Associate B&W Hair Innovation Planning Manager

This is one of those rare roles where the business exposure, cross‑functional influence, and strategic complexity make it a high‑visibility springboard—a proven bridge into WL2 leadership within Innovation, Supply Chain, or broader B&W.

What You’ll Do

• Own and maintain the overall project networks for new variants and operational projects to ensure “on time in full” delivery by working closely with R&D, Marketing, Finance, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and factories.
• Ensure the Supply Chain has the capacity, capability, and readiness to produce innovations across all assigned sourcing sites.
• Manage communication with key stakeholders, including category leadership, global and regional innovation planners—providing high‑visibility updates that influence strategic decision‑making.
• Co‑lead risk assessments, embedding mitigation actions directly into project timelines to safeguard launch readiness.
• Support complexity reduction and strategic sourcing analysis by partnering closely with Strategic Planning and Finance.
  
  

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree (Business, Supply Chain, R&D, Engineering preferred)
• MBA or APICS Certification preferred
• 1 year experience in Supply Chain (Project Management, Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics) or in R&D with new product development exposure
• Strong project management skills (MS Project, MS Office)
• Basic understanding of manufacturing and operational processes
• Strong communication, cross‑functional leadership, and problem‑solving abilities—essential for success in this high‑visibility, career‑accelerating role
  
  

Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. 

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible. 

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible. 

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents. 

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