Associate Director South Zone

Location

Remote: South Zone (Houston preferred, Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta also optional)

Background & Purpose of the Job

At Unilever Food Solutions, we are all chefs.  The way we add value to our customers in the foodservice industry is through value-added creativity and long-term service and support.  The Customer Chef role helps inspire everyone in every function to think food, kitchen and customer first and is designed to add value to our customers with beneficial food solutions.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

As a Unilever Food Solutions Zone Leader, you will support, from a culinary perspective, the CD Team by assisting in the delivery of critical customer presentations and new menu ideations.  You will act as a savory expert.  Lead the culinary content development for specific culinary projects in North America in conjunction with your chef peers and in collaboration with the Head chef.  In particular, you will be an accelerator in the delivery of Savory/Scratch Cooking growth initiatives designed to enhance the value of UFS brands at both existing customers and new ones. Customer Chefs will work in concert with Marketing, CD Ops, Finance and Supply Chain to coordinate efforts and resources on behalf of their Zone. 

Who You Are

•             You’re a born leader: You deliver success with customers in the market by jumping into the details with your CD team by prioritizing the biggest opportunities in your market and ferociously focusing on their success.  You constructively challenge them in their existing ways of working and inspire them to discover elevated ways to succeed.

•          You’re a dot connector: You coordinate Unilever resources to ensure alignment to the key priorities.  You rely upon collaboration as a core principle of success.  You network with decision makers both internally and externally across all sectors of the industry to expedite business acquisition

•        You’re a paradox navigator: Routinely interface and work effectively with multiple internal departments/personnel, plus senior level and customer personnel, which may create complexity and time management challenges.  You embrace the complexity and can creatively develop solutions to maximize business results.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's degree is required
• 3+ years experience in the Foodservice Industry
• Culinary experience is an incredible advantage
• Ability to mobilize a team to both hunt and farm for business in the market
• Understanding of the Broadline Distribution Network (Sysco, US Foods etc)
• Experience selling branded food categories
• Excellent communication and follow up skills throughout the layers of Unilever organization.
• Must be able delegate responsibly and instill accountability to deliver KPIs, Goals as a team
• Business Planning and Implementation
• Consumer/Operator Understanding & Passion

What We Can Offer You

Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs | Check Out Our Space | Focus On Sustainability

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