Position Snapshot

Nestle UK & I

Direct to Consumer Manager - 12 months FTC

Gatwick  (Hybrid working – approx. 2 flexible days a week in our fantastic office)

Level 4

Salary up to £70,000 depending on experience + 17% car allowance plus potential bonus and fantastic benefits including , 12 flexible days in addition to holiday entitlement

We are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to use during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you.

Position Summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a talented Direct to Consumer Manager to join our team for a period of 12 months.

You will lead Direct To Consumer and Digital Commerce for Nestlé UK&I to drive significant growth for the business.  You will lead the deployment of a best in class DTC End to End solution and operating model that enables our categories to win.   

A day in the life of...

In this role you will:

• Lead a cross-functional team of experts across IT, People, Data & Analytics, Supply Chain Marketing etc to build the best solution in house for Nestlé to deliver on our growth ambitions

Support the newly acquired businesses by creating a model to enable efficiencies by sharing resources and expertise

• Collaborate with the categories to ensure that the solution(s) and model fits their needs in the UK&I
• Develop and shape workstreams with Global and Zone to ensure that we leverage all of the shared resources
• Build a DTC capability plan to drive the right mindset and culture as well as skills
• Lead the DTC Community in sharing best practice and networking
• Manage existing UK relationships with DTC suppliers eg THG, Shopify to to ensure high quality performance/service and competitive benchmarking. 
• Lead the initiatives for Digital Commerce with marketing partners like Facebook, Google, eRetail agencies and eCommerce teams to ensure integrated planning

What will make you successful

The successful candidate will have experience in & a proven track record of working in a Direct to Consumer Business.  You will have a background in leadership within growth marketing and able to demonstrate a strategic mindset.

You will also have:

• Senior experience within a Direct To Consumer business
• Ability to influence key stakeholder both internally and externally
• Experience at managing complex projects
• Entrepreneurial thinker with a daring mind-set
• High tenacity to drive forward change
• Agency management experience 

What you need to know...

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is 11th March 2022

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers.  That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.  Be yourself, everyone else is taken!

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. The successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK during the recruitment process. We have assessed this role and it could be applicable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and you are unable to gain this independently, we may be able to provide sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in line with the Home office guidelines. We encourage you to review the UK Home Office guidelines ahead of submitting a job application to review whether you meet the eligibility criteria under the Skilled Worker route and understand the immigration fees that you would be responsible for when making a visa application. If you require sponsorship, please discuss this with us as part of the recruitment process.