Global Head of Coffee Excellence

Nestlé Nespresso SA

Romont (FR)

On-site

CHF 250,000 - 380,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Nestlé Nespresso SA in Romont/Vevey, Switzerland, seeks a Global Head of Coffee to lead end-to-end coffee R&D and define the future of premium coffee experiences. You will unite science, consumer insight and business ambition, overseeing a multidisciplinary Coffee and Sensory Organisation across B2C and B2B platforms, and embedding coffee excellence throughout Nespresso, in boutiques and beyond.

You will be the highest coffee authority, championing Coffee Excellence, forging strategic

Qualifications

Demonstrated end-to-end expertise in coffee R&D across origin, agronomy, green coffee, transformation, roasting, extraction, sensory science, and product experience.
Visionary and strategic thinking, with the ability to connect emerging science, consumer needs and business opportunities into a compelling long-term direction.
A strong record of turning science and technology into distinctive, premium experiences and scalable commercial outcomes.
Leadership of world-class specialists through purpose, trust and clarity, creating high performance without micromanagement.
Excellent communication, fluency in English, influencing senior stakeholders with purpose, trust, clarity and sound judgement.
Commercial courage to prioritize investment, challenge established thinking, manage trade-offs and stop work that will not create sufficient value.
Bringing WE CAN mindset to life through collaboration, courage, speed and continuous learning, while driving performance with respect and care at the foundation.

Responsibilities

Set the global Coffee R&D vision and strategy, translating it into technology roadmaps, investment priorities and portfolio choices that shape our long-term competitive advantage.
Mobilise the Nestlé coffee R&D network, from plant science and agronomy to transformation, roasting and sensory, behind Nespresso's coffee ambition.
Shape the coffee innovation portfolio across Nespresso's evolving B2C and B2B platforms, making decisive choices on value, risk, quality, investment and speed.
Be the voice of the consumer coffee experience in critical end-to-end decisions, defining the principles of coffee and sensory excellence and ensuring cost, operational and sustainability choices strengthen Nespresso’s quality & distinctiveness.
Forge strategic partnerships that accelerate scientific breakthroughs and deliver measurable impact across the organisation.
Build & lead a world class multidisciplinary Coffee and Sensory organisation, building the talent, capabilities and accountability needed to deliver at scale.
Embed coffee excellence throughout Nespresso and serve as its highest coffee authority externally, bringing our expertise to life with internal colleagues, in our boutiques and across industry, academia, media and thought leadership.