2023 Customer Business Development (Retails) Young Manager null

About Unilever Malaysia

Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in London, England. Its products include food, cleaning agents, toothpaste, consumer health products, tea, beauty products, personal caring product, and many more. Unilever is the world's largest soap manufacturer and its products are available in around 190 countries.

Your role

The Unilever Young Manager Programme is about developing tomorrow’s leaders, today.

How exactly do you make some of the world’s most popular brands even more popular? How do you take products that in some cases have a 100-year heritage behind them and bring them up to date? How would you position a new product in a competitive market? How would you persuade retailers to take it on, to put up new displays, to take the risk of buying lots of stock for something new and unfamiliar?

Within Customer Business Development Retails (Sales), you will take on these challenges and bring Unilever's beloved brands to life for Unilever's customers, shoppers, and consumers. You will be on the front lines, working as an ambassador for the company's products, making sure people forget the competition and think of Unilever first. You will manage relationships and strategically partner with Unilever's key retailers and business partners. It requires the passion to drive the company's business and deliver customer value at the same time.

Over 2 placements, we’ll make sure you gain broad experience in several different areas to develop your commercial expertise, for example:

• Customer Management (Sales) – You will build relationships, analyze relevant data, own financial forecasting, agree on a tailored business plan, or negotiate promotions.
• Category Management - You will oversee a category of products, become an expert on the marketplace and Unilever's competitors, and advise customers on suitable ranges for their shoppers.
• Shopper Marketing – You will work closely with both the Customer Management teams, and Marketing team, to develop retailer-specific media plans, to activate key brands.
• Business Operations – You will 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 will have the opportunity to do a placement in marketing and get exposure to commercial marketing working with iconic brands like Dove, Persil, Sure, and Marmite, managing brand mixes across all their elements.

Training, development & rotations

The Programme encompasses rotations within and across functions in an accelerated learning environment. This includes extended leadership contact, formal training, and professional development. 

Key Features of the Young Manager Programme

• Attract top-tier graduates who aspire to succeed in world-class careers.
• Select graduates who have the knowledge, skills, ability, and attitude to become Unilever’s Young Manager, achieving and performing in a managerial role within 2 years.
• Accelerate the development of this top talent through various job rotations and structured ongoing education.
• Hands-on experience in business challenges.
• Work with experts across multiple disciplines and countries.
• Program Duration: 2-year program.
• Primary Work Location: Unilever Malaysia Head Office - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Compensation & benefits

Unilever doesn't mention the salary for this role, but based on the information submitted by participants on the other career site, as a participant of Unilever Future Leaders Programmes (UFLP), you can expect to get a pay that ranges from MYR 32,500 to MYR 60,000 per year. (source:glassdoor.com)

Career progression

As the title of the program suggests, this program is preparing you to become a young manager at Unilever. So, within 2 years of this program, you are expected to have the knowledge, skills, ability, and attitude to become Unilever’s Young Manager, achieving and performing in a managerial role. 

Work-life balance

The regular office working hours start at 9:00 am and end at 06:00 pm, from Monday to Friday. Some employees even state that Unilever let them have flexible hours of work where the employees can opt for WFH or WFO.

Company culture

Most employees of Unilever Malaysia rate this company highly, stating that the company is a really great place to work. When you work at Unilever, you can expect to have a helpful team, friendly colleagues, and a good working environment.

About you

For this Customer Business Development (Retails) Young Manager program, Unilever is looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• Fresh graduates or a maximum of 2 years of working experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in any field of study and have a strong career interest in Customer Business Development/Sales.
• You are results-driven/achievement-focused with the end goal in mind.
• You are equipped with analytical skills and a solution-oriented mindset.
• You have strong communication, strategic influencing and negotiation skills. 
• You have proven project management skills and show initiative and flexibility to handle multiple priorities under pressure in a fast-paced and agile work environment.
• Malaysian nationality.
• Work Location: East and West Malaysia (subject to your rotation roadmap).
• Willing to travel - geographic mobility.

How to apply

To apply for this job, simply click the button "Apply on employer site" on this page. We will direct you to Unilever's official link for this vacancy. 

The application process for this program will be as below:

Online Job Application → Talent Partner Touch Point → Virtual Discovery Centre → Onboard by April 2023 (based on the earliest availability)

The interested candidate is invited to apply online and submit an updated resume to Unilever Careers Site (Graduates) before the closing date on 5 February 2023. In the application form, there is a possibility to upload your CV. This will only be used for filling in your personal details and is not part of the selection process.