TPA Product Deployment Manager

Key Skills

Data Analytics, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Large data sets, Leadership Skill, PySpark, Python Programming, R Programming

Job Description

There are five major themes to the Data and Analytics strategy:

Deliver Intelligent systems at scale. Powering Business (cross functional) and Customer Development area through data and analytics. Building out the right applications to enable business teams to move faster, with more accurate and future looking decisions leveraging Big Data & Data Science

Winning disproportionately in Markets. We believe that the best way to move the needle for Unilever in Analytics is to work with leading geographies to create analytics products that make a significant impact on our business

Drive Unilever to assisted and predictive decision-making. The future is about assisted decision-making with machines (AI/Cognitive Computing/Machine Learning) unlocking the insights from vast deluge of consumer, customer & internal data, and presenting this in a way that is simple for our teams.

Make data a true asset. Better data and data science access for every part of Unilever, across the 3 data framework (Connectivity, Growth, Continuous Improvement) and leading through the Enterprise Data Executive.

World-class Information: One Version of the Facts. Continued excellence in delivery of diagnostics and insights to focus attention when and where it matters with a focus on Big Bets, Strategic Initiatives and Leadership team reporting.

This is an exciting new role in the Data & Analytics, which is tasked to deliver maximum value from data to drive business and organization performance.

The UNIOPS D&A CD Analytics Product group helps the global Unilever CD business win with data, data science, and analytics in a way that leverages the close engagement/ relationship with CD leadership supported by a data science hub team so that they can solve for both large transformation programs and near term business problems.

The UNIOPS D&A CD Analytics Product group is composed of product managers, analytics managers and product activation managers who can: quickly understand the business context + problem, apply advanced mathematics and/or statistics to large data sets; and operate in cloud-based environments where data, models, and user interfaces reside in the same platforms-core technologies.

Role Profile

If you are a design thinker who is naturally curiosity and has a passion for designing and building analytics solution for win-win-win between Unilever, its customers and consumers, then we would love to hear from you! A jack of all trades!

This role will focus on supporting a multi-functional team to develop and deploy, the algorithmic powered solution, Trade Promotion Analytics Suite of products (TPX) into Unilever markets. TPX is intended to help the business make more effective decisions in the in the areas of Net Revenue Management (NRM) and Promotion planning within the iOPS program. The role will be expected to blend the expertise of Product Management, Business Consultancy, Data Analysis and Business Intelligence to design, develop and govern the solutions. TPX is expected to deliver information and analytics capabilities for Customer Development teams.

Key Accountabilities

• Own the market engagement, requirement gathering and translation into analytics requirements.
• Leads the development of the user-journey golden template and local customization (includes KPIs calculations) prototypes.
• Partner with the key stakeholders in the identification of data sources to fulfil requirements for analytical capabilities
• To understand different project delivery methodologies (e.g.: waterfall, agile scrum) and determine the best approach for each demand. To drive and disseminate discipline on scope management.
• Create and maintain project work plans for the data workstream in analytical projects.
• Lead the delivery of the agreed capabilities, working with virtual/physical teams. To understand and apply D&A analytics framework, delivery model and best practice guidelines.
• To work with other D&A teams and suppliers to estimate implementation time and costs for the analytical projects and to drive cost efficiencies
• Leading meetings to present design proposal and recommendations to business partners and internal team members
• Support transition to business as usual incl. embedding solution in business process & value tracking

All About You

We are looking for someone who thrive working with both technical teams and commercial business teams. Ensuring a healthy balance between global scale and local relevancy of the solutions is also the key expectation to this role.

We encourage you to apply if you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for below. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need!

Essential Experience

Key Requirements

• Have Undergraduate or Master’s Degree level qualifications. Preferred (but not a requirement) disciplines include; Operations Research, Economics/Mathematics, Business Studies/MBA, Engineering, Computer Science. Overall experience of 3+ years preferred
• Strong track record of working with business users to drive definition, alignment, and support for application of analytics and data to address complex business issues (e.g., centralization of promotion spending decisions)
• Passion for empirical research and for answering hard questions with data
• Ability to rapidly connect + match analytics and data products to business needs
• Expert knowledge of an analysis tool such as Microsoft PowerBI, and Tableau
• Working knowledge of an analysis tool such as R, Python, or PySpark.
• Working knowledge to apply Microsoft Azure analytics product to develop scaled analytic models in the cloud

• Ability to apply an agile analytic approach that allows for results at varying levels of precision
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative insights in a precise, and actionable manner

Passion for data, new data technologies, and discovering new and interesting solutions to the company's information or business needs

Key Skills Required

Professional Skills (foundation/practitioner/mentor)

• Sales and Finance Business Understanding Mentor
• System Analysis (i.e. RCA) Mentor
• Analytics Modelling and Techniques Foundation
• Analytic Platforms and Technology Practitioner
• Data Exploitation Practitioner
• Data Visualisation and Dashboard Building Foundation

Leadership Skills

• Demonstrates strong Inner game:
• Strong Design Thinking/Agility and innovation mindset – intellectually curious, constantly looking to develop, embraces change with sense of urgency and enjoys positively challenging status quo
• Personal drive and ability to inspire and engage others towards action
• Personal mastery –emotionally resilient; always bringing the best of themselves
• Demonstrates great Outer game:
• Credible business acumen – shows understanding of business, commercials and performance metrics. Has gravitas to effectively influence senior stakeholder within a functional and business context
• Encourages experimentation, bringing the outside in, and intelligent risk taking
• Brings the voice of the consumer and internal customer into everything they do
• Passion for high performance – creating motivation and focus to drive execution at speed
• A talent catalyst – encouraging collaboration and inclusivity, empowering teams to be their best

What do we offer:

From our foundation, Unilever has been a purpose-driven company. Today, our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace. We are working to create a brighter future every day with brands and services that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. That includes us – the people who work for Unilever, as well as the world around us. Unilever’s flexible rewards and benefits are designed to help us all have sustainable households, for whatever life stage you are at now and in the future.

These include:

• Great work environment
• Flexible work environment built on trust and autonomy
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Well-being hub with access to benefits such as Healthcare, eye tests, health checks, occupational physio

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of well-being 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. 

And last but certainly not least - the chance to be a part of a dynamic team with the backing of the globally renowned Unilever brand.