Job Summary: The primary purpose of the Associate Customer Business Manager (ACBM) position is to drive profitable growth with Kroger ahead of category growth and to develop sustained business relationships. The ACBM is responsible for achieving volume goals while maintaining spending goals and building a joint business plan with Kroger for respective categories.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the total Unilever Savory portfolio with Kroger totaling $75M. Brands include Knorr (both Sides Dishes and Hispanic items) , Lipton Recipe Secrets and Lipton Cup a Soup.
• Manage the business relationship with Kroger team and stakeholders.
• Act as the primary liaison on all category business issues both internal and external.
• Work closely with Unilever teams; Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Category Management, Supply Chain, etc.
• Coordinate Annual Planning efforts, including executing Joint Business Plans.
• Drive trade investment effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop corporate marketing and merchandising programs.
• Champion and drive strategic selling initiatives for Unilever with the Kroger account.

Skills & Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree is required.
• Trade Marketing and Category Management experience is a plus.
• Must be skilled in verbal and written communications.
• Must be able to effectively relate with multiple levels of management, internally and externally.
• Must be a strategic thinker that can work effectively, and in a highly collaborative environment.
• Must have strong relationship building and management skills.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with Excel and Powerpoint.
• Working knowledge of POS Reporting systems (Nielsen, IRI, Customer-Specific) and Sales Planning Systems.

What you’ll get:

• Opportunity to work with iconic, global brands.
• Competitive compensation package including base salary & bonus structure.
• Medical & Dental Plans.
• Life Insurance, including eligible spouses, domestic partners & children.
• Health Care Flexible Spending.
• Dependent Care.
• 401k Savings Plans.
• Agile/ Flexible Work Arrangements.
• Paid Vacation and Holidays.

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.

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Employment is subject to verification of pre-employment drug-screening results and background investigation.

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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity PostersEqual Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Persons with DisabilitiesEmployment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

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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.