B&w Processing Expert, South Asia - Mumbai, India - Unilever

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Mumbai, India

2 weeks ago

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ABOUT UNILEVER:
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Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that strive to improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us every day.

Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life - giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good.

Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best.

We are looking to hire a Processing Expert in our Beauty & Well Being Business based in Mumbai:

JOB SUMMARY:
Your Responsibilities

  • You will be responsible for leveraging the process development programme for Global and local innovation projects and innovation platforms.
  • You will be responsible to deliver robust process recommendations for new products and technologies into factories in India and BSPAN.
  • Rigorous management of factory trials. You should have an expert level knowledge on I pro MPT system and you need to ensure highest compliance level.
  • You will actively participate in Supplier & 3rd party management process
  • Assessing supplier & 3rd party manufacturing process capabilities.
  • You will be responsible to drive Process Safety. You will be ensuring processing R&D maintains compliance with Unilever and external standards.
  • You will Define and execute Process capability programme to serve next generation innovation and Supply Chain requirements.
  • You will drive Processing workstream across various OKRs like Innovation, 5S and Product Superiority etc and hold SCARD score card for B&W South Asia Head.
  • Developing a strong processing team through coaching, supporting and development of team members
  • You will lead all local pilot plant activities maintaining efficiency and safe operations across teams.
  • You will be responsible to leverage Digital agenda, recommend and use model for lab and pilot plant operations.
  • Work towards Digital/AI Hub initiatives including the culture change and ensure that Global and local digital targets are met.
  • Collate, track, and ensure Project and budget are managed in accordance with the requirements.
  • You must be SAFETY savvy.
  • You should possess stakeholder management skills for small "c" project teams and cross functional stakeholders.
About You

The role offers opportunities to demonstrate standards of leadership in:

  • Passion for High Performance
  • Agility
  • Consumer Love
  • Business Acumen
  • Personal Mastery
  • Driving teamwork


Whilst all standards of leadership are important to the role, to be successful, inner game, technical depth, agility, and passion for high performance will be critical.


  • Previous work experience in R&D Processing function / factory operations.
  • Scaleup formulations (Planning & Executing) from bench to Pilot Scale & from Pilot to Main Plant & Technology Rollout to the Sourcing Units
  • Proven track record of OTIF delivery of innovation projects and/ or project management
  • Strong stakeholder management and partnering with SC.
  • Agility
  • Strong technical skills with understanding of core design principles, Process characterization & engineering.
  • Proactivity drive processing capability
  • Change management to ensure OTIF rollouts to BSPAN
  • Strong finance, analytical and organisational skills
  • Passion, drive and desire to win
  • An appetite for challenge, with a hardworking, tenacious attitude.
  • Education to degree level or higher in Chemical Engineering.
  • Vision to innovate / how we innovate
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity
  • A good communicator / influencer (written & verbal), with ability to both translate complex scientific ideas and hypothesis into key messages for stakeholders (brand, customer development, key opinion formers regulators, trade and ultimately consumers)

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Minimum 7 years of R&D / Factory operations experience in HUL R&D business.
  • Chemical engineering or Cosmetic Tech background is preferred.
  • Experience in Formulation Development/Packaging Development in different categories is desirable.
  • Experience of Technical Project Leadership in skin/hair is desirable.
  • Experience of factory and operations will be an advantage.
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