropriately. English proficiency is a must
  
  

We highly encourage applicants to exclude information on age, gender, and school/s in view of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Unilever assesses candidates based on skills, performance, experience and leadership.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.