FET – Brand and Category Analyst (Robertsons) at Unilever

We Are Foodies

• Our Vision: To be a Force for Good in Food within Southern Africa - Having the most loved brands, serving citizens great-tasting, nutritious products that are first to mind, easy to find, and at a price that is kind.
• At €250m, the South African Nutrition business is the 2nd largest by Turnover in the Africa PMU. It is the most important profit cell, representing 44% of Africa’s Operating Profit from 2015 to 2020.
• We are privileged to have a portfolio of the strongest brands in the market (the top 5 in Brand Power in fact), each with a rich heritage, enjoying high relative penetration levels (on average the top brands are at 80% penetration). The portfolio stretches across price tiers and segments, positioning it well to serve consumer needs inclusively.

Your Role

• The Brand and Category Analyst is a growth/impact oriented, analytical, and collaborative role.
• You think business and growth first and have a passion for recommending ideas based on data and market-channel knowledge. You can synthesize and tell a provoking story based on holistic analytics. You can come forward with ideas and options, that are data based, considered, and insightful versus reporting for reporting’s sake.

Who We Are Looking For

• The individual has a natural bias for action and has high levels of self-assurance and shows resilience and belief in own ability to achieve goals.
• Ability and curiosity to learn, with exceptional analytical skills – ability to review complex data, pulling out key insights & translating into high level executive summary, storylines & concise practical plans for execution.
• Has a high and quick learning curve on a complex portfolio.
• Thinks Entrepreneurially – ability to figure out what you need to know if this were your own business vs getting caught up in the processes.
• Think Strategically – ability to design, develop and land ideas with impact.

What Does It Take To Succeed In This Role

• Ability to visually present thoughts, storylines, facts & figures in a compelling way. Adapt content to a variety of senior and middle management audiences. PowerPoint (think-cell), Excel (advanced) and Power BI competence are a plus.
• Ability to influence without authority in a matrix organization.
• Opportunity spotting skills, with data deep diving abilities to identify short to midterm growth acceleration opportunities.
• Can clearly articulate evolving priorities for the Foods Division and have a point of view on shaping the agenda for the future. You see the bigger picture and provide new perspectives and clarity. Spots issues in the future and responds to the dynamic environment.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Qualified accountant or experience equivalent with at least 3-4 years in an FMCG environment.

Team Dock In

• You will directly report to the Nutrition Business Partner, however you will tap into the broader FET, CDF and SCF teams to support your deliverables. You play an active role in the S&OP process, lead BMI for Nutrition and act as end to end business partner the Robertsons Brand team.