Home Care Fabric Cleaning Lead - UKI

This is a rare opportunity to lead one of the most important growth engines in Unilever Home Care UKI. Fabric Cleaning is our largest category in the UK and home to two iconic , much-loved brands : Persil and Surf . As Senior Marketing Manager, you will own the growth agenda for these brands, bringing together the magic of brand building, creativity, cultural relevance, science and consumer desire with the discipline of sharp portfolio choices, brilliant execution and clear P&L accountability.

Persil is the UK's leading Fabric Cleaning brand, built on the globally recognised Dirt Is Good platform and trusted by millions of households for superior cleaning performance and purposeful brand building. Surf is the UK's leading fragrance -led laundry brand , known for its sensorial experiences , strong value proposition and distinctive, playful personality that connects with consumers emotionally .

You will lead a high-value, high-visibility portfolio at a pivotal moment : accelerating the next phase of the Wonder Wash platform, strengthening the core equity of Persil and Surf , and unlocking category growth through distinctive innovation , unmissable brand experiences and disciplined commercial choices. The ambition is clear: build brands consumers desire, create experiences people remember and deliver innovation that converts into measurable P&L growth.

This is a senior leadership role with significant exposure to UKI Home Care leadership, European Business Unit teams and Global Brand teams. It is ideal for a commercially sharp, consumer- obsessed and entrepreneurial marketing leader who can balance big brand ambition with rigorous execution , inspire a team and make a visible impact at scale.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Deliver profitable portfolio growth: Own the growth agenda for Persil and Surf, setting the strategic direction for the Fabric Cleaning portfolio and delivering measurable performance across market share, turnover, mix, margin, profitability and brand health.

• Build brands that create desire: Bring the magic of Persil and Surf to life through distinctive positioning, culturally relevant communications, memorable consumer experiences and brand propositions that strengthen equity and convert consumer desire into business growth.

• Shape innovation and brilliant execution: Lead the innovation and renovation pipeline from strategy to launch, making disciplined choices on where to play, how to win and where to invest, while partnering with Sales, CSP, Category, Shopper, CMI, Finance and NRM to turn brand strategy into brilliant customer, channel and in-market execution.

• Lead with senior influence and business impact: Influence stakeholders across UKI, Europe and Global teams, embed the UK growth agenda into broader business priorities, and create the alignment needed to move fast and deliver at scale.

• Lead the team and culture to win: Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team with clarity, energy and ownership, creating a culture that combines entrepreneurial pace, consumer obsession, creative ambition and the discipline to deliver brilliant execution.

TEAM LEADERSHIP

• Lead a team of 2 Brand Managers and 4 Assistant Brand Managers with clarity, pace and ambition.

• Create a high-performance culture where people feel empowered, stretched and supported to do their best work.

• Develop future marketing leaders through coaching, feedback, clear priorities and strong functional capability building.

KEY PARTNERSHIPS

• UKI Home Care Marketing Leadership Team

• Digital Marketing, Media & Commerce teams

• Sales, Customer Strategy & Planning, Category Management and Shopper Marketing teams

• CMI, Finance, Net Revenue Management, R&D , Supply Chain & Legal

• Creative, media, PR, influencer and activation agency partners

• European Business Unit and ...