Category Business Operations Manager

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The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company.​ A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories.​ Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.​

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers.​ Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.​  

With 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.  We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.  We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.  

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.​ 

If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!

POSITION SUMMARY
The Ice Cream Category Business Operations Associate Manager is responsible for all operational elements to help run a smooth and effective back-end operations to support the Category Sales and Planning managers. The key deliverable is to implement and drive operational processes & systems with the coordination of support functions (SC & finance etc.), thus enabling the sales planning team to focus on core strategy & business development.

The role should be seen as “Nerve Center” for business unit for ensuring smooth back-end support for day-to-day operations, delivery of Business Unit targets and seamless projects with on time execution.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Key operational link with Brand Managers, CSPM’s and field sales for brand issues and opportunities
• Owns early project management of the special pack process through project brief completion
• Creation & Maintenance of SKU Master, which includes content needed for the TCT (Trade Category Toolkit).
• ACBOM is responsible for accurate field communications such as specifications (deal sheets), special packs, codes and first delivery to customer dates
• Coordination & Maintenance of item setup for Evergreen and SAP
• Ensures special packs/innovation volumes are planned in Evergreen and are aligned with estimated volumes
• Owns supply communication between SC & Field Sales, including allocations (ie. DC splits)
• Responsible for coordinating delivery of comps & displays/freezers for trade shows and/or Customer presentations (includes Sales Samples)
• Responsible for coordination of Sales Sample process on Innovations
• Assist Supply Chain with exit strategy (Slow Moving Obsolete Goods or Discontinued items)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As publicly announced, Unilever will separate its Ice Cream business which is expected by the end of 2025. This role will transfer to the new Ice Cream company. 

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.  

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position 

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CVand a motivation letter.

Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Disclaimer

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.