Customer Development Technical

Company Profile:
At Unilever you are more than your job title, you are part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us.

We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names and innovative-forward thinking brands like Ben & Jerry’s, The Dollar Shave Club and Surf.

Be part of the most successful purpose-led business in the world. Have the opportunity to see the true impact that you’re having in the work you do - every small thing counts.

Job Scope:
We are currently recruiting for a Personal/Technical Assistant in the Customer Development / Shopper & Customer Marketing Department. The role will provide a pro-active and high-level secretarial support to the Directors. In this busy and demanding environment, a top level of service is required at all times.

This role requires an assistant who is a self-starter with attention to detail, who can interact regularly with a very international network both inside the business and externally. You must be capable of managing your own time flexibly and effectively, juggling a complex diary and travel schedule using excellent judgement in interacting at the highest levels of the company and keeping the director updated on issues arising in their absence.

Roles & Responsibilities
- Providing full support including diary, travel & meeting management across all time zones, travel planning, processing expenses, meeting agenda management, visitor and event management.
- Organizing meetings & workshops locally & abroad including booking meeting rooms, venue sourcing, defining the program, arranging evening / team activities and logistics and ensuring technical set-up runs smoothly (Telepresence, Skype for Business, BT Webex, etc).
- Organizing international and local travel, including preparation of itineraries, visas, etc., together with management of out of office requirements.
- Managing a global network of internal & external stakeholders, point of reference for local teams & agency partners.
- Raising, tracking and closing of Purchase Orders in Unify for the team, liaising with procurement & suppliers to ensure prompt payment.
- Pro-actively tackling issues related to administrative processes to ensure speed and efficiency.
- Responding to queries and requests for information from the global team, regional stakeholders, and within the category team on an ad hoc basis.
- Processing expenses and invoices using relevant systems.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

- Critically, you must be well organized, able to prioritize tasks of high complexity and have the ability to build relationships with an international network and key stakeholders across different levels in
- and outside of the organization.
- You must be comfortable working in a virtual environment and building collaboration with people from different cultures around the world.
- Experience in managing office processes is important and where necessary, developing new approaches to meeting changing needs.
- Initiative to think around how to help the Directors to be as efficient as possible in using their time.
- You must be flexible, have a high degree of maturity, self-confidence and enthusiasm with strong interpersonal skills. Accuracy and speed are essential.
- You must be trustworthy and sensitive when exposed to confidential information.

Skills Required:

- 1-3 years of experience
- Bachelor’s degree is a must

Competencies you should have:

- Bias for Action
- Accountability and Responsibility
- Operating Collaboratively to building Talent and Teams