Pros
Great career progression through the UFLP, though there are complaints that progression to management is constrained to those who are in the program. Not 100% true, but certainly the perception. Fantastic 401(k) match Generally great coworkers - high trust in direct line management, though very low trust in top-level leadership with respect to employee development and wellbeing. Commitment to using 100% PCR in their packaging, which is cool. Also great work streams in using diverse suppliers (women-owned, POC, etc.)
Cons
My time with Unilever is a tale of two parts - before the Kraft bid, and after. Before, Unilever was an incredible place to work. I looked forward to going to work each day. After the bid, extreme cost cutting measures were put in place. At first this was not done at the expense of employees, but shareholders are quite greedy - especially when UL can’t clock in more than 2% growth in North America. If you can’t put up the numbers on the top line, you best believe shareholders will demand it come from the bottom. Almost half of my 4-year tenure was spent double or triple hatting due to the company hiring freezes, the end of which was always a mystery due to VP-level’s opaque leadership style. No transparency. Just demands to root cause every small hit to customer service that occurs. If you love pointing fingers and root causing every aspect of your existence, then Unilever supply chain is a great career choice for you. Depressing office. All desks are “hot desks” so that there is no personal touch whatsoever since no personal affects can be left overnight. EC’s Culture is bleak, and will get worse when they cram Logisitics in with Planning after closing the Shelton office and outsourcing Customer Service to a subpar 3rd party in India. Marketing will 100% use supply chain as their scapegoat as to why they can’t grow their brands, so have fun in any cross functional arguments—I mean—workstreams.