Unilever Reviews

Pros

Unilever is truly a company that cares about their employees. I feel as though I have recieved such an incredible amount of training and unique experiences that will help me shape my career with them in the future. There is no lack of respect or acknowledgement for the completion of good work at Unilever and it seems like an outstanding place to build a career.

Cons

Some aspects of the communication between Human Resources and employees as well as Human Resources and Field Management has room for improvement but small changes stand to make big differences on this topic.

Pros

Unilever cultivates an enviornment that encourages and rewards employee's creativity and business improvement ideas. Everyone is a team player and works as a team to bring superior results for the company. There is always someone that is willing to help you. Work-life balance is a high priority and highly stressed by management.

Cons

There may be a disconnect between the different functions within the company and may leave room for miscommunication.

Advice to Senior Management

Allocate more resources to fixing IT issues within the company, e.g. slow interent connections, neilsen issues.

Pros

good training, great team spirit. I am very satisfied with the salary although working hours are more than average. overall positive

Cons

i feel the working hours are too many. i would like to have more paid vacation days and higher bonus

Advice to Senior Management

i am satisfied with the way the company is being managed. I would prefer some equity benefits for the higher positions

Pros

Excellent career prospects
High Level of Training
Great Access to Senior Management
Generally a good work/life balance
Excellent facilities
Free Ice Cream

Cons

Variation in work life balance between sites can be massive, but pay is constant
On the graduate scheme you have to move location frequently

Pros

Unilever, as one of the leading companies in the fast moving consumer foods industry, has a lot of capabilities and resources to enable its emloyee to stand in the front line of marketing as well as in its category. You could learn a lot by doing this job.

Cons

There are many functions working in Unilever. The communication and co-operation across different functions could be hard sometime and preventing the team and work moving fast enough. It would be great if we respect that sometimes no matther there is an alignment or not, the project and the work has to move forward and the we will have full responsibility and accountability on our decision once its made.

Advice to Senior Management

Unilever, as such a big organization, has certain process and standards to follow when making decisions. In marketing field, you usually needs to be more promped and fast when making decisions to catch up with the fast changing world and consumer needs.

Pros

corporate culture
follows top of the line IT best practices
lots of learning opportunities'
nice 401k and pension benefits

Cons

compensation
need to have connections with right people to move vertically
constantly in 'Project' mode with highly aggressive deadlines

Pros

Salary and challenges faced on a day to day basis

Cons

No work life balance whatsoever

Advice to Senior Management

n/a

Pros

Size ( global), focus on sustainability, great food brands, capable to invest in big innovations and depth of skills and experience within its employees and suppliers.

Cons

Brands are so big that niche flavors / not "main stream" can't be included in product line. Very hard to develop authentic products.

Advice to Senior Management

Not all global brands will be successful in key local market. Food is more complex than personal care. Think local.

Pros

great culture and consistently delivers growth

Cons

slow and can have an inferiority complex vs p&g

Advice to Senior Management

hire younger people

Pros

Access to worldwide best practice
Great personal and professional development opportunities
Good environment

Cons

Too risk averse especially in terms of marketing communications and overly dependant on global communications, sometimes missing out on local insights and connecting with the local consumer.

Advice to Senior Management

In an attempt to have a unified approach, do not look past local requirements. For instance, some markets/Unilever companies may not be ready/ should not be measured against criteria such as diversity.