Associate Director for Product Management, Wellbeing Collective

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WHO ARE WE?

We are the Wellbeing Collective (WBC), an exciting new Global Business Unit within Unilever built with a start-up mindset. In North America these include OLLY, Liquid I.V., SmartyPants, Welly, Onnit and Nutrafol. Each of these companies has a fantastic variety of benefit-led products, with strong innovation and growth potential. Our mission, with our science-backed and disruptive portfolio, is to improve the health and wellbeing of millions of consumers and become a leading Health and Wellness organization.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This role is responsible for leading and managing the Business Process Models across the Wellbeing Collective, leading a team of junior Product Owners operating in smaller defined spaces.  They will take the primary responsibility for Enterprise Resource Planning (in Microsoft D365), covering core business processes of Record To Report, Procure To Pay and Order To Cash.  This role will work closely with functional process owners across the Operating Companies and Functional teams to translate business requirements into solutions.  They will partner the business functions, the Wellbeing D365 Technical Lead, the Unilever technical teams and our partners toward a successful implementation. They will own the strategic product roadmap ensuring the greatest business value and adoption. A successful candidate is a committed, D365 SC/Ops expert, great at working within teams to deliver complex projects, skilled at managing senior stakeholder expectations and communicating complex issues in an understandable way.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead, implement and own the product strategy for Wellbeing Collective, with a specific responsibility for D365.

Translate stakeholder requirements into solutions within D365.

Serve as a SC/Ops and finance D365 subject matter expert to assist stakeholders as needed throughout the project and during change management.

Partner with D365 product owners in Liquid IV, VMS and Nutrafol to ensure governance in a single instance, identifying synergies and resolving conflicts.

Chair the WBC Design Authority to ensure the highest levels of process review, governance and design best practice are adhered to.

Drive new product features and functionality as a part of continual optimization of D365 and the surrounding process and technology landscape.

Act as a core part of the D365 project team, using experience to ensure successful delivery of D365 which meets business needs and drives business value.

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (specializing in SC/Ops and finance).
• Good understanding of business operations and process, in SC/Ops and finance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject, or an equivalent expertise from work experience.
• 10+ years experience leading business systems within a dynamic & rapidly growing organization, CPG/Manufacturing/Wholesale/Retail preferred.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in leading a team of Product Managers to delivery coherent and aligned roadmaps.
• Experience in managing external partners and vendors.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Ability to develop strong relationships. An outstanding communicator and influencer, capable of working effectively with counterparts, of all work levels, across the world.

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

What We Can Offer You

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Pay: The pay range for this position is $141,680 to $212,520. 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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