Manager, Beauty Transformation Strategy

Join us as Manager, Beauty Transformation Strategy

Location: Rogers, AR

Terms & Conditions: Full time, International assignment is not available for this role and relocation for local and international candidates is not provided

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. We 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.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Manager, Beauty Strategy will support the development and execution of growth strategies for Unilever Beauty at Walmart. The role brings together consumer, shopper, market, and business insights to structure complex questions, identify opportunities, and develop clear recommendations.

This manager will own defined strategic workstreams, build robust business cases, and translate analysis into practical action plans. Working across Unilever teams and Walmart partners, they will connect perspectives, challenge assumptions, and help advance the Beauty growth agenda in a fast-moving environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop growth strategies: Structure defined business questions and integrate consumer, shopper, market, and commercial insights into clear strategic recommendations.
• Identify and assess opportunities: Use quantitative and qualitative inputs to evaluate growth opportunities, articulate their potential, and support prioritization.
• Translate insight into action: Move beyond reporting by converting analysis into practical recommendations, action plans, and measures of success.
• Build strategic business cases: Combine analytical rigor and commercial judgment to assess choices and support sound decision-making.
• Lead strategic workstreams: Independently manage defined initiatives from analysis through recommendation, navigating new information and evolving priorities.
• Connect across teams: Build productive relationships across brand, customer development, insights, data and analytics, and Walmart partners to bring together the capabilities needed to deliver the work.
• Advance new thinking: Apply curiosity and an outside-in perspective to consumer, market, and retail dynamics; challenge assumptions and explore new approaches to growth.
• Craft compelling narratives: Turn complex analysis into concise, persuasive presentations and recommendations for stakeholders.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in CPG, strategy, insights, analytics, commercial strategy, category strategy, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous business questions and develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience developing strategies or business cases and translating them into action.
• Experience using syndicated and shopper data, such as Circana, NIQ, Numerator, Walmart Scintilla, or comparable platforms, to develop insights and recommendations.
• Ability to synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative inputs into clear conclusions.
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to connect consumer and shopper needs with business opportunities.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and comfort working where the answer is not already defined.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• MBA or other relevant advanced degree.
• Beauty-category experience.
• Experience working with Walmart or within the Walmart supplier ecosystem.

Pay: 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.

Benefits: 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.

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