Rexona Core Male - Assistant Brand Manager - Secondment

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Job Title: Rexona Core Male - Assistant Brand Manager - Secondment

Location: 100VE, London

Work-Level: 1C

Rexona, It Won’t Let You Down

Rexona is the #1 brand in the category.  Our role is to deliver superior sweat and odour protection that helps people feel in control — whatever life throws their way.

Grounded in cutting‑edge science and technology, we create the best‑performing antiperspirants and deodorants that work across bodies, moments, and intensity levels. Because when sweat isn’t holding you back, you can move through the world with confidence and clarity.

As we enter a new chapter, Rexona is redefining what high‑performance means in Personal Care. We’re expanding beyond the traditional category narrative and building a high‑performance wellbeing brand for an ever‑changing world.

With one of the largest global footprints in Unilever’s portfolio and a century‑long legacy of invention — from pioneering deodorants to 72h protection — Rexona has always been the brand that never, ever lets people down. Today, we’re taking that leadership further by becoming the brand that helps people move with more control.

It’s a brilliant time to join the brand. As the category shifts — Rexona is uniquely positioned to shape the future and own high-performance.

JOB PURPOSE 

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious and tenacious marketer to join the Rexona male team where you will be responsible for working on the next male core restage for the #1 deo brand globally.

We have great ambitions for the future growth of the brand, rooted in understanding our consumers better than anyone else, and delivering to their needs. This role will be critical in the male core team to develop & deploy blockbuster core innovations that solve consumers efficacy needs, tap into emerging wellness and biocompatible personal care trends and address our future sustainability challenges. Plus helping to shape the future of our innovation funnel and brand architecture.  This is a truly exciting opportunity to help craft the direction of the brand, and deliver truly disruptive, relevant and desirable innovation on the cornerstone brand in the category, having a real impact on people’s lives and the planet.   

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• To support Line Manager in the development of key BG innovation project, that will drive thought leadership and share gain in our key markets (Brazil, Mexico, UK, Germany).  
• Support the development of insight-driven brand strategy for the male platform and plans to drive long term growth.
• Lead the production and final asset delivery of our male campaign for LATAM markets (BR, MX lead markets) including market liaison
• Lead our step into the clean space, the follow on from brand’s next male core relaunch including 6P development: work on defining the concept for the innovation  
• Collaborate effectively with cross functional teams to lead for the project objectives and meet launch deadlines.
• To build, and gain approval of, robust business cases on all innovation projects.
• Collaborate with design cell markets for flawless execution of Rexona Male Core plans.
• Partner with the Senior Brand Manager and the Global Brand Director to craft compelling consumer communication.
• To support in the development of clear and inspiring marketing briefs for external agencies to create campaigns.
• Management of key brand operational activities.
• To support the brand team with any ad hoc projects.
• Close collaborations with clusters and local teams for the key lead markets.
• Develop BETs to ensure flawless execution of Rexona core plans in-market.

The role will report into the Senior Brand Manager based in London/UK. The role will interface with Creative and PR agencies and other external partners and internally the Rexona Brand Lead, R&D, supply chain and finance teams.

This will give high visibility with senior stakeholders and a great opportunity to strengthen the candidate`s leadership skills, as well as be part of a highly motivated and passionate cross-functional team!

Last but not least, we have a diverse and international team, which is very collaborative and strongly connected with each other despite the physical distance.

ALL ABOUT YOU 

• Relevant years FMCG marketing experience in a Global team and/or a local team in any region globally with a strong consumer focus preferably focusing on innovation and/or activation 
• OR relevant years experience in a communication agency role (creative, PR, digital) with proven project management experience of delivering campaigns for international markets
• A passion for understanding consumers and shoppers, finding insight and turning it into disruptive solutions
• Proven experience in project management and in working with large, global cross-functional teams and agencies
• Proven experience managing comms development 
• Ideally experience in understanding complexities of R&D, Supply Chain, CMI and Legal 
• Entrepreneurial mindset, challenging the status quo to have stronger impact
• A positive and can-do attitude, rigour, and ability to hold yourself (and others) accountable.
• Sense of Aesthetics, eye to detail and pride in delivering high-quality work and not settling for “good enough”. 
• External focus, aware of what is happening in movement and planet beyond your job spec
• Excellent written and spoken communication and IT skills (Word, Excel and Powerpoint).

NOTES

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By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.  

Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner listed at the right hand side of this vacancy. 

What we offer

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 strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).

Location  

In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London.  This site will house some employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars together with colleagues who are currently located in Lever House in Kingston. We are excited to be creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment. The campus is due to be completed in 2026.

Relocation to the UK 

Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the UK, if successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded with the potential to reclaim some specific pre-approved expenses up to £5,000. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.