FormulationDesignAssistantManager

**Job Title:** Formulation Design Assistant Manager **Location:** Leeds Office and R&D **Job Purpose** The Deodorants category is a key part of the Unilever Personal Care Business Group, with a family of Power Brands; Dove, Lynx & Rexona, which are critical growth drivers of the company. This role will focus on the delivery of the Dove Deodorant Innovation programme for Dove International by leading the formulation workstream across a range of innovation projects. We are seeking a candidate with formulation and project delivery experience who is curious about solving formulation challenges and finding novel ways to deliver to consumers. The individual should also have a strong digital mindset and be able to demonstrate digital capability to structure and connect data, identify insights, and draw conclusions that drive greater efficiency and better decision making. **Key Challenges of the role** * Taking responsibility for planning and delivering the technology development and testing programme for projects and/or the longer-term technology roadmap, ensuring all testing is completed to meet network timings. * Addressing formulation or product concerns as they occur, such as issues related to fragrance or formulation stability. Drive investigation to find and implement appropriate solution. * High level of practical laboratory skills is required **Responsibilities** * Acts as the primary formulation contact at a global level, handling technical queries from various business areas including Regional R&D Teams, Marketing, Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Science (SERS), and Supply Chain. Communicates with multiple functional teams to help meet deadlines. Participates in technical team meetings as needed, with guidance provided by senior WL1 or WL2 staff. * Understand raw material functions and their roles in formulations. With senior WL1 guidance, adapt or create new formulas that meet product benefit and claim requirements within the formulation workstream. * Be able