2019 Unilever Future Leaders Program - Information Technology
For a global business like ours to operate smoothly, we need to make sure we're working smart and keeping our cutting edge. Across the business and across the world, the IT team drives efficiency. You'll work on ways to improve operations, give us smarter systems, and deliver better results. It's about working closely with our technical purists, understanding them and then conveying that understanding to other non-techie colleagues. Ultimately, it'll be up to you to make sure we're harnessing the power of technology and using it to our best advantage.
3 Business Technology Management Rotations with exposure to:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Unilever Future Leaders Program (UFLP) is a global initiative enabling Unilever to build a strong talent pipeline that will support and lead our business growth.UFLP is a 36-month rotational leadership development program for which we recruit top-performing undergraduate talent who demonstrate the potential to become managers within our business within 3 years.It's designed to grow you into a manager, through hands-on learning alongside world-class experts. You'll be hired into a function and develop your leadership skills by working on live projects which offer you all the experience you need to become ready for your first management role.At the heart of it, it's about developing tomorrow's leaders, today.
From Day 1, our UFLPs take on real business challenges within their own function and across the organization.Each of our UFLPs will gain an understanding of how we make and how we sell our products, become immersed in our sustainability initiatives, understand and experience first-hand our global markets, and build people management skills and financial acumen.Along the way you will develop deep core professional skills and leadership skills, and build a robust support network.On top of all that, you will have a lot of fun along the journey.
We look for people who want to get to grips with the inner workings of a vast business and a desire to understand how it works. It's about commitment, real people skills and a deep-seated interest in the business as a whole.You'll become part of a leading-edge company, where you'll work with outstanding brands and outstanding people to drive sustainable business growth.
HOW IT WORKS
UFLPs will gain a valuable perspective of the industry at the store level and will also have the opportunity to interact with consumer directly. Work includes customer visits, maintaining relationships with in-store management, merchandising, and checking product availability. The Retail Rotation gives the UFLPs the opportunity to see how the work of product category, customer, and brand teams within Unilever pays off on the shelves.
Life at Unilever is a lot of fun - just like our application process! Check out what you'll experience when you apply for one of our internships or co-ops:
WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination under Federal law. For more information, please see EEO is the Law Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check. If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at 1-855-239-5459 or NAAccommodations@unliever.com. Please note: These lines are reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Unilever has a simple but clear purpose – to make sustainable living commonplace. They believe this is the best long-term way for the business to grow. On any given day, two billion people from around the world use Unilever products from iconic brands like Dove, Axe, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton, Dollar Shave Club, and Knorr to look good, feel good, and get more out of life.