Manager, Business Model Innovation (remote optional)

Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Position Summary

Nestle USA is seeking a highly motivated Business Model Innovation Programs Manager to partner with innovation, commercial and cross-functional teams to discover insights, develop market and business hypotheses, build prototypes and experiments, and validate assumptions through piloting/partnering with target customers, leading to commercializing breakthrough new growth avenues that deliver incremental sources of long-term growth

Strategy, Insight, and Ideation

Understand market dynamics competitive activity, key jobs-to-be-done, & whitespace opportunities in Personalized Nutrition to identify and analyze disruption opportunities
Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple functions at Nestle USA, Nestle Health Science, and global teams to build a Personalized Nutrition strategy that will articulate business model innovation pipeline for next 3-5 years.
Develop the economic/business model and craft the investment thesis
Develop pitch decks to socialize the business plan with NUSA executives and BU sponsors
Own the development of project guidelines, contingency plans, objectives, and deliverables

Commercialization and In-Market Driver

Develop implementation plans, with concrete activities and success indicators, to deliver against identified strategies
Scope design strategy and design research engagements to address a business need
Lead synthesis of research, developing engaging insights, narratives and strategic frameworks
Collaborate with commercial teams, consumer insights and R&D to establish the strategy & execution
Scout, identify, and pilot new capabilities in support of driving win-win solutions for NUSA and external partners
Be hands-on and lead early-on experimentation and validation of new opportunities
Facilitate brainstorming, customer co-creation workshops, sprints, and ideation workshops to create and evaluate new and innovative business models.
Accelerate the development and testing of new, innovative solutions through visualizations, prototypes, and Minimally Viable Products (MVP's)

Communications and Culture Enabler

Work around constraints and barriers with a “what if” and “why should we” mind-set to synthesize possible solutions and help incubate
Work closely with functions across the value chain, including but not exclusively with the Digital Acceleration Team, Supply Chain, Technical and Manufacturing, and Sales functions
Deploy a proactive mindset and attitude to establish relationships and collaborate across the Personalized Nutrition space and the larger Nestle ecosystem to identify opportunities for disruptive innovation
Build relationships with internal stakeholders and functions as a knowledge base and resource for strategy, commercial and innovation teams

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 7+ Years’ Experience
5+ years min experience in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and/or Venture Investment
Experience working in an innovation and/or strategy role in a large organization and/or in a human centered design-thinking innovation team
Managed business development partnerships with external partners, identifying clear joint value propositions, business case development, and commercialization for innovation initiatives
Proven track record of taking ideas all the way from concept to product launch through to market traction
Experience having worked in Nutrition preferred
Project management experience
Has thrived with ambiguity and uncertainty in an entrepreneurial setting and has managed rapid change
Proven results track record

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.

The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Position Summary

Nestle USA is seeking a highly motivated Business Model Innovation Programs Manager to partner with innovation, commercial and cross-functional teams to discover insights, develop market and business hypotheses, build prototypes and experiments, and validate assumptions through piloting/partnering with target customers, leading to commercializing breakthrough new growth avenues that deliver incremental sources of long-term growth

Strategy, Insight, and Ideation

Understand market dynamics competitive activity, key jobs-to-be-done, & whitespace opportunities in Personalized Nutrition to identify and analyze disruption opportunities
Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple functions at Nestle USA, Nestle Health Science, and global teams to build a Personalized Nutrition strategy that will articulate business model innovation pipeline for next 3-5 years.
Develop the economic/business model and craft the investment thesis
Develop pitch decks to socialize the business plan with NUSA executives and BU sponsors
Own the development of project guidelines, contingency plans, objectives, and deliverables

Commercialization and In-Market Driver

Develop implementation plans, with concrete activities and success indicators, to deliver against identified strategies
Scope design strategy and design research engagements to address a business need
Lead synthesis of research, developing engaging insights, narratives and strategic frameworks
Collaborate with commercial teams, consumer insights and R&D to establish the strategy & execution
Scout, identify, and pilot new capabilities in support of driving win-win solutions for NUSA and external partners
Be hands-on and lead early-on experimentation and validation of new opportunities
Facilitate brainstorming, customer co-creation workshops, sprints, and ideation workshops to create and evaluate new and innovative business models.
Accelerate the development and testing of new, innovative solutions through visualizations, prototypes, and Minimally Viable Products (MVP's)

Communications and Culture Enabler

Work around constraints and barriers with a “what if” and “why should we” mind-set to synthesize possible solutions and help incubate
Work closely with functions across the value chain, including but not exclusively with the Digital Acceleration Team, Supply Chain, Technical and Manufacturing, and Sales functions
Deploy a proactive mindset and attitude to establish relationships and collaborate across the Personalized Nutrition space and the larger Nestle ecosystem to identify opportunities for disruptive innovation
Build relationships with internal stakeholders and functions as a knowledge base and resource for strategy, commercial and innovation teams

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 7+ Years’ Experience
5+ years min experience in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and/or Venture Investment
Experience working in an innovation and/or strategy role in a large organization and/or in a human centered design-thinking innovation team
Managed business development partnerships with external partners, identifying clear joint value propositions, business case development, and commercialization for innovation initiatives
Proven track record of taking ideas all the way from concept to product launch through to market traction
Experience having worked in Nutrition preferred
Project management experience
Has thrived with ambiguity and uncertainty in an entrepreneurial setting and has managed rapid change
Proven results track record

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.

The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

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