Research & Development (Global Consumer Technical Insights) - Leeds
Location: 3 St James' Road, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA Department: Shopper Marketing
Duration: 12 weeks
Start date: Monday 24th June 2024
Salary: To be confirmed, ahead of placement.
Who are we?
Globally our products are used by 2 billion people every day. Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast-moving consumer goods, with brands spanning home, personal care and foods that help people look good, feel good and get more out of life.
We want to help create a world where everyone can live well within the natural limits of the planet. We’re putting sustainable living at the heart of everything we do including through our brands and products, our standards of behaviour within and beyond Unilever, and our partnerships which are driving transformational change across our value chain.
Innovation is at the heart of our business. Here in Research & Development (R&D), you’ll find out what consumers want and need, and shape the way we design the science and technology to make our innovations come to life. Unilever has over 6,000 R&D employees designing, creating and developing exciting new products using innovative technologies.
Here at the Deodorant Global Centre in Leeds, you could be one of them! Our R&D centre is where big innovations such as Sure Motionsense, Dove’s skin care antiperspirant range, Impulse body mists and Lynx Gold are developed.
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During the placement, our successful candidate will be expected to become an integral member of the Consumer Insight’s Team, focusing on supporting the creation of a world class database of product knowledge.
You can become:
• Knowledgeable in the different types of data collected and generated within R&D
• A keen observer of consumer, competitor and market trends.
• Confident in turning consumer data into meaningful insights and use these to
create powerful stories.
• A creator of impactful reports and presentations, engaging cross-functional
audiences to help shape business decisions.
• An efficient timekeeper, balancing your own work plan
• A strategic thinker that drives their team forward with their fresh perspective.
Unilever Leeds
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We are looking for a purpose-driven individual with a passion for learning, innovating, market research and data analysis. Someone who will thrive in a team environment but can also work autonomously & effectively manage their own time.
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We would like to hear from you if you have any of the following:
• A passion for learning about consumers and competitors
• A desire to learn new business and technical skills throughout the placement
• Strong interest or knowledge in working with different types of data
• Strong interest or knowledge of quantitative and/or qualitative market research
methods
• Ability to recognise insights and communicate them effectively to a team
• Background in science, social science or data analysis
• Competent use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
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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 Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.
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’
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Not only do we offer a competitive salary and a discounted staff shop. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace 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. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever UKI | Unilever
