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Home Care Fabric Cleaning Lead - UKI
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Home Care Fabric Cleaning Lead - UKI
🔍 Job Title: Home Care Fabric Cleaning Lead – UKI
📍 Location: Sunlight House, Kingston
🚀 JOB PURPOSE
Home Care Fabric Cleaning is a pillar of Unilever Home Care in the UKI, headquartered under Persil and Surf—two iconic brands leading their category:
- Persil, the #1 fabric cleaning brand in the UK (RSV £290m+), powers forward with the "Dirt is Good" philosophy, blending performance, purpose, and bold consumer connection to inspire a fearless, hands-on lifestyle.
- Surf, one of the UK’s largest fabric care brands (RSV €170m+), thrives on long-lasting fragrance, impactful value, and playful marketing, fast-tracking emotional loyalty via sensory superiority.
With a bold innovation roadmap and portfolio expansion, this role is vital in defining the fabric cleaning category’s future. The ideal candidate is a commercially astute, entrepreneurial leader poised to: ✔ Deliver transformational growth for Persil and Surf while revitalising the Wonder Wash portfolio. ✔ Foster seamless consumer journeys across all channels. ✔ Command impactful visibility with UKI Home Care leadership, European Business Unit teams, and Global Brand leaders.
This high-visibility, strategic role demands an expert who can synergise brand passion with hard-hitting commercial vigour.
📋 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
💰 Commercial & Growht Leadership
- Serve as lead growth architect for Persil + Surf, with full P&L accountability.
- Hit market share, revenue, and profitability targets.
- Drive portfolio prioritisation and reinvestment to sustain long-term wins.
🎯 Brand & Innovation Strategy
- Shape brand and portfolio strategy for deep category value creation.
- Oversee end-to-end innovation programs, balancing speed, quality, and commercial traction.
- Accelerate high-ticket delivery post-product launch or collateral refreshes.
- Optimise campaigns with data-driven responsiveness.
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📢 Communication & Consumer Engagement
- Develop integrated multi-channel campaigns (Digital, TV, PR, Influencer Marketing, Shopper).
- Champion creative excellence with memorable consumer narratives and local twists.
🛒 Channel & Sales Strategy
- Collaborate with Sales and CSP to refine sales architecture and shopper optimisation.
- Expand distribution while maximising promotional execution.
♻️ Scaling Impact Globally
- Align European and Global stakeholders to embed UKI strategy in broader priorities.
- Influence unified brand visions and growth champions beyond the UKI.
👥 Team & Culture
- Cultivate a high-performing team and forge future marketing talent.
- Foster an entrepreneurial and agile ethos, streamlining ways of working.
🔗 KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Home Care Marketing Teams
- Digital Marketing / Media & Commerce Agencies (Creative, influencer, media, activation)
- R&D, Finance, Supply Chain
- UK Customer Strategy & Planning, Category & Sales
- European Business Unit Leadership
- Global Brand Teams
🎯 ABOUT THE ROLE
🔍 COMPETENCIES & REQUIREMENTS
- FMCG or Dynamic Consumer Experience: Proven track record in Brand Management or commercial leadership.
- Growth Portfolio: Demonstrated ability to deliver proficient growth and turnarounds via cost/income decisions.
- P&L Expertise: Full P&L stewardship with full profit accountability.
- Multi-Channel High-Impact: Extensive experience in innovation pipelines and multi-channel activations.
- Strategic Thinker: Advanced commercial + financial judgement, adept at influencing diverse stakeholders.
- Leadership: Strong history of leadership development, including culture-building and mindset shifts.
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or postgraduate qualification preferred.
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💼 WHAT WE OFFER
💰 Compensation & Perks
- Competitive salary + performance-based bonus scheme
- Pension benefits + equity share options
- Subsidised gym + exclusive employee store
🏙️ Work Environment
- Hybrid flexibility (business allowances available)
- Dynamic team ecosystem with diverse growth opportunities.
- Brand focus on two of the fastest-growing fabrics brands.
🌍 Wellbeing & Inclusion
- Supportive family-friendly culture.
- Employee wellbeing hubs and talent programs.
- Are We There Yet (AWTY) ERG for mental health advocacy.
- Diverse & inclusive workforce with fair policy practices; proactive efforts for equity of access.
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