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Post : Hair Care Program Leader, South Asia BU
Job Summary
Hair care in south Asia is an exciting category. It is one of the fastest growing categories in HUL and also is considered the growth engine for Hair globally. Hair SA is one of fastest growing region (USG ~ 17%, FY 21, TO ~ 800M E) globally and India is 2nd in terms of Hair care globally. It has market leadership in each of the countries in South Asia. Hair SA has a well differentiated and growing portfolio of growing brands that includes iconic brands like Dove, Clinic plus, TRESemme, Indulekha etc. We have been adding new brands consistently in Hair SA over the years. A mix of global and regional projects are done by the R&D team. The entire design work for Indulekha Hair ( a portfolio of products with proven performances in clinical using functional natural actives) is done by the R&D team in India and some of the other products that the team here have delivered are sulphate free shampoo designed for South Asia, silicone free hair serum etc. Hair leads with superior technologies that are significant competitive edge for the category and sustained product superiority is an important and critical initiative for the category. Significant progress has been made on sustainability but much more are required to be done on plastics, NDPE palm, biodegradable, water saving products etc. for sustainability.
Product Development Group Lead
• Develop deep understanding of formulation Principles for Shampoo, Conditioners and Styling products to deliver superior products adhering to Design for Value principles working with GDC.
• to co-develop formulations best suited for regional consumers to be launched via innovations & renovations.
• Lead the team of Technical Project Leaders to deliver end to end product development activities & ensure robust technology transfer to factories
• Single point of contact for marketing, SC and other cross functional senior stakeholders for business support and issues resolution for Hair and PPBU CCBT
• Provide formulation insights for developing claims & demo tool kits
• Ensure that local insights and legislative requirements are fed into global innovation projects
• Maintain a sense of realism, purpose and urgency within the technical teams and rest of the category through active risk management.
• Provide leadership for issues management
• Develop understanding supplier ecosystem to support innovation with buy and deploy opportunities
Material – Savings & Resilience
• Partner with GDC & procurement to identify & implement region specific margin improvement opportunities & material resilience plans
• Be self-driven to develop savings pipeline for the region
• Roll-out of global material and product saving projects
• Development of local supplier base for resilience
Product Superiority
• Lead the product superiority agenda working closely with the CTI team to identify consumer preference drivers and the deliver technological solutions to design winning formulations
• Lead Competitor Intelligence program, using insights from market developments and trends to design trend setting products
• Lead the war games
Compliance & Sustainability
• Work closely with local regulatory team to ensure all products comply to country regulations and co-lead advocacy program for updating regulatory standards for hair products as applicable
• Lead the regional implementation of Unilever global compliance mandates, ensuring robust validations and flawless factory rollouts
• Lead the compliance projects (Ocean, Wolff etc) to implementation
Others Strategic R&D Initiatives
• Develop pipeline of formulae for different formats to provide business growth opportunities.
• Maintain strong ecosystem of suppliers, 3Ps and labs to leverage external capabilities
• Lead adaptation of new initiatives on digital – AI, data prediction modelling for enhancement of efficiency and speed of delivery
• Lead Hair projects for AI Hub
• Lead 1 or two pillars for the JTBDs identified for the category
• Work continuously to create capacity and capabilities
Line Management
• Lead the formulation team and the lab operations to ensure the program is deliver on time, in full
• Manage and develop the team of direct reports
• Contribute to building a strong formulation team by developing exceptional talents.
• Set stretching targets and ensure appropriate coaching and mentoring is in place to support direct reports.
• Motivate team in highly challenging circumstances and prioritise as required
• Ensure all HR processes (e.g. PDP, succession planning, training etc) are established and maintained to the highest standard
Stakeholder Management & Operational Support
• Develop strong network with cross functional team like brand, SC, procurement, legal, regulatory, and global R&D teams.
• Ensure safe and efficient running of labs and pilot plant by enforcing GLP
• Represent team in various cross functional, cross site, cross category forums
• Provide other operational leadership as required
Candidate Profile
• Minimum Qualification – M.Pharm or M. Sc (Chemistry) or Ph.D. (Chemistry/Biomedical Engg)
• Minimum 10-15 years of FMCG industry experience of which at least 3-5yrs in program leadership and delivery.
• Experience in liquid formats is required
• Experience is Personal care and Hair R&D will be advantageous
• Strong communication, experience of working in matrix system, ability to lead cross functional teams to ensure deliveries, stakeholder management and line management are necessary skills for this job.
Additional Information
Qualification : M.Pharm or M.Sc (Chemistry) or Ph.D
Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra
Industry Type : Pharma / Healthcare / Clinical research
End Date : 10th November, 2023
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