Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Position Snapshot

Location: La Tour-de-Peilz

Company: Nestlé Suisse S.A.

Act. Rate: 80% - 100%

Type of contract: Permanent contract

What we offer at Nestlé

Flexible combination of office-based and remote work. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you!

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development through mentoring, developing, upskilling, and reskilling

Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces to connect, collaborate, celebrate, and create

Dynamic, diverse, and inclusive international working environment

Attractive additional advantages such as “dogs at work”, mobility plan and more

Position Summary

At Nestlé Suisse S.A. we believe that the future of work is all about Human Relations, and that's why we place our employees at the heart of everything we do. We offer an environment where we embrace winning the hearts and minds of people, demonstrate resilience, and equip our employees to drive their personal health and well-being. But that's not all - we also offer the opportunity to dare, to provide inspiration, innovate, and instil a willingness to be ambitious, take risks, and embrace change.

Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and be part of an agile, dynamic, and caring workplace where you can make a difference.

As a Junior Category Development Manager Garden Gourmet, you can build and grow our famous plant-based Nestlé brand in out-of-home (OOH) with our customers. You can contribute to Garden Gourmet’s geographical expansion beyond Switzerland by developing and being responsible for brand/category strategy and execution based on Strategic Business Unit (SBU) and regional priorities as well as Nestlé Professional Switzerland and Austria Food overall objectives and strategy. You will ensure the implementation of a Brand Road Map in line with the local food strategy & drive and deliver the local KPIs for the brand and its categories being responsible for and through flawless execution of brand road map. The gastronomy is currently evolving rapidly, giving the opportunity to win with new, innovative concepts and business models. Shape the future of Garden Gourmet in this fast-changing out-of-home environment and participate to the growth and success of Nestlé Professional.

A Day in the Life of a Junior Category Development Manager Garden Gourmet

• Propose optimizations for product portfolio, considering the customer needs, market potential, competitors and financial performance.

• Ensure efficient and correct (according to the processes) launch of Innovation & Renovation (I&R) from ideation to post-launch including a sound business concept and involving all necessary stakeholders (Marketing/sales/agencies/etc).

• Develop and implement commercial annual brand plan following ICP (Integrated Commercial Plan) process to develop communication, promotion, and I&R plan in alignment with sales.

• Lead digital communication plan for Garden Gourmet across all digital touchpoints together with Digital Manager: owned assets (website, social media), search (SEO), paid media, e-commerce (e-content, e-retailer search).

• Participate actively in the category planning process (demand- and supply-planning).

• Manage the categories' performance (margin control and value chain management).

What will make you successful

• First experience in Marketing/Brand Management or Category Development.

• Ability to analyze, interpret and react to real time trends and commercial figures incl. P&L, and ability to identify competitive advantage and gaps.

• Previous experience in B2B / working closely with a Field Sales Force as advantage.

• Flexibility and adaptability with an entrepreneurial mindset (creative thinking and innovation).

• Project management skills.

• Fluent in German and English, French is a plus.

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com .

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.