2022 Future Leaders Programme - Customer Development null

The Unilever Future Leaders Programme is a three-year accelerated leadership programme/management trainee programme where fresh graduates and young professionals are fast-tracked into readiness for leadership roles. The programme is open to all graduating students in 2023 and professionals with a maximum of two years of work experience. 

About Unilever 

Unilever is one of the largest global fast-moving consumer goods companies that owns some of the world’s much-loved brands such as Dove, Axe, Rexona, Close Up, Pond’s, Clear, Sunsilk, Cream Silk, Breeze, Domex, Magnum, Knorr, Best Foods and more. Our products sold under our many brands are used 2 billion times a day and in over half the households on the planet. We want our business to flourish, and we know that our success depends on others flourishing around us. That is why our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace, and why sustainable, long-term growth is at the heart of our business model. 

What will you be doing? 

To win and lead in omni commerce, connecting our consumers to our brands to drive category growth, you’ll build partnerships with our wide range of customers – ecommerce platforms, supermarkets, superstores, convenience stores, drug stores, discounters, online retailers, ice cream parlors, and even theme parks. 

That could mean working together to maximize a new product launch, recommending the right range of products, developing marketing programs, negotiating an annual business plan, or looking for new business opportunities. Our Customer Insight and Innovation Centre allows us to work with our customers in exciting new ways.  Our people have the opportunity to make a big impact every day on a local level.

What do we look for? 

You don’t need a specific degree background – this is an area where your personality will set you apart. It takes a special blend of ambition, people skills and commercial acumen; you’ll need to be credible and confident in front of people and have a passion for growing businesses, coupled with the power to influence and negotiate.

What will the programme involve? 

The three-year, world-class development programme is packed with variety and challenge, with the opportunity of promotion to manager level after 3 years. You’ll develop your individual leadership skills by working on live projects which offer you all the experience you need to become ready for your first management role.  Over three years, you will cover up four to six placements with:

• Customer Management (Sales), where you will build relationships, analyze relevant data, own financial forecasting, agree a tailored business plan, or negotiate promotions.
• Category Management, where you will oversee a category of products, become an expert on the marketplace and our competitors, and advise customers on suitable ranges for their shoppers.
• Shopper Marketing – You’ll work closely with both the Customer Management teams, and Marketing team, to develop retailer-specific media plans, to activate key brands.
• Business Operations – You’ll work closely with Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain functions, as well as the Customer Development teams to manage the link between brand ammunition and customer execution within a specific product category.
• Brand Building – You’ll have the opportunity to do a placement in marketing and get exposure to commercial marketing working with iconic brands like Dove, Knorr, Selecta, managing brand mixes across all their elements.
• Before the three years ends, you will get the opportunity to have international work experience as one of your rotations. 
• Support and empowerment: We will support you every step of the way to senior management but much of your progress will be up to you. You will need to be focused and ambitious to get where you want, identifying opportunities and taking responsibility for your own development.
• During the 3 years of your programme, you will be learning and developing in the rotations you will be doing, having real responsibility and impact. This development is supported with a learning roadmap full of internal and external training focused on developing your individual leadership skills.
• We have an established tradition of developing our own purpose driven leaders and encourage innovative thinking. Future focused feedback and challenging goals drives innovation and ambition within a performance culture and an inclusive and informal environment. We will push you to achieve your potential and make a big business impact where you learn from the best. Firsthand experience – it is the fastest way to learn.

 Why should you apply? 

• Work with exciting brands that give you a chance to make a genuine impact on people’s lives 
• A real job from day one that continuously tests and develops your skills 
• Local & international exposure to stay close to local consumers and harness global expertise 
• Work with cross-functional teams to see the big picture 
• Support along the way with great (learning) development opportunities 
• Competitive primary and secondary benefits such as salary and company pension  

Requirements for application 

• Eligibility to work in the Philippines at the start of the programme. 
• You have obtained your Bachelor’s degree at the start date of the UFLP (1 August 2023) and have not had more than two years of work experience 

Application Process 

Our online application period runs until December 5, 2022, end of day. You will need to have finished until stage 3, the digital on-demand interview by at the end of the online application period to be eligible for the Unilever Future Leaders Programme. We will reach out to you should you qualify to proceed to the Line Manager Interview. We work on a first come, first serve basis so finish all stages as soon as possible. In case of many good candidates, we may decide to close earlier. In that case, we will communicate this.

The entire selection process consists of:  

Stage 1: Digital Application 

Stage 2: Online Assessment 

Stage 3: Digital On-Demand Interview 

Stage 4: Interview with Line Manager 

Stage 5: Discovery Center Day