Hair Research Technology Leader

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Job Description

Hair Research Technology Leader

Location: Port Sunlight Research Labs

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Persil, Dove, Knorr,Domestos, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Wall’s, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry’s, Marmite, Magnum and Lynx. Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ’to make sustainable living commonplace"

The future begins in Research & Development (R&D). In R&D, you’ll find out what consumers want and need, and thendesignthe science and technology to make our innovations come to life. We have over 6,000 R&Demployeesdesigning,creating and developingexciting new products usinginnovative technologies - from scientists and product development experts to professionals such as hairdressers and chefs who have the skills to evaluate newproducts.You could bedesigning and developing new innovationsfor brandslike TRESemmé ,Magnum,Cornettoand Domestos -straight from your teamto the shelves!

At the core of ourvalues is sustainability, and our teams arededicatedto making our products better for you, for our customers and for the world.We are committed to ensuring that all of our packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, and that we are using more recycled content.To achieve this, we collaborate closelyeither within the various R&D teams, with other Unilever colleagues like Marketeers and the Supply Chain, and with leading scientific experts from around the world.

The role is based in Port Sunlight, near Liverpool, where you can find our offices, factories and Research & Development Centre at your fingertips. Our purpose, to make sustainable living commonplace, is rooted in the history of the Port Sunlight site. It’s a thread that connects us to our founder, Lord Lever, and his social mission to improve health, hygiene and livelihoods.

Job Purpose

Unilever is a company of brands and people with a big ambition: to make sustainable living commonplace.

Within the Beauty and Personal Care (BPC) Division, our vision is to be the most people and planet positive beauty business in the world.

In BPC R&D we passionately believe that science and technology has a key enabling role in ensuring that we achieve this inspiring ambition. Do you?

Unilever’s Hair category is a > €6Bn business. The Research programme is driven through two major axes: Consumer Benefit or Formats. As part of a multi-functional category team, the role provides thought leadership for a defined Consumer Benefit.

Aligned to our Sustainability commitments and Business Ambitions, the Technology Leader defines and develops a roadmap of superior technologies, claims and capabilities to deliver into a wide range of international brands

Responsibilities

• As part of a multi-functional category team, provides thought leadership for the consumer benefit.
• Based on deep consumer understanding and technical expertise, develop a compelling technology strategy
• Lead Technology Programme to deliver Exciting Technology and Engaging Claims
• Lead the team and nurture the team members
  
  

All About You

• Technical education - Post-graduate degree (or equivalent by experience) in physical science. (not limited to, but of particular relevance are surfactant and polymer chemistry, rheology, surface modification and measurement, microbiology)
• Still curious about science and passionate about technology
• Successful career in Research and /or Development in in FMCG environment
• Proven record of providing thought leadership and delivery in an R&D programme
• Proven capability to manage multidisciplinary internal & external teams across global locations
• Adept at managing range of stakeholders and developing talent
  
  

What Do We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary, but also our pension scheme, an annual bonus, a free gym, a staff shop and shares. You’ll get the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and agile environment. We strive to achieve a family-friendly culture and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. 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.

This employer is a corporate member of myGwork, the business community for LGBTQ+ professionals, students, inclusive employers & anyone who believes in workplace equality.