Work at Unilever means joining a global leader in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). We invite you to work at Unilever in various exciting roles across India. This blog provides details on current openings, company information, and an FAQ to help you prepare. Work at Unilever offers a career with purpose, impact, and growth.
About Unilever: A Company Overview
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of consumer goods. Our products include food, beverages, cleaning agents, and personal care items. Work at Unilever involves contributing to brands like Dove, Lipton, Knorr, and Surf. We operate globally, serving billions of consumers every day.
Our Mission and Values
Unilever’s purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace. We aim to grow our business while decoupling our environmental footprint from our growth. Work at Unilever aligns with strong values: integrity, responsibility, respect, and pioneering. We believe in high standards of behavior and transparent operations.
Global Impact and Sustainability
Unilever shows commitment to environmental and social responsibility. Our Sustainable Living Plan drives improvements across the value chain. Choosing to work at Unilever means participating in initiatives focused on climate action, plastic reduction, and improving health and well-being.
Current Job Openings: Focus on Product, Design, and Process Roles
We currently have open positions in key areas. These roles are critical to our operations, innovation, and market success. Consider applying to work at Unilever in one of these dynamic positions.
1. Customer Development Manager
- Location: Mumbai
- Key Responsibilities:Own and deliver quarterly numbers and execution KPIs
- Translate Joint Business Plans into flawless on-ground execution
- Lead customer negotiations on assortment, visibility, and execution levers for your region
- Partner with Key Account Managers to land central agreements regionally
- Drive Market Makers portfolio through assisted selling network and regional negotiations
- Ensure best-in-class in-store execution across availability, sos, planograms, and promotions
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5-6 MTASes.
- Educational Qualification: Consistent quarterly target delivery
- Quality of in-store execution. Consistent improvement in PSP
- Growth of Market Makers portfolio
- Strengthen customer partnerships
2. Marketing Services Assistant Manager
- Location: Karnataka,
- Key Responsibilities:
- Supplier Governance
- Service Performance Management
- Service Knowledge Management
- Issue Management
- Continuous Improvement and Innovation Management
- Governance Reporting & Review
- Qualifications: At least 3 years’ experience of contract management in a global organisation, with a strong track record of contract, vendor and commercial management.
- Experience of partnering / governance cross a multi stakeholder landscape.
- Strong commercial / excel skills.
- A strong team player, with the ability to grow effective relationships across a complex organisation.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
3. Global Assistant Brand Manager
- Location: Maharashtra
- Key Responsibilities:
- Co-create the communication strategy for the brand and bring it to life across all campaigns based on true consumer insights.
- Work with creative agencies to bring alive brand JTBDs to life through the process of issuing briefs, providing feedback, consumer testing, and final production.
- Create Brand Experience Toolkits to enable 360 deployments of campaigns across multiple media channels.
- Collaborate with R&D to create winning products on core and innovations to help drive greater loyalty.
- Qualifications & Skills: Master’s degree in marketing or business Administration OR Equivalent
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in marketing
- Demonstrated passion for the world of beauty
- Action-oriented, with a healthy disregard for the status quo
- Strong consumer intimacy
4. Assistant Quality Manager
- Location: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Key Responsibilities:
- To implement Quality Management System, procedures & standards which enable the plant to achieve regulatory compliance, sustain external accreditation, help maintain GMP practices throughout the operation of the plant and ensure CQA audit / compliance as per timelines to & Implementation of HACCP principles to ensure product safety
Ensure appropriate risk identification and management at the plant and devise a process of escalation & periodic reviews of the risks. Implementation of HACCP principles to ensure product safety
Establish robust quality systems and operating procedures in respect of analysis, internal audit, and product release and process validation that assure the integrity of the final product at all stages of manufacturing.
Approval of all SOPs impacting product quality, stability studies, reprocessing & rework and decisions on approval or rejection of materials, products & services
- To implement Quality Management System, procedures & standards which enable the plant to achieve regulatory compliance, sustain external accreditation, help maintain GMP practices throughout the operation of the plant and ensure CQA audit / compliance as per timelines to & Implementation of HACCP principles to ensure product safety
- Required: Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering / M.Sc. Microbiology / M.Sc. Chemistry / M Pharm, preferably in the Pharma, FMCG or manufacturing sector.
- Experience: Minimum 2 – 3 Years in the relevant field/ Pharma / FMCG company.
5. Assistant Procurement manager
- Location: Mumbai
- Key Responsibilities:
- • Responsible for delivery of Procurement Key Performance Indicators’ such as Value Improvement Programs, Innovation Delivery, Payment Terms Extension, Cost Target, Gross Margin Improvement, Traceability & Sustainability, etc. in line with sourcing strategies and compliance management
• Support security of key materials through the development of contingency plans and alternative materials/suppliers, working with RD, market team and suppliers.
• Monitors material report to update market pricing and read commentaries to maintain record of supply-demand balances
• Close working with Suppliers and consuming countries to ensure material availability.
- • Responsible for delivery of Procurement Key Performance Indicators’ such as Value Improvement Programs, Innovation Delivery, Payment Terms Extension, Cost Target, Gross Margin Improvement, Traceability & Sustainability, etc. in line with sourcing strategies and compliance management
- Experience Required:
- • 3-5 years of experience in Buying or Procurement preferably in Chemicals
• Experience in Finance (Costing & Pricing) is a plus
• Basic understanding of International Trade – Duties, Taxes, and etc.
• Good understanding of suppliers and the external competitive environment in Inorganics industry would be a plus.
- • 3-5 years of experience in Buying or Procurement preferably in Chemicals
6. Directory & Authentication Product SME
- Location: Karnataka
- Job Description:
- Serve as the internal technical authority for directory and authentication platforms (e.g., Active Directory, Entra ID, LDAP, SSO, MFA).
- Evaluate external suppliers’ solutions and operational procedures to ensure OAC Identity product governance and standards are maintained.
- Act as a key representative and subject matter expert (SME) for the Directory & Authentication product area in externally led projects and initiatives.
- Lead and troubleshoot complex issues across the integrated Identity landscape, collaborating with external vendors and internal Unilever teams and stakeholders.
- Required Qualifications: 5-7 years + hands on experience of working in a technical engineering role supporting and developing core Directory & Authentication products e.g.
- Active Directory, MS Entra ID , Entra B2B, Entra MFA , Google Cloud Identity etc
- Strong hands on experience of managing and administering windows based Active Directory
7. XOPS Assistant Manager
- Location:Karnataka
- Job Responsibilities:
- Develop subject matter expertise by understanding the Finance and Market reporting processes and systems
- Ability to understand data and data processing techniques.
- Technical expertise in Azure or any relevant cloud service, Statistical modelling, Data science, MLOps.
- Ability to Independently review code developed by vendor partners.
- Experience in developing ML, AI models, preferably Gen AI skillset.
- Design build automation pipelines.
- Job Qualifications: Master’s or bachelor’s degree
- 4+ years of professional experience, including stakeholder engagement
- English fluency (Business level)
- Advanced MS Office Suite
8. Territory Sales Officer
- Location: Haryana
- Key Responsibilities:
- • Achieve sales targets through personal selling (visiting market) and driving the distribution system.
• Managing the distributor system in terms of both front-end and back-end infrastructure.
• Systematically analyse, extract and use MIS reports to identify possible gaps and opportunities to improve execution and performance in your respective geography.
- • Achieve sales targets through personal selling (visiting market) and driving the distribution system.
- Job Qualifications: • Required a Minimum Fulltime Graduation
• Minimum 2 years of Experience in Channel Sales.
• Excellent in ROI Calculations & RS Distribution Management
• Should be well-versed with RS appointment & Sales Planning
• Conducting promotional activities & execution
• Knowledge of MS-Office particularly Excel
• Decent Communication in English and Local language is desired
9. Electrical Executive
- Location: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Main Accountabilities:
- Maintenance & Operations:** Oversee the preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of all electrical installations, including power distribution, motor control centers (MCCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), lighting, and instrumentation.
Troubleshooting & Repair:** Diagnose and resolve complex electrical issues, including circuit faults, equipment malfunctions, and control system failures, ensuring minimal downtime.
*Project Management:** Participate in and lead electrical projects, including new installations, upgrades, and modifications, from conceptualization to commissioning.
- Maintenance & Operations:** Oversee the preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of all electrical installations, including power distribution, motor control centers (MCCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), lighting, and instrumentation.
- Relevant Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field from a recognized institution.
Experience:** Minimum of 3-5 years of hands-on experience in electrical maintenance and operations within a manufacturing environment, preferably in FMCG or a similar continuous process industry.
10. Engineering Executive
- Location: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,
- Main Responsibilities:
- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on ASRS equipment, including cranes, conveyors, robots, and control systems.
Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and software-related issues affecting ASRS operations.
Conduct regular inspections and calibration of ASRS components to ensure optimal performance and safety standards.
Collaborate with production, logistics, and IT teams to identify and implement improvements in ASRS efficiency and reliability.
- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on ASRS equipment, including cranes, conveyors, robots, and control systems.
- Experiences & Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
3-7 years of experience in the maintenance and troubleshooting of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) or similar automated material handling equipment.
* Strong understanding of PLC programming (e.g., Siemens, Allen-Bradley) and industrial control systems.
Top 10 Interview Questions and Answers for Roles at Unilever
Preparing for your interview is a crucial step. These questions cover key areas relevant to working at Unilever. Remember to tailor your answers to the specific role you are applying for.
1. Can you describe a project where you demonstrated a commitment to sustainability?
Answer: “I led an effort to reduce paper waste in my previous office. We implemented digital forms for internal reporting, resulting in a 30% reduction in paper usage over six months. This aligns with Unilever’s focus on sustainable practices.”
2. How do you approach cross-functional collaboration in a large organization?
Answer: “I believe in clear, proactive communication. In my last role, I worked with R&D, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams on a new product launch. I set up a shared platform for updates and conducted weekly brief meetings to ensure all teams were aligned on deadlines and objectives. I see communication as the key to successful collaboration.”
3. Describe a time you had to adapt quickly to a change in project scope or business priority.
Answer: “During my time as a Product Manager, a key supplier faced production issues, forcing a change in our raw material sourcing with only two weeks until launch. I immediately reviewed the project plan, assessed the impact on quality, and worked with the Supply Chain and R&D teams to approve a new supplier and formulation. We maintained the launch date by fast-tracking internal testing.”
4. How do you ensure your work output meets high-quality standards in a fast-paced environment like FMCG?
Answer: “I rely on a systematic approach. First, I establish clear checkpoints and success criteria at the start of any task. Second, I implement a peer review process for critical deliverables. For example, as a Production Executive, I always double-check machine calibration logs before starting a production run. This minimizes errors and maintains speed.”
5. Why do you want to work at Unilever specifically?
Answer: “I want to work at Unilever because of its strong brands and its commitment to the Sustainable Living Plan. I am passionate about [mention the specific sector, e.g., product innovation or finance]. I believe my [mention your key skill, e.g., analytical skills or design expertise] can directly contribute to Unilever’s mission to make a positive impact while achieving business growth.”
6. Give an example of how you used data or consumer insights to drive a business decision.
Answer: “As an Assistant Brand Manager, consumer feedback showed a low acceptance rate for a product’s packaging design. I analyzed the sales data and found a direct correlation. We then used A/B testing on two new designs. The data clearly supported a design with a clearer usage instruction. Implementing the new design led to a 15% increase in trial purchases.”
7. How do you manage competing deadlines or priorities?
Answer: “I use a priority matrix based on urgency and importance. I also break down large projects into smaller, manageable tasks. For a recent project involving both a critical financial report and a new process control system installation, I dedicated specific, blocked-out time slots for each task. I also communicated my prioritization clearly to stakeholders to manage expectations.”
8. What is your approach to continuous improvement in your specific field?
Answer: “In [mention your field, e.g., electrical engineering], continuous improvement involves staying updated on technological advances and process optimization. I regularly attend industry seminars and read technical journals. I recently suggested implementing a predictive maintenance schedule for the main electrical panels, which has the potential to reduce unplanned downtime by an estimated 20%.”
9. Describe a situation where you had to negotiate a difficult agreement with an external partner or supplier.
Answer: “As a Procurement Manager, I had to negotiate a new contract with a major equipment supplier who proposed a 10% price increase. I prepared a detailed ‘should cost’ model and identified alternative technology providers. I presented this data professionally, demonstrating that their price was above market rate. We negotiated the increase down to 4% while securing better payment terms.”
10. How do you ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards in your area of work?
Answer: “Compliance is non-negotiable. For a role like Production Executive, I ensure all team members receive up-to-date training on safety protocols (SHEQ). I also implement daily compliance checks on equipment and processes before the start of each shift. I maintain open communication with the safety and regulatory teams to quickly address any potential issues.”
Career Growth and Culture at Unilever
Choosing to work at Unilever means choosing a company dedicated to employee development.
Learning and Development
Unilever invests heavily in training and upskilling its employees. We offer numerous internal training programs, mentorship opportunities, and digital learning platforms. Career paths are flexible, encouraging movement across functions and geographies. Work at Unilever allows you to own your personal and professional growth.
Inclusive and Diverse Workplace
We prioritize creating an inclusive environment where all employees feel valued. Diversity in thought and background drives better decision-making and innovation. Our global teams reflect the diversity of our consumers. We encourage you to bring your authentic self to work at Unilever.
Innovation Focus
Unilever is a consumer goods leader because of constant innovation. Whether in product formulation, sustainable packaging design, or operational processes, innovation is central to our strategy. The roles listed here—Product Development Specialist, Design Leader, and Process Controls—are crucial to this innovative drive.
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