Unilever Brazil
Location
Wirral, Merseyside | United Kingdom
Job description
Job Title: Senior Process Research Manager
Location: Port Sunlight Research Lab
Who You Are
You are a visionary process research manager with a passion for spearheading the development of new beauty and personal care products through cutting-edge processes. Your expertise not only lies in traditional processing and manufacture research, but also in integrating automation and data-driven insights to transform product development. We value leaders who are commercially astute, digitally proficient, and capable of merging scientific prowess with technology to meet the diverse needs of our global consumers.
JOB PURPOSE
The Team You’ll Join
As a Senior Process Research Manager, you will be an integral part of the Product Engineering Research Group within our Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care Businesses at Unilever R&D Port Sunlight, working across the on-site labs and the robotics labs at the Materials Innovation Factory in Liverpool. This group is crucial for the development of innovative products, providing essential formulation and processing expertise, with an enhanced focus on leveraging digital tools and automation to drive efficiency and creativity.
RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Do
Lead processing projects/workstreams to develop innovative, formulation-led, and process-led product innovations. Play a pivotal role in developing and implementing automation strategies in lab and pilot plant settings, aiming to streamline processes and enhance data acquisition and analysis capabilities.
Ensure the seamless integration of new product innovations from the laboratory & pilot plant to development teams and, when necessary, to factories.
Forge and use an external network (academia, SMEs, large-scale partners) to integrate innovative technologies and long-term capabilities, with an emphasis on automation and predictive modelling.
Manage and inspire a team of process engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and data-driven decision-making.
Collaborate with stakeholders to develop proposals, adapt priorities, and guide projects through the lifecycle, leveraging data insights for strategic decision-making.
ALL ABOUT YOU
What You’ll Need to Succeed
PhD/EngD (or equivalent by experience) in Chemical Engineering or closely related discipline, with a strong emphasis on integrating digital tools and modelling techniques to deliver process insights and predictions.
Experience in developing and implementing automated workflows in lab and pilot plant settings, coupled with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities these technologies present is a plus.
Proven leadership in an industrial research environment, with a significant focus on delivering tangible results through automation and data-driven innovation.
In-depth expertise in processing of complex liquids &/or soft solids and characterisation of their microstructure, enhanced by data analytics.
A genuine passion for working at the leading edge of process science and innovation, and drive to lead digital transformation in the industry.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to lead and deliver through others, within Unilever or via external partnerships. Adept at using influencing skills to navigate and align multiple stakeholders demands.
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About Unilever
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.
Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’
What We Offer
Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.
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 wellbeing 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.
Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We want to push boundaries, and have the flexibility needed to keep adapting in an ever-changing, more dynamic world. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
As part of your hiring journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments, to improve your recruitment experience.
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