Claims & CTI Manager - Rexona

The Deodorants category is a key part of the Unilever Personal Care Business Group. With a family of Power Brands - Rexona, Dove, Axe - which are critical growth drivers of the company. This role will be the key CTI & Claims partner of the Head of Rexona Innovation & Sweat Management consumer benefit platform. The role holder will be responsible for the leading claims for our Rexona Brand, maximising our technology through compelling claims, brought to life through outstanding activations ( eg , demos) - all with appropriate claims support, including executing technical, human panel, clinical or consumer testing. The role holder will also be responsible for bringing new insight to support Rexona innovatio n and the Sweat management CBP . RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver y of all consumer insight & testing needs for Rexona innovation projects - this may entail designing C onsumer Insight plans, validating consumer perceivable differences in new technologies & new research to unlock new insights on benefit/formats which may lead to new ideas , concepts or projects .
• Deliver y of SP&E p rogramme for Rexona brands, and as appropriate identify improvement opportunities to drive superiority . Ensuring test design & data quality follows best practice outlined by CTI capability.
• Lead the planning & execution of the technical claims programme for a portfolio of global Rexona projects using a range of tools to maximise the product story, in order to bring innovation to life for consumers, creating the maximum amount of news from our science and innovation.
• Delivery of claims substantiation and defence strategies, delivering outstanding communications for our innovations that are robustly supported with technical and consumer evidence - with full alignment of critical business partners ( eg marketing, legal, regulatory).
• S upport competitor challenge activities by provid ing guidance, leadership and R&D points of view on competitor claims challenges inbound and outbound.
• Lead consumer insights to inform and underpin programme of work being led from Sweat Management CBP through to the brand. This may entail leading SUPs, informing, developing & refining work on 'growth spaces' relevant to Rexona & Sweat Management CBP. Be resident expert on Sweat consumer insight to provide general support on unanswered consumer questions.
• In partnership with CTI Capability & Clinicals team, ensure the appropriate protocols & methodologies are developed to validate a spectrum of Sweat Management technologies - including Aluminium & Non-Aluminium.
• Partner with Deodorants Futures manager t o provide the insights behind the growth spaces to support novel innovation ideas to drive category growth opportunities.
• Be key member of Claims & CTI COP to drive consistency, best practice & sharing of learnings & know-how . Driving skills & talent development of your Claims & CTI Team.
  
  Established experience in deodorants design, with extensive knowledge of category fundamentals .
• Strong understanding of sensory/clinical/consumer research , and the fundamental requirements for claims substantiation in FMCG (Deo's preferably).
• A consumer first mindset, a track record of bringing insight to the heart of brands & innovation s, to help teams craft compelling mixes.
• A creative thinker, with the ability to inspire ideas from insights and spot opportunities for superior claims to out do our competition.
• A bility to form excellent partnerships with internal ( e.g., marketing, legal) & external partners ( e.g., agencies).
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.