Senior Manager Consumer Engagement Services

Nestlé; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Nestlé USA is seeking a Senior Manager for Consumer Engagement Services (CES). The role translates consumer-experience strategy into high-quality, multi-channel execution and partners across Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, and external providers.

You will shape Voice of the Consumer insights, oversee CES operations, analytics, and crisis response while advancing AI-enabled engagement. The ideal candidate combines enterprise thinking with execution discipline, vendor influence, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Psychology, or related field.
• 5+ years of leadership in Consumer Affairs/Engagement or related field; CPG experience preferred.
• Proven success leading teams and outsourcing service providers.
• Experience with CRM, contact-center platforms; familiarity with Salesforce Service Cloud, Amazon Connect, Sprinklr a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall consumer engagement strategy across channels and translate priorities into plans.
• Lead Consumer Engagement and Consumer Care operations, including performance, quality, escalations, and financials.
• Mine consumer interactions for themes and translate into insights for various teams.
• Translate consumer data into recurring insights, trend reporting, and actionable recommendations.
• Drive AI-enabled consumer engagement and omnichannel expansion.
• Ensure CES practices meet quality, governance, and compliance standards.

Skills

Enterprise thinker

Consumer analytics

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce Service Cloud

Amazon Connect

Sprinklr

Job description

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow.

At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Consumer Engagement Services (CES) is responsible for translating Nestlé USA’s consumer experience strategy into consistent, high-quality execution across traditional, digital, social, chat, mobile, and emerging AI-enabled channels. This leader helps shape how the organization listens to, responds to, and acts on the Voice of the Consumer (VoC), converting consumer feedback into insights and actions that strengthen brand experience, product quality, risk management, and business performance.

The role serves as a strategic partner to Nestlé USA divisions and cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, and TAG partners. The Senior Manager oversees key elements of the CES operating model, outsourced service-provider performance, quality calibration, consumer satisfaction, complaint reduction, analytics, and executive escalations. This leader also plays an important role in crisis and recall response and supports the continued evolution of CES technology, reporting, and omni-channel capabilities.

The ideal candidate is an enterprise-minded consumer experience leader who combines strong execution discipline with sound judgment, vendor influence, analytical capability, and the ability to remain calm and accountable in high-stakes situations. The role leads through both direct management and cross-functional influence, developing CES talent while building strong partnerships across divisions and external service providers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own the overall consumer engagement strategy and establish the capability to turn consumer interactions into actionable intelligence for the business, translating enterprise priorities into clear plans, governance, standards, measures, and ways of working.
• Lead Consumer Engagement and Consumer Care operations, owning the day-to-day consumer experience across phone, email, chat, social, and other channels, including partner performance, service levels, quality, escalations, financial performance, and continuous improvement.
• Voice of the Consumer and consumer intelligence, systematically mining consumer interactions, identifying emerging themes, and connecting those signals with broader CMI, social, eCommerce, and behavioral data.
• Lead Consumer Experience and Insights analysts in translating consumer-contact data into recurring insights, trend reporting, and actionable recommendations for Brand, CMI, Quality, Innovation, Commercial, Regulatory, TAG, and other business teams.
• AI and digital consumer engagement lead, building the next generation of consumer engagement through AI, automation, intelligent routing, self-service, scalable analysis of consumer interactions, and continued omnichannel expansion.
• Ensure CES practices support Nestlé SA Consumer Complaint Handling requirements and all applicable quality, governance, and compliance standards.
• Manage executive-level consumer escalations and provide calm, decisive leadership during complex consumer issues, recalls, reputational events, and other crisis situations.
• Partner with global CES leaders and communities to help shape and influence enterprise vision, strategy, standards, service models, and technology platforms.
• Provide disciplined budget management and financial stewardship for assigned CES activities and partner relationships.

Skills & Competencies

• Enterprise end-to-end thinker who connects consumer experience strategy to brand, quality, risk, and business priorities.
• Deep understanding of consumer affairs, consumer experience, and outsourced contact-center operations.
• Strong command of consumer analytics, reporting, trend interpretation, and the translation of insights into action.
• Proven ability to manage vendor performance through clear expectations, governance, influence, and accountability.
• Knowledge of contact-center quality practices, complaint handling, consumer satisfaction principles.
• Strong storytelling and communication skills, with experience influencing senior stakeholders through datadriven narratives
• Excellent stakeholder-management skills and the ability to lead through influence across a matrixed organization.
• Change leadership capability and comfort operating in transformation environments with evolving processes, technology, and service models.
• Ability to push past obstacles, overcome objections, and build advocacy with internal stakeholders.
• Commitment to building team capability, providing clear feedback, and developing a strong succession pipeline.
• Strong project-management, financial-management, and continuous-improvement skills.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Psychology, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in Consumer Affairs/Engagement, Consumer Experience, or a related field; experience in consumer-packaged goods is preferred.
• Proven success leading and developing teams and building capability.
• Experience managing outsourced service providers, enterprise vendors, service-level performance, quality, and financial outcomes.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, IT, and other business partners.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex consumer issues and perform effectively in high-pressure, crisis, recall, or reputational-risk situations.
• Experience using consumer insights, analytics, and reporting to influence business decisions and continuous improvement.
• Experience with CRM, contact-center, social engagement, and reporting platforms; familiarity with Salesforce Service Cloud, Amazon Connect, Sprinklr, and AI-enabled services is preferred.
• Knowledge of consumer complaint-handling, quality, governance, and compliance practices.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence senior leaders, external partners, and stakeholders across a matrixed enterprise.

LocationSalary Solon$120k$170kArlington$140k$190k

Salary: $120,000.00 to $170,000.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility: Yes

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a comprehensive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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