Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Persil, Dove, Knorr,Domestos, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Wall’s, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry’s, Marmite, Magnum and Lynx. Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace”

The future begins in Research & Development (R&D). In R&D, you’ll find out what consumers want and need, and then design the science and technology to make our innovations come to life. We have over 6,000 R&D employees designing, creating and developing exciting new products using innovative technologies - from scientists and product development experts to professionals such as hairdressers and chefs who have the skills to evaluate new products. You could be designing and developing new innovations for brands like TRESemmé, Magnum, Cornetto and Domestos â€“ straight from your team to the shelves!

At the core of our values is sustainability, and our teams are dedicated to making our products better for you, for our customers and for the world. We are committed to ensuring that all of our packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, and that we are using more recycled content. To achieve this, we collaborate closely either within the various R&D teams, with other Unilever colleagues like Marketeers and the Supply Chain, and with leading scientific experts from around the world. ​ 

JOB PURPOSE

TRESemmé,  Dove, TIGI, Love Beauty & Planet and V05; are among the world’s most recognisable Hair Care brands developed by Unilever’s Global Development Centre in the North West of England. 

Hair Care is a fast paced and innovation driven category with a high degree of consumer engagement. With an energising purpose, Beauty that Cares for People, Society & our Planet: Making Beautiful Hair a Force for Good, it offers talented people the opportunity to shine, make a real impact to the lives of consumers and to the business, as well as to learn and grow.

This role is an amazing opportunity to be part of the team that creates deep consumer understanding to guide the development of superior products and experiences, using a range of qualitative, quantitative and sensory methodologies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver consumer insights. 

• Analyse data and extract insights from a range of sources to help guide the development of superior propositions.

• Work with all R&D functions to translate project briefs into robust consumer research programs.

• Write research study briefs and execute studies; working closely with internal functions and external third parties to ensure successful research execution.

• Lead the development and execution of project workshops, idea generation sessions or other practical activities as required for project needs.

• Deliver and justify business recommendations to a range of stakeholders, across multiple functions

• Provide expert recommendations and guidance across Unilever CTI communities (e.g. defining Best Practice, assisting with strategic planning, training and capability building).

ALL ABOUT YOU

• Some chemistry background would be great; curiosity in the latest innovation and technology is essential.

• Preferably a degree in a physical or social science. 

• Great people skills; building and maintaining relationships with an ability to be persuasive and assertive when necessary.

• Consumer research experience. Enthusiasm to learn about consumers and share new insights within the team.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong analytical skills and an ability to interpret data to pull out key insights; structuring complex data from multiple sources.

• Project management and problem solving.

WHAT WE OFFER

Not only do we offer a competitive salary, but alsoour pensionscheme,an annual bonus,a freegym,a staffshopand shares. You’ll get the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and agile environment. We strive to achieve a family-friendly culture 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.

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In the most sophisticated cases, they will set up fake websites, which have a similar address to companies like Unilever. They even conduct fake telephone interviews and then offer candidates a role with the proviso they pay a fee for background checks or to cover work visa costs.  These types of attacks are becoming more common as more people are looking for employment in the economic climate. 

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