CBD Digitalization & Analytics Assistant Manager - Arabia

We are looking for an Assistant Manager – Data & BI to own and operate the commercial data, business intelligence and analytics ecosystem for Unilever Arabia's Customer Business Development function.

The role covers 6 GCC markets, 45+ retail customers and all business groups.

You will be responsible for the full data lifecycle — data ingestion, ETL, data modelling and master data — and for turning that data into reliable dashboards, automated reporting and commercial insights.

You will analyse growth, market share, pricing and customer performance, run deep dives, and support Joint Business Planning and business reviews.

This is a hands-on role with team leadership responsibility.

You will partner with CBDs and CSPs, and lead a small team of analysts.

What Will be Your Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain a high-volume data estate of 1,700+ daily, weekly and monthly files

• Cover 15+ data domains, including sell-in, sell-out (EPOS), distribution, trade stock, execution and syndicated market data

• Support 6 GCC markets, 45+ retail customers and all business groups

• Run BI platforms used by 300+ business users and live trackers used by 100+ field sales users

• Lead a team of up to 6 analysts Role scope and complexity This role offers broad, end-to-end ownership across the commercial data landscape:

• Breadth of data – many sources, formats and refresh cycles across retailers, distributors, internal systems and syndicated providers, all integrated into one regional view.

• Depth of technical work – from data pipelines and data models through Power BI administration, automation and machine learning.

• Regional impact – the data and dashboards managed in this role support commercial planning and decisions across all markets and business groups.

• Continuous development – new data sources, markets, KPIs and business needs are added regularly, so the role combines steady operations with ongoing build work.