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On any given day, 2.5 billion people globally use Unilever products to feel good, look good and get more out of life. Many of our brands are well-known, household staples and old-time favourites including Dove, Rexona, Lynx, Vaseline, OMO/Persil, Surf, TRESemmé, and Continental.

We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business. It goes back to the days of our founder William Lever, who launched the world’s first purposeful brand, Sunlight Soap more than 100 years ago, and it’s at the heart of how we run our company today. In 2022 Unilever Australia & New Zealand became a Certified B Corporation™ (B Corp), joining a growing network of organisations committed to galvanising a stronger, more inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy for all.  

A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity and is pioneering flexibility. There’s no better time to join our team! 

Job Summary 

As the Wild ANZ Business Development Manager, you will shape, scale, and accelerate one of Unilever’s most exciting purposeled brands across Australia and New Zealand. You will be the connector between Wild Global and ANZ, leading brand strategy, category growth, media and activation planning, innovation pipeline development, and retailerspecific execution.  

Key Responsibilities 

Wild ANZ Strategy & Business Growth Model 

Collaborate with Wild Global to localise, develop and execute the strategy and build actionable, insightled ANZ growth plans 

Deliver strategy working with local & global marketing on demand creation & ANZ sales teams to unlock sales results 

Work closely with global teams to shape the innovation pipeline for 2026 and beyond using Australian consumer, shopper, and category insights

Customer, Category & Shopper Insight 

Support the CSP Lead with customer and category insights to shape strategy, pricing and range review outcomes

Act as the shopper marketing lead to deliver bestinclass instore activations and retailerspecific campaigns

Generate standardised monthly category reporting and collaborate with Sales to deliver insightled retailer conversations

Partner with Sales teams to bring insightled recommendations to retailers

Brand & Marketing  

Ensure flawless planning and execution of media activities, partnering with the global team on asset creation and localisation

Redefine the ANZ influencer strategy to ensure alwayson, culturally relevant, creatorled content

Explore and shape ambassador opportunities, collaborations and retailer partnerships, that align with Wild’s purpose and consumer base

Operational & Commercial Excellence 

Partner with global supply chain and procurement to unlock efficiencies and deliver a strong fuel for growth pipeline

Key Requirements 

Experience 

Commercial experience, ideally cross functional with customer facing and category exposure

Proven track record in FMCG or similar fast paced retail environments

Strong experience in analysis, insights, and datadriven storytelling 

Core Skills 

Go to Market Strategy: Generates objective brand, channel, category and shopper insights. Translates data into strategic recommendations that reflect the Wild ANZ consumer

Data Literacy & Storytelling: Uses analytics to form compelling narratives and drive decisions

Integrated Media and Shopper Excellence: Ensures flawless delivery across media, shopper, PR, influencer, and instore execution

Commercial Strategy: Evaluates investment allocation and shared value opportunities
 

What awaits you at Unilever?

The core of Unilever’s culture is captured as Human, Purposeful, Accountable. You will be joining a dynamic, flexible, and inspiring work environment that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success.

This is your opportunity to be part of a purpose-led business and a global community where you can progress your career both locally and internationally. You will also benefit from amazing discounts on external company products, attractive employee referral reward program amongst other benefits.

This is a great opportunity to work within an iconic and global organization. We have gained our reputation as one of the world's most admired employers by providing an environment where individuals can achieve their goals, both professionally and personally.

Make no mistake we expect a lot from our people as they do of us. So, if you can rise to the challenge, don't waste any time - apply now!

Unilever is an organization committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities.

This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities.

At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! We encourage you to advise us at the time of your application if you require any reasonable adjustment so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.