Unilever is currently hiring for ​ R&D Packaging Developer ​

　　ABOUT UNILEVER

　　With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

　　At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

　　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.

　　​ ​ The Beauty and Well-Being category aims to bring purpose, joy and delightful experiences to consumers and customers across Africa. To participate in delivering the packaging component in Africa of Unilever’s global Growth Action Plan through design & development of: Unmissably superior brands and products landing, Breakthrough multi-year innovations delivering Unilever’s big 4 sustainability priorities and building back the bank of gross margin through material savings programmes . If you are ready to develop self through knowledge, skills, and experience for personal growth to contribute to the building R&D Packaging capability , ​ then this role is just for you!

　　WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

　　​ ​ To participate in and lead some aspects of the packaging development workstream for category design and deploy projects to deliver category growth goals. Projects include new innovations, cost saving/ complexity reduction, sustainability, quality, and supply chain support activities.

　　​ To maintain and exploit the ecosystem of packaging support service providers for the development of technical drawings, packaging prototypes, component testing and packaging trials in delivery of your workstream goals.

　　​ Lead packaging exploratory projects by identifying concepts, testing and iteration through prototype development, evaluation, and testing of consumer appealing competitive & profitable packaging/ product mixes.

　　​ Exploit emerging digital technologies for visualising , prototyping, modelling, and testing shopper-consumer-pack-product interactions.

　　​ Monitor Competitor activity and assess use of packaging technologies for competitive advantage in terms of consumer appeal, functionality, and cost.

　　​ Be responsible for packaging testing and component approval & qualification to ensure components meet consumer expectations, functional requirements, customer needs, cost targets, manufacturing, and distribution demands.

　　​ Collect and develop information and data to create technical packaging component specifications. Key deliverables are to ensure data integrity and comprehensive business reporting.

　　​ Partner with suppliers, supply chain (source, make and distribute) to identify cost saving projects, evaluate feasibility, establish capability, and lead implementation to achieve savings targets.

　　​ Lead risk identification, assessment and action planning for packaging change projects and contribute to risk assessments for innovation and cost savings projects.

　　​ Contribute to packaging change projects through project management, including such activities as clarification of project goals & scope, collaborating to develop business cases, and preparing detailed project plans.

　　​ Partner with supply chain, the R&D network, and suppliers to land onshoring projects.

　　​ Collaborate with Market facing brand teams to deliver packaging concepts, designs, specifications, and technologies to maximise the impact of products in the category.

　　​ Grow the R&D packaging talent pool through development of self in terms of technical packaging knowledge, professional and general skills.

　　​ Keep abreast of and evaluate emerging packaging technologies for opportunities to contribute to Unilever’s sustainable priorities and gross margin goals.

　　​ Lead packaging trials to deliver trials on time and with rigour / integrity.

　　​ Key interfaces: Business Partners in MSO - Market facing Brand, Customer Development and Supply Chain teams; R&D partners in global and deploy teams; Packaging community and capability teams; Category Stakeholders, Packaging Suppliers

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　　WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

　　Experiences & Qualifications ​ ​

　　​ Qualification: Bachelors Degree in Science or Engineering

　　​ 1 – 3 years experience

　　​ Work stream leadership in a cross functional project environment

　　​ Project leadership in functional area

　　​ Packaging methods and measurement, testing, data analysis and reporting.

　　​ Trial briefing, planning, co-ordination, and execution. Trial reporting and analysis of outcomes. ​

　　Skills

　　​ Excellence in Science and Technology Expertise.

　　​ Consumer / Customer focus.

　　​ Project Management.

　　​ Professional networking/external focus. ​

　　Leadership

　　You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

　　As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

　　Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

　　PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

　　PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

　　CONSUMER LOVE : Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

　　PURPOSE & SERVICE : Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

　　AGILITY : Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

　　Unilever embraces diversity and encourages a pplicants from all walks of life ! 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. 

　　En tant qu'employeur responsable et inclusif, Unilever est attentif à la diversité et à la mixité de ses équipes. Nos recruteurs sont engagés et veillent à l'application de processus de recrutement non-discriminants.

　　Tous nos postes sont ouverts aux personnes en situation de handicap et Unilever accompagne ses collaborateurs dans la mise en place d'éventuels aménagements de poste et de dispositifs d'accessibilité.

　　Job Category: Research/Development, Investigación y desarrollo - R&D, Recherche & Développement

　　Job Type: Packaging Dev Technician

　　Industry: UnileverExperiencedProfessionals