Brand Manager, Knorr Innovation & Commercialization

## About Knorr and this opportunity

Launched in 1838, Knorr is Unilever’s second-largest global brand and a long-standing food name known for delivering nutritious, delicious, and accessible products that unlock the potential of home cooking every day. In the US, Knorr serves over 150 million consumers and is in an exciting transformation. We’re leveraging Unilever’s technologies to drive category growth and capture high-potential spaces; recent innovations, such as our Ready to Heat Cups, show how we act as market makers.

## The role and how it contributes

The Knorr Innovation Deployment Brand Manager owns the end-to-end innovation funnel, a key engine of growth for the brand. Reporting to the Associate Director, Innovation Strategy & Commercialization Knorr, this role leads a direct report and cross-functional teams to identify consumer trends and unmet needs, while conceptualizing and deploying disruptive innovations into the market. You will help transform how Knorr is perceived by consumers and evolve our portfolio by crafting a compelling, long-term innovation funnel within the US Bouillons and Meal Makers categories.

You will manage development and execution of high-impact innovations, handling strategy and concept development through pricing, P&L creation, and forecasting. Building persuasive business cases to secure resources will be part of the day-to-day, and you will partner with the commercial team to create compelling selling stories rooted in category growth strategies. Integrating innovation trends, emerging technologies, and competitive market intelligence into initiatives is expected, as is owning and managing the allocation of innovation budgets and resources.

A natural part of this role is leading and mentoring high-potential talent, including a direct report, and collaborating with world-class external partners such as research and design agencies and global flavor experts.

• You will lead cross-functional teams including R&D, SC, CMI, Finance and work closely with commercial partners.

## Experience, education, and skills we require

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience in Brand or CPG marketing, with a minimum of 2 years specifically in innovation and product management.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills with the ability to tailor communication across disciplines and leadership levels.
• Demonstrated track record of successful product launches, including executing communication campaigns in the US market.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and the ability to influence global partners and build rapport.
• Strong proficiency in using data to turn consumer and social insights into strategic thinking and building viable financial models.

MBA preferred. We value people who are highly curious and analytical, who can develop disruptive ideas that challenge category norms, and who have a passion for crafting product mixes and breakthrough formats that drive consumer excitement and market growth. Prior experience managing direct reports or mentoring junior talent is also preferred.

## Compensation and benefits

The pay range for this position is $103,000 to $154,400. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Long

• Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

## Location and hiring details

This role is based at Hoboken US HQ. Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

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