Associate Business Development Manager

Background & Purpose of the Job

As the Associate Business Development Manager (ABDM) you will play a key role in driving growth opportunities, influencing sound financial decisions, and solving business issues. The focus of the position is to serve as key support for the Walmart Customer Team and key stakeholders within Unilever.

You will report directly to the Business Development Manager and will work closely with Customer Business Managers, Sales Analysts, and Demand Planners to achieve our goals. This role is vital to the success of our Walmart business and will help ensure our strategic/financial health as a Sector.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

You’re a born leader: You thrive at taking ownership of your business, leading by example and encouraging team to exceed expectations

You generate powerful insights: You can leverage data to identify customer insights, trends, and proactively drive new approaches for growth

You generate breakthrough ideas: You enjoy the challenge of coming up with new ways to deliver growth with the retail customer

You execute flawlessly, track & optimize: You pay attention to details and can evaluate promotions and adjust when necessary

• Maximize ROI of investment activities through detailed analysis to improve sales, trade spend, product mix, efficiency, etc.
• Support fully integrated business planning process for customer team such as Joint Business Plan and internal planning requirements
• Engineer new capabilities that assess different business models in order to maximize customer and retailer profitability and value creation
• Work with Customer Business Managers to develop and execute programs consistent with brand strategy and customer Joint Business Planning.
• Drive forecast integrity/accuracy through understanding of business drivers and macro/micro economic trends and insights.
• Support Sector efforts and recommendations for all Go-To-Market, business planning, and business systems excellence initiatives and governance.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Business/Marketing required.

Experience

• 3-5 years of related customer business experience including proven success in an analytical role in which you added value to the organization
• Deep understanding of the P&L, retail math, analytics, financial/strategic modeling, forecasting, etc
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to multi-task & prioritize.
• Problem Solving, possess solid judgment, and decision making ability, and can deal with ambiguity.
• In depth knowledge of excel, retail link, tableau, SAP, essbase, SASS, Nielsen

What We Can Offer You

Meet the Women of Customer Development | Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs | Check Out Our Space | Focus On Sustainability

• 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. 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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