Junior Brand Manager - Fabric Enhancers

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Unilever is currently hiring for: Junior Brand Manager - Fabric Enhancers Function : Marketing Reports to : Marketing Manager Scope : Southern Africa HC - Comfort Location : Durban (La Lucia Ridge Office) / Johannesburg (Katherine Street Office) Terms & Conditions : Full time ABOUT UNILEVER With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people - we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don't believe in the 'one size fits all' approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. HOME CARE SOUTHERN AFRICA Home Care is on a mission to deliver a Clean Future through superior, sustainable, and great value household cleaning and laundry products. In Home Care we aim to turn chores into extraordinary moments that do not cost the earth. ABOUT COMFORT Comfort is a trusted fabric conditioner brand with long-lasting freshness, softness and fabric care at its heart. In South Africa, Comfort is positioned around superior fragrance delivery and fabric care benefits, supported by concentrated formats and fragrance technology designed to create lasting impressions and sensorial appeal. Comfort plays in a dynamic fabric enhancers category where premiumisation, innovation, fragrance credentials, and culturally relevant demand creation are key drivers of growth. JOB PURPOSE As Brand Manager for Comfort, you will lead the brand growth agenda across innovation, communication, and in-market execution to deliver strong business results and build enduring consumer love. This role requires a marketer who combines strong innovation cycle management and commercial acumen with the ability to create social-first, culturally resonant, and experiential brand demand. You will shape brand strategy, lead cross-functional execution, and bring Comfort's fragrance, care and sensorial superiority to life across the consumer journey. WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE Lead Comfort to deliver its Brand Strategic Plan, market share ambitions and financial growth model. Own the brand P&L and drive rigorous business performance management, including return on marketing investment. Lead end-to-end innovation and renovation projects, from insight generation and concept development through business case creation, launch execution and post-launch evaluation. Manage the innovation cycle with excellence, ensuring key projects are delivered on time, in full, and with strong cross-functional alignment across marketing, customer development, supply chain, finance and R&D. Translate consumer, shopper, customer and cultural insights into actionable growth opportunities across the 6Ps. Build compelling local brand and communication plans that strengthen Comfort's positioning in fragrance, softness and fabric care. Lead social-first campaign development, ensuring content, creators, and channel plans are rooted in South African consumer culture and platform behaviour. Drive experiential marketing and activation plans that bring the brand to life through unmissable shopper, retail, sampling and brand experience moments. Partner with agencies and internal specialists to develop integrated campaigns across media, content, PR, influencer, retail and experiential touchpoints. Ensure strong creative briefing and judgment, with all ideas grounded in brand strategy, consumer insight and measurable business outcomes. Work closely with customer teams to unlock execution excellence in market. Manage the brand budget with discipline, ensuring investment choices are efficient, effective and aligned to agreed priorities. Constantly review initiative performance, campaign effectiveness and in-market execution to identify optimisation opportunities. Stay updated on digital trends, consumer behaviour, competitor activity and emerging experiential formats in the South African market. WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS Minimum: Relevant Degree or equivalent 4+ years of relevant marketing experience in FMCG, brand building or demand creation Proven experience in managing projects from idea through execution and evaluation Experience in business performance management, including budget ownership and P&L understanding Strong ownership, leadership and stakeholder management Preferred: Experience leading local mix development and executing brand growth strategies Experience in innovation and renovation management within a branded busine

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