Shopper Marketing Executive

Manpower are currently seeking an interim Shopper Marketing Executive, to work with our global FMCG client Unilever, renowned for brands such as Dove, Sure, Persil, and Simple, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment.

The position is based in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. This is a full-time temporary role to run until 03/07/2026, requiring 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Compensation for this role is competitive, paying up to £38,400 per annum, pro rata, depending upon experience.

The role currently offers a mix of remote and onsite working, subject to adjustment based on business requirements.

CATEGORY/FUNCTION/TEAM INTRODUCTION
Join the UKI 1UL Retail Execution Team and be part of a team that delivers innovative retail activation and best in class partnerships to make our brands unmissable at the point of purchase for our shoppers. We utilise relevant insights and identify opportunities to reach more shoppers, engaging with them across the shopper journey and encouraging more of them to choose our products. We are a highly energised and creative team that can truly impact how our brands show-up in the retail environment.

JOB PURPOSE
The core purpose of this role is to support the Retailer Execution Manager (Shopper Marketing Manager) deliver retailer activations with our customer/s across all Business units maximising the impact of Unilever''s brands at the point of purchase with our retailers.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Retailer Execution Executive, you will be externally facing and sit at the heart of the business, delivering insight led activations, which build Unilever brands in the retail environment and influence shoppers at the point of purchase.
This will require you to engage with our retailers, agency partners, customer account teams and business unit shopper marketing and brand teams. We work in an agile manner, meaning you will need to be adaptable, depending on where the biggest priorities lie, concentrating your efforts to meet key project deliverables across the Retailer execution team and will find yourself working across a variety of campaigns and brands.
This role has a particular focus on requiring you to build relationships with the retail media agency Nectar, though you may also find yourself working across other key retailers.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
The role requires strong communication and collaboration skills, working with numerous stakeholders across commercial, brand, media, digital, creative, insight and the wider retail execution and shopper marketing team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to forge meaningful relationships with external stakeholders (marketing, commercial, communications and community teams) and with media agencies.

Experiences andamp; Skills required

• Experience in developing and landing differentiated brand activations across digital and traditional channels for the biggest projects that deliver for the retailer and their shoppers.
• Harness relevant shopper insights and turn into strategic actions.
• Understand retailer dynamics and strategy andamp; put the shopper at the centre of what we do.
• Engage stakeholders, working with agencies, customers, colleagues, and experts.
• Track and evaluate activations and ensure that learnings are shared internally, delivering against KPI''s and driving return on marketing inve