Duncan Sherwood

Establish and support global brand structural innovations and initiatives for the Skin Care category. Lead design efforts by coordinating strategies with senior Brand, Packaging, Supply Chain leadership and other cross-functionals. Collaborate closely with design colleagues in Shanghai, China. Facilitate workshops, discussions and strategies with project team members to define the opportunity areas that "build brand love" with our consumers. These strategies help to create complete holistic brand experiences that build equity and brand recognition while reducing risk, cost and development time. Continue to build and develop design team capabilities, manage external development partners and agencies while maintaining Best Practice and established Ways of Working.

Establish project design development strategies and manage global structural design initiatives for Spreads and Dressings, Savoury, Ice Cream, Beverages and Food Solutions categories. Other responsibilities include shaping of project timelines with Category Packaging Directors, defining opportunity areas to build holistic consumer experiences with cross-functional teams, vetting and managing external design agencies, facilitating workshops and maintaining Best Practice and Ways of Working alignment. Additional responsibilities include sitting on Design Strategic Leadership Committee with other global Design Partners, Directors and Packaging VP to shape functional WoW and cross-category capability.

Assist team members and external development partners with extensive knowledge of product design and development process, design management skills, IP creation and specification, opportunity scoping, design strategy, facilitation and brief creation. Additional responsibilities included vetting and hiring design and engineering agencies, maintaining proper communication between Unilever and agencies, managing output and collaboration of partner agencies, concept and design development, prototype fabrication, utilizing design thinking to leverage internal design resources and capabilities to add value while offsetting development time and cost.