Unilever

Head of Omnichannel & CD Transformation Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand Full time

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

 

About the Role 

We are looking for a senior transformation leader to shape and deliver Unilever Thailand’s omnichannel strategy and Customer Development (CD / Sales) transformation. 

This role will lead the modernization of how we win in market; across Modern Trade, General Trade, and hybrid channels by driving simplification, digitisation, AI enabled execution, and Perfect Store excellence. Thailand will act as a pilot market, setting new benchmarks for CD execution and performance culture. 


Key Responsibilities  

OmniChannel & CD Transformation 

  • Lead the end to end 1 Unilever omnichannel strategy for Thailand, including organisation design, resource shifts, capabilities, and tools 

  • Drive radical simplification and digitisation of CD processes, ways of working, and governance 

  • Deploy best in class tools and AI solutions across Traditional Trade, Modern Trade, and hybrid channel models 

  • Position Thailand as a pilot market for modernised CD execution and scalable best practices 


Perfect Store & Execution Excellence 

  • Own and lead the 1 Unilever Perfect Store strategy and national implementation, delivering step change growth 

  • Set and embed execution excellence standards, routines, and performance discipline 

  • Ensure sustained execution quality across channels and customers 


Growth, Performance & Governance 

  • Deliver omnichannel growth, GT sales, and 1 Unilever growth targets 

  • Drive transformation of Dcom - Marketplace, Omni-channel and Social Commerce 

  • Build CRM and D2C model for Unilever Thailand  

  • Drive a strong performance culture, linking goals, performance management, and rewards across the CD value chain 

  • Ensure robust commercial governance, including S&OP, promo management, and TTS/CPP spend control 

 

Customer & Stakeholder Leadership 

  • Lead senior, top to top customer engagement across channels, including strategic negotiations and partnerships 

  • Work closely with BU Commercial Leads, MT BU Leads, and Country Commercial leadership to deliver customer and business outcomes 

  • Act as a senior integrator across BUs, resolving priorities, tradeoffs, and execution issues 

 

Key Performance Measures 

  • Omnichannel growth delivery 

  • 1U Perfect Store target achievement 

  • Total GT sales and overall 1 Unilever growth 

  • TTS / CPP governance and value delivery 

 

Organisation & Team 

  • Direct reports: GT Director, CD Excellence Lead and their teams       

  • Matrix: MT Leads report into BU Commercial Leads 

  • Scope: Thailand, with strong cross-BU and commercial interfaces 

 

What We’re Looking For 

Experience 

  • Proven track record leading commercial strategy and largescale transformation 

  • Demonstrated success in building new revenue streams and business models 

  • Strong experience in Dcommerce, digital / social commerce, and CD digitisation 

  • Multichannel and multicountry experience, ideally including developed markets 


Capabilities 

  • Deep customer understanding and ability to lead seniorlevel customer relationships 

  • Strong commercial acumen with disciplined approach to governance and value management 

  • Highly effective stakeholder leadership, including navigating complexity across BUs 

  • Data and technologysavvy, with a digital and AIenabled mindset 

 

Leadership Attributes 

  • Enterprise thinker  

  • Comfortable leading change, ambiguity, and transformation at scale 

  • Leadership role model for performance culture, accountability, and growth mindset 

  • Demonstrate top-notch Unilever Behaviors: 

  • Care Deeply: Care deeply about consumers, people’s growth, and our impact on the planet. Driven to win and honest about performance when we don’t. 

  • Focus on What Counts: Focus ruthlessly on what matters most, so we can deliver greater impact on fewer things. 

  • Stay Three Steps Ahead: Think boldly to stay ahead of consumers and trends, driving breakthroughs without losing focus on today’s performance. 

  • Deliver with Excellence: Deliver with excellence and pace, taking ownership and holding each other to account and always doing what we say we will do. 

 

Why This Role Matters 

This role is critical to modernising how Unilever Thailand wins in market. Success will position Thailand as a benchmark and pilot market for omnichannel and CD excellence, delivering sustainable growth and scalable capabilities for the future. 

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