Innovation Program Excellence Lead – Unilever Delhi India

About the Job – Innovation Program Excellence Lead – Unilever Delhi India

About Unilever

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that strive to improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us every day. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best.

At HUL, we believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, caste, disability or marital status can bring their purpose to life. So apply to us, to unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make the world a better place. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you!

We are looking to hire an Innovation Program Excellence Lead in our Nutrition team based in Gurgaon:

Job Purpose

Leading and landing early-stage innovation projects for the category.
Ensuring that consumer insights drive the initiatives pursued, in-sync with organizational strategy.
Identification & application of new ingredients/science in line with category strategy.
Work closely with cross functional teams to ideate, projectize and deliver into the innovation pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify innovation opportunities to build short-, mid- and long-term innovation pipeline.
Leads scientific support & claims substantiation for identified innovation opportunities for the category.
Performs comprehensive and critical evaluation of own data and data from other scientists to ensure its credibility and finds application in form of innovation opportunities.
Identify and liaise with external innovators to work on white spaces or leverage their technology for new or existing innovations.
Expert in devising nutritional profile for innovations in line with consumer insights and category strategy.
Participates in cross-category sharing of scientific or consumer opportunities, breaking down any ‘silos’ and ensuring innovation drives across the category.
Looks for innovative and better ways of doing things; devise efficient & productive cross-functional ways of working, actively looks to eliminate non-value-added steps out of processes and procedures.
The ability to effectively manage external relationships, developing and implementing strategies.
Seeks/provides advise to colleagues when unexpected results occur or when major changes to project plans are considered.
Understand consumer behavior/insights and embed them into innovation ideas.

Ability to write technical papers/make project related presentations to senior stakeholders and convey most complex scientific concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Education

MSc or equivalent – Food, Nutrition, or related science

Preferred Education

MS or Ph.D. degree – Food, Nutrition, or related science

Experience

12-15 years (MS); 8-10 years (Ph.D.)