Customer Manager, Foods

Auckland, New Zealand💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manage the customer by developing strong working relationships with key contacts and leading the customer agenda internally within Unilever to deliver P&L for the category.

Role type

Senior Account Manager (Foods)

Builds

Commercial joint business plans, innovation execution plans, and category growth strategies for retail partners.

Domain

FMCG / Food & Beverage / Retail

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

FMCG account management, business development, commercial acumen, selling and negotiation, relationship building, data analysis (Nielsen, Homescan), leadership

Preferred skills

Networking, attention to detail, bias for action, presentation skills

Technologies

Nielsen, Homescan

Responsibilities

Manage execution of the NPD plan across all channels; own and manage all NPD into market; create tools for Customer Teams to sell innovation; build strong ANZ relationships; support day-to-day operational requirements of Home Care & Deodorants categories; review category data to drive growth and optimize results.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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