Senior Brand Innovation Manager

Nestlé SA; Bridgewater Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Brand Marketer, where your passion for health and wellness will drive innovation in consumer healthcare. This dynamic role involves leading brand strategies for iconic products, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and shaping the future of nutrition. You will build pipelines that deliver growth and meet consumer needs, all while working in a supportive environment that values professional development. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a high-growth segment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Performance-based incentives

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Brand Marketing and Product Innovation.
• Experience in consumer packaged goods innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovation strategy for high growth brands.
• Develop new product concepts and commercialization strategies.

Skills

Brand Marketing

New Product Innovation

Financial Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Analytic Thinking

Project Management

Strategic Thinking

Oral and Written Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing

MBA

Job description

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At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life, Nature's Bounty, Vital Proteins, Orgain, Nuun, BOOST, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Peptamen, Compleat Organic Blends, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Nestle Health Science Innovation team is searching for a self-motivated, experienced Senior Brand Marketer with expertise in developing and marketing CPG and/or consumer healthcare brands.The right candidate will also be passionate about health, wellness, and nutrition and will want to use that passion everyday building brands for Nestle Health Science and improving the lives of the people we serve. The Senior Brand Innovation Manager is an impactful and dynamic brand management position in a high growth segment of the business.

The Senior Brand Innovation Manager will lead and deliver the innovation strategy across the largest, high growth brands within the US Holistic Health portfolio, including iconic consumer brands like Nature’s Bounty and BOOST, by building white space opportunities and by capturing channel and customer priorities. This role will partner extensively with high functioning cross-functional teams to define and execute all elements of innovation strategies from concept to commercialization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build and commercialize 3-5 year innovation pipelines that deliver incremental sales growth and achieve financial objectives. Lead short-term opportunity development and execution, and long-term strategic innovation planning, across key Holistic Health brands and benefit spaces aligning with brand positioning, value proposition and consumer demand space mapping.
• Lead the analysis and identification of new whitespace innovation opportunities and benefit spaces. Work closely with the R&D team to assess viability and feasibility and develop new product concepts that will fulfill unmet consumer needs and drive differentiation and incremental growth.
• Partner with Consumer Insights and Data Analytics teams to identify omnichannel category and consumer trends and build and action learning plans from early consumer understanding to new product concept development to opportunity sizing through consumer validation.
• Lead new products through stage gate approval process with Project Management team from concept through commercialization including product design (formulation, format, flavor profile, etc) packaging structure and graphics.
• Partner with Medical, Regulatory, and Legal partners to develop differentiated new product claims and claim support strategy.
• Partner with Sales Strategy to develop pricing strategy, distribution targets, volume builds and strong sales story, including presentation materials to achieve retailer commitment.
• Support development of launch communication plans with Brand Experience team with compelling insights and strong storytelling.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 7 years of combined experience across Brand Marketing and New Product Innovation with a focus on building brands and driving the business through financial and P&L management.
• Proven success in delivering consumer packaged goods innovation and developing 3-5 innovation strategies.
• Bachelor's Degree in marketing or related field required; MBA preferred.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Strong cross-functional collaboration and leadership through product development and commercialization.
• Proven ability to analyze the business and category trends and develop strategies and marketing programs that have driven business results.
• Strong leadership, analytic skillset, planning, communication, and presentation skills.
• Oral and Written Communication Skills; ease presenting ideas & recommendations to senior leadership.
• Analytic Thinking, Project Management, and Strong time management skills.
• Strategic Thinking and Key Issue/Opportunity Analysis.
• Innate creative thinking and problem solving capabilities.
• Ability to exhibit professionalism across the organization.
• Passion for the health and wellness space.

This position will be either a remote or hybrid role based on the selected candidate’s geographic location. Preference will be given to applicants who live within a commutable distance of Bridgewater, NJ, Chicago, IL, Palm Beach Gardens, FL or Long Island, NY.

Theapproximate payrange for this position is $160,000 to $200,000.Please note that thepay rangeprovided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and acompetitive total rewards package, which includes a401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range ofother benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may varydepending on the position. Learn more atAbout Us |Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com ).

Requisition ID:351391

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

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Bridgewater, NJ, US, 08807 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US, 33410 Bohemia, NY, US, 11716 Chicago, IL, US, 60623