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OVERHEADS ANALYST
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Job ID: R-1173023
Job Type: Full time
Job Category: Finance
 
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Unilever is currently hiring for Overheads Analyst
Function: Finance
Reports to: FET Finance Manager
Scope: Southern Africa
Location: Durban
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.
 
JOB PURPOSE
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are passionate about Financial Analysis, then this role is just for you!
 
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
  • Business partner key stakeholders from all functions to drive overhead forecasting and savings initiatives.
  • Drive the bottom -up IBP process and monthly forecasting.
  • Take the lead on all overhead savings project and related business cases.
  • Work with key stakeholders on the monthly forecast and accruals, ensuring robust & accurate forecast.
  • Analyse the actual overhead results vs the forecast and ensure corrective actions to drive minimal variances.
  • Manage all journals, posting, accruals relating to overheads actuals and forecast.
  • Provide leadership, drive and own continuous business improvement and behaviour change as growth enabler to create competitive advantage.
 
Experiences & Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance (professional qualification in accounting e.g. ACCA, CIMA, CIA, CPA etc is advantageous)
  • 2-3 years working experience in Finance and preferably experience in roles
    covering financial analysis.
  • Strong analytical capabilities with bias to drive action
  • Ability to identify existing and potential risks and development of mitigation plans.
  • Advanced Microsoft office skills, SAP & BW operational knowledge
  • Knowledge on reporting tools like Power BI
 
Skills
  • Accounting and reporting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Data Visualization
  • Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Management
 
Leadership
  • You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
  • As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.
 
Unilever is an equal opportunities employer and committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.  We are intentional in employing the best talent that reflects the demographics of our country, and which will help build representation of currently under-represented groups. We therefore invite applications from all candidates representing diversity of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. When appointing potential candidates, the South African Employment Equity and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation will be considered.  
We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. If you are applying as a foreign national, please note that you may be requested to provide supporting documents supporting this.
This is an office-based role in Durban and requires 100% of time attendance on site.
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
 
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SHOPPER MARKETING ASSISTANT - HOME CARE
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Job ID: R-1172543
Job Type: Full time
Job Category: Customer Development
 
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Unilever is currently hiring for Shopper Marketing Assistant - Home Care
Function: Customer Development
Reports to: Shopper Marketing Manager
Scope: Customer Development, South Africa
Location: Durban
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.
 
CATEGORY/FUNCTION INTRODUCTION
Customer Development (CD) is what we call our Sales organization at Unilever. Customer Development works closely with our customers to pioneer new products, build categories, and best deploy best-in-class retail and shopper capabilities.
 
JOB PURPOSE
The role of this is to drive shopper-based thought leadership to internal and external stakeholders. This includes execution of the shopper component of brand marketing/customer and category plans.
 
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
The Shopper Marketing Assistant will work closely with the Brand team and agencies as well as the Channel & Category, E-Commerce and Trade Category Teams. Other key relationships will be with the Customer Management team (for Retailer engagement) and Unilever Field Sales (for execution) to effectively deliver activations, innovations and customer collaborations.
  • Drive shopper thought leadership that increases, develops and sustains Unilever and Category growth opportunities.
  • Drive Shopper Mission and Shopper/Channel understanding in all plans, activations, and innovations that deliver long-term consumer behaviour change, incremental sales and build brand equity.
  • Leads execution of shopper-based plans that are rooted in shopper and consumer insights aligned to brand/category objectives.
  • Work closely with key internal / external stakeholders to execute shopper marketing activities against key objectives.
  • Adopt, Adapt and implement Global Best Practice of point of sale (POS) material to deliver best in class POS that delivers value for the retailer, is shopper based and drives incremental sales.
  • Ensure “best in class” executional excellence of Shopper Marketing Plans through clear briefs to internal and external executional teams.
  • Clear brief to field team on all execution of the instore activities
  • Manage activity budgets annually and monthly execution against financial principles
  • Lead a rigorous and transparent post-evaluation analysis of specific activations, initiatives that guide the business on its success based on agreed KPIs.
  • Shopper marketing planning- Developing plans that drive shopper strategy
  • Shopper engagement – working with customers and agencies to create and execute shopper programs
  • Shopper impact Evaluating and learning from SM programs
  • Shopper insight – knowing shoppers and shopping and translating it into action
 
Experiences & Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, or related field.
  • 3–5 years of experience in brand, shopper, or customer marketing within FMCG or retail.
  • Strong understanding of omnichannel retail environments and shopper behaviour.
  • Proven ability to manage complex projects and cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and digital marketing tools.
  • Analytical mindset with a passion for data-driven decision-making.
  • Creative thinker with a bias for action and innovation.
 
Skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to demonstrate team player capabilities
  • Strong project management skills
  • Strategic, influencing and presentation skills
  • Strong collaborative business partner that is business savvy
  • Understanding of shopper, customer strategy and tactics
  • Excellent computer skills
 
Leadership
  • You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
  • As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.
Unilever is an equal opportunities employer and committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.  We are intentional in employing the best talent that reflects the demographics of our country and which will help build representation of currently under-represented groups. We therefore invite applications from all candidates representing diversity of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. When appointing potential candidates, the South African Employment Equity and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation will be considered.  We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. If you are applying as a foreign national, please note that you may be requested to provide supporting documents supporting this.
This is an office-based role in Durban (La Lucia Ridge Office) and requires 100% of time attendance on site.
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
 
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CLUSTER ENGINEERING CAPEX LEAD
Gauteng, South Africa
Job ID: R-1172930
Job Type: Full time
Job Category: Supply Chain
 
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Join us as Cluster Engineering Capex Lead
Function: Supply Chain
Reports to: SnA Strategy Execution Manager
Scope: Local
Location: 61 Katherine Street, La Lucia Ridge
Terms & Conditions: Full time
 
ABOUT UNILEVER
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.
 
JOB PURPOSE
This role exists to lead the delivery of the Southern Africa cluster capital expenditure (Capex) program with a primary focus on financial governance, compliance, and performance reporting. You will ensure robust adherence to accounting standards, accurate forecasting, and transparent tracking of Capex performance, embedding financial discipline into engineering operations. The role integrates finance expertise with operational execution to drive value-based decision-making, strategic alignment, and operational excellence across the Southern Africa cluster. In addition, you will champion digital transformation through advanced reporting tools and dashboards, enabling data-driven insights and predictive analytics. As a key member of the SnA Team, you will contribute to the end-to-end design and delivery of the cluster Capex program while building financial capability across teams. You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet. Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Lead capital expenditure planning and governance, ensuring adherence to accounting policies, and driving net productivity.
  • Challenge and influence capex decisions to ensure financial prudence and strategic alignment.
  • Develop and maintain forecasting tools and dashboards (e.g., Power BI, Jazz), driving digital transformation, through system integration and AI-enabled decision support.
  • Act as Marlin/Jazz system lead for Southern Africa, providing user support, training, access control, and maintaining the Schedule of Authority (SOA).
  • Deliver regular training sessions on CEPs, DCFs and governance for engineers and finance teams to embed governance and forecasting principles.
  • Lead post-investment reviews and savings tracking to ensure capital efficiency.
  • Support succession planning through structured handover modules and mentoring.
 
OUTPUT / PERFORMANCE METRICS
  • Forecast accuracy and governance compliance.
  • OTIF delivery of Project Reports and Performance Reports.
  • Delivery of Cluster Eng. Metrics for Capex
  • Annual Capex delivery vs. target
  • Net Productivity bias
  • Number of training sessions delivered, and feedback received.
  • Engagement in One Engineering Community and cross-functional initiatives.
 
EXPERIENCE & PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Finance degree
 
SKILLS
  • Strong attention to detail
  • High bias for action, responsibility and integrity
 
LEADERSHIP
  • Personal Excellence & Emotional Intelligence:
Consistently striving to perform at their best, maintaining wellbeing, resilience, and high personal standards, while demonstrating empathy and emotional intelligence.
  • Collaboration & Influence:
Facilitating productive engagement within and outside the organization, inspiring and motivating others, and fostering a results-driven environment.
  • Accountability & Ownership:
Taking responsibility for outcomes, making data-driven decisions, and showing initiative without the need for close supervision.
  • Agility & Continuous Improvement:
Embracing agile principles, iterative learning, and prioritizing customer value, while actively contributing to building an agile culture.
  • Purpose-Driven Leadership:
Acting with humility, guided by a strong sense of purpose aligned with Unilever’s mission of sustainable living, and viewing leadership as service to others.
  • Employee Advocacy:
Encouraging employees to champion company values and initiatives, understanding the importance of advocacy and managing external perceptions.
  • Resilience & Problem-Solving:
Demonstrating adaptability, resilience, and the ability to navigate ambiguity and solve problems independently.
 
Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviours
  • Care deeply:  caring deeply about how consumers experience our brands every day, everywhere; about our people’s growth and development, and our impact on the planet. You care about your performance, to a point where it hurts when you don’t win.  Always brings their best self. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations and build empathy for others. Sets high standards for themselves. Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside of Unilever.
  • Focus on what counts: We set clear and stretching goals and recognise maximum performance impact.  Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.
  • Stay three steps ahead:  We think boldly and creatively to make breakthroughs in performance. We are always curious and confident – anticipating and staying ahead of consumer needs and external trends to beat the competition. Approaches delivery with an iterative and incremental, test - do - learn approach. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
  • Deliver with excellence:  We deliver everything we do with excellence and pace. We take personal ownership and hold each other to account – always finding a way to do what we said we will do.  Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
 
Leadership
  • Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviours
    • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
    • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
    • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
    • TALENT CATALYST: Develops and magnifies the power of people. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
    • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.
    • BUSINESS ACUMEN: Brings the outside in, encouraging experimentation and intelligent risk-taking. Creates new opportunities for profitable growth through the core and beyond.
    • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has own inner compass of purpose, which inspires actions. Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever. Believes in and contributes towards Unilever’s purpose.
 
Unilever is an equal opportunities employer and committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.  We are intentional in employing the best talent that reflects the demographics of our country and which will help build representation of currently under-represented groups. We therefore invite applications from all candidates representing diversity of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. When appointing potential candidates, the South African Employment Equity and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation will be considered.  
We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. If you are applying as a foreign national, please note that you may be requested to provide supporting documents supporting this.
This is an office-based role in Johannesburg and requires 100% of time attendance on site.
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
 
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​AUTOMATED PACKAGING LEARNERSHIP
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Job ID: R-1172888
Job Type: Part time
Job Category: Supply Chain
 
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Join us for an Automated Packaging Learnership
Function: Supply Chain
Reports to: Assistant Learning Manager
Scope: Local
Location: Maydon Wharf Factory, Durban, South Africa
Terms & Conditions: 12 Months Learnership - Full time, Onsite
 
JOB PURPOSE
This programme trains you to package products using automated packaging equipment while maintaining health, safety, and quality standards. You will develop business understanding, mechanical maintenance skills, and effective communication for line coordination and operation.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Perform general line operations and cleaning activities as per operational plans.
  • Conduct pre-start-up checks to confirm equipment and area cleanliness and safety in line with SOPs.
  • Monitor product and packaging quality against set standards; report any faults promptly.
  • Detect process abnormalities and take immediate corrective action to prevent escalation.
  • Clean machinery according to manufacturer’s guidelines and site specifications.
  • Prepare and check raw materials for production use.
  • Maintain personal and team safety on the production line.
  • Actively contribute to an eco-efficient and sustainable work environment.
  • Comply with all learnership requirements, including assessments, logbook completion, and assignments.
 
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
A National Senior Certificate (Matric) with a pass in Mathematics and Science is required, or an N2/N3/N4 Engineering qualification.
 
BEHAVIORS
You are energized by delivering with excellence, taking personal ownership through building resilience and taking care of your own wellbeing. You are relentless on prioritization and focusing on what counts, making maximum performance impact in areas you touch. You are constantly staying three steps ahead on ways to do things differently, interpreting data, spotting issues and opportunities; whilst caring deeply about what Consumer and Customers need.
At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.
Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Relocation
Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role. Candidates are therefore required to already reside within or be able to relocate at their own cost to, the location of the role.

Compensation and Benefits
Successful candidates will receive a monthly stipend for the duration of the role.

Work Location
This is an office-based role at Maydon Wharf Factory, Durban, South Africa
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
 
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​MANEX INTERN
Gauteng, South Africa
Job ID: R-1172902
Job Type: Full time
Job Category: Supply Chain
 
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Unilever is currently hiring for Industrial Engineering Internship (ManEx)
Function: Supply Chain
Reports to: ManEx Lead
Scope: Local
Location: Anderbolt Factory
Terms & Conditions: Full time, On site
Closing Date: 19 January 2026
 
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.
 
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Complete all learnership requirements as stipulated by Unilever, including but limited to training attendance, assessments completion, project completion, logbook completion and presentations as needed
  • The Industrial Engineer role is critical to the development of our factories to World Class, which means zero defects, zero waste and zero losses. 
  • She/he will apply extensively the full range of Focused and Quality Improvement methods and tools to counter losses identified in the areas of Safety, Quality, Cost Deployment, Customer Service and Logistics.  The Cost Deployment pillar will be populated with data built up through application of the Managing Manufacturing Performance Code, which is key to ensuring focus on key losses.
  • Working directly with the line crews daily. The Industrial Engineer also acts as the technical trainer for line teams and provides coaching in phenomena identification, root cause analysis and the establishment of countermeasures. Validation of all process improvements and the establishment of revised basic conditions on the line. A core deliverable is to eliminate losses and wastes and increase the stability of the line to support the transition of traditional line teams to semi-autonomous teams
  • Follow SOP/OPL/Kaizen procedures as needed within the operation assigned to
  • Conform to all site rules governing safety of self and others, quality and code of business principles.
  • Apply and follow procedure of Problem-solving tools
  • Factory/site data integrity verification
  • Weekly and monthly site performance (OEE, PVA, Tags, OR) reporting.
 
KEY REQUIREMENTS
  • Completed degree or National Diploma in Industrial Engineering
  • Use of computer software programs – Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word is essential
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal – proficient in English
 
TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY:
Submit your updated CV along with your Qualification certificate and ID copy.
 
Please Note: If you don’t hear from us within 14 days from the date that you applied, please regard your application as disqualified. If you do not attach the supporting documentation stated in the advert by the closing date, please regard your application as disqualified
 
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
 
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