Unilever House, Springfield Drive, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7GR
Number of employees
c8,000
Company summary
Unilever is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods. We produce, market and distribute some of the world’s most famous brands, spanning across food, home, and personal care products. In fact, 150 million times a day, somebody, somewhere chooses a Unilever brand and, in the UK, 99% of the population buy our products. Brands in our portfolio include Lynx, Persil, Marmite, Dove, Magnum and PG Tips.
Pay and benefits
Unilever employees enjoy a comprehensive and competitive salary and benefits package, including an excellent company pension plan, sharesave scheme, private medical cover, a progressive philosophy to flexible working, and international career opportunities.
Promotion and development
Unilever has an outstanding reputation for excellence in training and development. As well as providing the training resources to help employees develop their professional skills and standards of leadership, we also acknowledge the need to recognise and reward high performance. The opportunities for employees who consistently deliver outstanding results are far-reaching.
Company culture
Unilever operates in a vibrant environment where people with energy, creativity and commitment work together to fulfil ambitious goals. We live and breathe our Vitality mission ? to help people look good, feel good, and get more out of life.
Diversity, social responsibility
Unilever strongly believes in creating an environment where differences are valued and where people can fully realise their true potential. Diversity is critical to our business competitiveness and long-term sustainability. We have a long track record of investing heavily in local community projects as part of our commitment to building long-standing relationships with the communities in which we operate.
Environment and sustainability
Aculture of ‘doing well by doing good’ runs through the heart of our business. We are committed to managing our environmental impacts, by working in partnership with key stakeholders to address environmental challenges. Some of our recent environmental commitments include a pledge that all our tea will be certified sustainable by 2010, and that all the palm oil we use in manufacturing will be certified sustainable by 2015.
Innovation
Innovation is right at the heart of Unilever, and our dynamic research and development environment attracts top-class scientists, who enjoy the best of both worlds ? being at the cutting edge of technology and seeing their work deliver real benefits to consumers. We bring great ideas to life through our consumer insight and brand innovation. Unilever scientists and engineers continuously explore and develop our capacity to meet consumer needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care.