About this role
Job Position: Sustainability Manager – Plastics, Beauty & Wellbeing
Function: Communications, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability
Reports to: Senior Global Sustainability Manager, Beauty & Wellbeing
Scope: Beauty & Wellbeing Business Group
Location: 100VE or Port Sunlight
Business Context
Unilever Beauty & Wellbeing (B&W) is a €13bn business and home to some of Unilever’s most exciting categories and brands, including Dove, Clear, Vaseline, Hourglass, K18, Liquid IV, and Nutrafol. Sustainability is at the heart of B&W’s strategy to deliver desire at scale. The B&W Communications, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability (CCAS) team partners with the business to embed sustainability into strategy and accelerate delivery of Unilever’s environmental goals.
Role Purpose
As Global Sustainability Manager – Plastics, you will be a key driver of B&W’s plastics and sustainability agenda, leading governance, supporting brands and business units, and delivering a bold, social-first communication plan that inspires action and advocacy both internally and externally. You will help position B&W as a global leader in sustainable beauty, driving progress towards our ambitious 2026 and long-term Plastics targets.
Key Responsibilities
Sustainability Governance
Lead the B&W Plastics Squad, driving cross-functional delivery of our plastics strategy and roadmaps.
Collaborate with R&D, Procurement, Marketing, and Business Units to embed plastics and sustainability priorities into business plans.
Track and report progress against plastics goals, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Partner with the One Unilever Plastic Committee to identify and scale innovative solutions for transformational change.
Communication & Advocacy
Develop and execute a dynamic, social-first communication plan that brings B&W’s sustainability ambition to life, energising employees, building advocacy, and shaping external reputation.
Facilitate the development of B&W Sustainability achievement and progress into compelling stories and campaigns across internal and external channels (e.g., Viva Engage, Inside Unilever, Unilever.com, industry events).
Develop high-impact toolkits, briefs, and presentations for senior leaders, partners, and NGOs, ensuring every message is clear, inspiring, and action-oriented.
Champion the plastics and sustainability narrative, integrating science, innovation, and progress into all communications to drive belief and pride in B&W’s leadership.
Measure and optimise communication impact using sentiment and engagement data, continuously raising the bar for reach and influence.
Sustainability Support/Counsel:
Provide expert sustainability counsel to brands, business units, and functions, helping them translate ambition into commercially relevant, consumer-centric propositions.
Support the development of strategies and plans that drive value creation, protect Unilever’s licence to operate, and deliver positive impact for people and planet.
Bring the outside in, catalysing new thinking and embedding sustainability as a driver of brand superiority and business growth.
Essential Skills & Relevant Experience
5 years of experience working in sustainability or plastics and packaging related projects, ideally within FMCG, Beauty or Wellbeing sectors (or closely related sectors).
Strong consumer and marketing insight, with the ability to translate sustainability ambition into engaging product and brand stories.
Strong communication skills, being able to distil complex topics into simple, inspiring messages and campaigns.
Ability to influence stakeholders and influencing skills, with experience convening diverse internal and external partners.
Research and analytical thinking.
Analytical and detail-oriented, with a drive for high-quality, impactful work.
Commitment to protecting and preserving the health of the planet.
NOTES
Location
In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London. This site will house some employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars together with colleagues who are currently located in Lever House in Kingston. We are excited to be creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment. The campus is due to be completed in 2026.
What We Offer
Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.
Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.
Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever.
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What you'll do
- Lead the B&W Plastics Squad to drive the plastics strategy and collaborate with various departments to embed sustainability priorities. Develop and execute a communication plan that promotes B&W's sustainability ambitions and engages both internal and external stakeholders.
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