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Unilever Australia and New Zealand

4.2
  • 50,000 - 100,000 employees

Unilever Future Leaders Programme (Jan 2026)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • New South Wales

      Sydney

Location

Sydney

Opening in 4 months

Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeGraduate Job or Program
  • SalaryAUD 70,000 - 80,000 / Year
  • Additional benefitsplus Superannuation
  • Number of vacancies1-4 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 30 Jul 2025
  • Start dateStart date 25 Jan 2026

On any given day, 2.5 billion people globally use Unilever products to feel good, look good and get more out of life. Many of our brands are well-known, household staples and old-time favourites including Dove, Rexona, Lynx, Vaseline, OMO/Persil, Surf, TRESemmรฉ, Continental, Ben & Jerryโ€™s and Streets.

We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business. It goes back to the days of our founder William Lever, who launched the worldโ€™s first purposeful brand, Sunlight Soap more than 100 years ago, and itโ€™s at the heart of how we run our company today. In 2022 Unilever Australia & New Zealand became a Certified B Corporationโ„ข (B Corp), joining a growing network of organisations committed to galvanising a stronger, more inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy for all.

A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity and is pioneering flexibility. Thereโ€™s no better time to join our team!

Key Features of the Program:

  • Hands-on experience in business challenges
  • Work with experts across multiple disciplines
  • Any discipline is welcome
  • Duration: 2-year program
  • Location: Australia โ€“ Sydney base

What do we look for?

  • People skills are essential. We look for people with ambition, an interest in business and the courage to offer creative insights and execute change.
  • Individuals who can build relationships and have a talent in influencing and negotiation go a long way.
  • Individuals who are resilient, resourceful, have strong analytical and communication skills and a passion for the winning.
  • Bachelorโ€™s Degree in any fields of study.

Our Future Leaders Program

The Unilever Future Leaders Programme is about developing tomorrowโ€™s leaders, today.

We offer world-class development opportunities in a fast-paced, challenging work environment. That means you'll learn from the best, both internally and externally; inspiring leaders and colleagues to support your professional and personal growth. As well as learning on the job, you'll have access to many carefully selected learning programmes to build fundamental leadership and business skills.

You'll need to be focused and ambitious to get where you want, identifying opportunities and taking responsibility for your own development.

What we need from you

We are looking for highly talented motivated individuals, hungry for a challenge and ready to significantly contribute towards the success of the Unilever team for this business area. We will accept applications from any discipline. We require you to have working rights in Australia and/or New Zealand to be eligible.

If you have any questions about your application or if you require special arrangements/reasonable adjustments to be made to complete any part of the application process, please contact the Graduate Recruitment Team at ANZ.Talent@Unilever.com .

Life at Unilever is a lot of fun โ€“ just like our application process! Check out what you'll experience when you apply for one of our Unilever Future Leaders Programs.

Pre-register now to be notified when applications open. 

The core of Unileverโ€™s culture is captured as Human, Purposeful, Accountable. You will be joining a dynamic, flexible, and inspiring work environment that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. This is your opportunity to be part of a purpose-led business and a global community where you can progress your career both locally and internationally.

This is a great opportunity to work within an iconic and global organisation. We have gained our reputation as one of the world's most admired employers by providing an environment where individuals can achieve their goals, both professionally and personally.

Make no mistake we expect a lot from our people as they do of us. So, if you can rise to the challenge, don't waste any time - apply now!
If you require reasonable adjustments for the application and recruitment process, please advise us on ANZ.talent@unilever.com.

Unilever is an organization committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities.

This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Mฤori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities. Interested in learning more, check out our Reconciliation Action Plan and Workplace Adjustment Policy on the Unilever webpage.

At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their โ€˜Whole Selfโ€™ to work and this includes you! We encourage you to advise us at the time of your application if you require any reasonable adjustment so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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Australia
Australian Citizen โ€ข Australian Permanent Resident โ€ข International Student/Graduate Visa โ€ข Australian Work Visa (All Other)
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New Zealand
New Zealand Citizen โ€ข New Zealand Permanent Resident

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Bachelor or higher
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    New Zealand Citizen
  • Study fields
    Business & Management
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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Reviews

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Graduate
Sydney
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7 months ago

I am currently in digital in the ManEx department. My day to day is working on a digital project - creating dashboards to visualize data coming through from the factory.

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Graduate
Sydney
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7 months ago

Everyday looks different. I do however have a lot of autonomy and trust to complete a range of tasks on my own, and make key decision on influence to the business. I work collaboratively with supply chain, marketing and customer teams to make sure we have product in the right paces, the right prices and correct positions.

user
Graduate
Sydney
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7 months ago

Overall satisfied with the level of responsibility and accountability I hold; however tasks can be quite adhoc.

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About the employer

Unilever logo

Unilever ANZ

Rating

4.2

Number of employees

50,000 - 100,000 employees

Industries

Retail & Consumer Goods

Join one of the biggest, global FMCG's and start a career with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture which embraces diversity.

Pros and cons of working at Unilever ANZ

Pros

  • Flexible 4-day work week. Wide breadth of knowledge and experience to learn from. Supportive and genuine company culture.

  • The people. There are so many key influential people who constantly drive learning, development, support and fun to make the workplace such a positive place to be, and an ideal environment for early careers.

  • The flexibility, the people are kind and helpful, lots of opportunity to learn and grow.

  • Flexibility - 4 Day Work Week trial People - friendly and always willing to help Rewards - testing new products, discounts for our products and eating ice-cream!

  • In the office, the culture is good. With people very friendly and always willing to help. Also in-office benefits like ice cream, so people sometimes take breaks together and get ice cream.

Cons

    • Lack of succession planning for roles (no handover documents).

    • Sometimes things can be slow to get done, very complicated system process and approval processes.

    • Training and development by line managers. As the business is lean, line managers are often stretched with limited time to grow the upcoming generation.

    • Work can be stressful. There is always a mountain of work to get done - and everyone holds themselves to a very high standard.

    • Being placed far away from where I live. Long commute