CMI Manager

Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) is a leading global breakfast cereal company and the maker of Nestlé breakfast cereals, including global favourites such as NESQUIK®,FITNESS®, CHEERIOS® and CHOCAPIC®. With more than 50 brands to suit all ages and lifestyles, we strive to make breakfast better with convenient, tasty and nutritious food that helps people start their day in the best possible way.

Position Snapshot

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Company: Nestle, Cereal Partners Worldwide
Act. Rate: Full-Time 100% Act. Rate
Type of contact: Permanent contract
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

Position Summary

As a CMI Manager, you will lead the discovery of consumer, cultural, category and competitive insights to identify opportunities for CPW Global brands and/or the CPW Portfolio communication. In this position, you will manage our Future Breakfast Club - consumer ongoing panel across the Globe and work on the enhancement of the research tools. You will be responsible for the relationship and negotiations with the supplier as well as for running big strategic projects for the company at Global level.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

A Day in the Life of a CMI Manager

Use multiple research techniques and creative, new techniques to uncover insights that can be applied to the brands. Identify insights for the development of line extensions on these brands and for the portfolio of brands
Contribute to a system for aggregating, filtering, and synthesizing relevant consumer learning from multiple sources (custom research, trends, social media listening insights, etc.) and sharing across CPW and with the immediate team.
Managing research vendors to conduct research and synthesizing learning into concise learning summary and then presenting results to team
Participate, lead and influence team discussions to bring the voice of the consumer into consideration and decision making
Work with the brand team to develop a pipeline of ideas that support the brand strategy and brand-new innovation
Lead and contribute to strategic development of brand NPD, identify opportunities, contribute creatively, through new product ideation and deliver consumer learning to develop all elements of the total product offering
Lead the online consumer community across the globe

What will make you successful

Strong track record in agile Innovation Development as well as several years of experience in the application of behavioral science to create actionable insights
Professional Insights Mastery: in-depth experience in qualitative and quantitative research tools and techniques
Strong FMCG background working on the client side
Experience in running projects across multiple countries and ability to work well with cross-functional teams
Strategic thinking and analytical skills combined with a strong business acumen
Strong investigation, synthesis, influence, and communication skills
Ability to bring consumer insights into the team and effectively recommend how the business should apply the insights
Fluent in English, additional languages are a plus

Established in 1990, CPW is a long-standing partnership between Nestlé and General Mills, bringing together the world-class capabilities of both companies. Headquartered in Switzerland, CPW has a strong global network with 4,600 employees, 17 factories, four R&D centres and sales teams in more than 130 markets. Want to learn more? Visit www.nestle-cereals.com.

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.

Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) is a leading global breakfast cereal company and the maker of Nestlé breakfast cereals, including global favourites such as NESQUIK®,FITNESS®, CHEERIOS® and CHOCAPIC®. With more than 50 brands to suit all ages and lifestyles, we strive to make breakfast better with convenient, tasty and nutritious food that helps people start their day in the best possible way.

Position Snapshot

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Company: Nestle, Cereal Partners Worldwide
Act. Rate: Full-Time 100% Act. Rate
Type of contact: Permanent contract
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

Position Summary

As a CMI Manager, you will lead the discovery of consumer, cultural, category and competitive insights to identify opportunities for CPW Global brands and/or the CPW Portfolio communication. In this position, you will manage our Future Breakfast Club - consumer ongoing panel across the Globe and work on the enhancement of the research tools. You will be responsible for the relationship and negotiations with the supplier as well as for running big strategic projects for the company at Global level.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

A Day in the Life of a CMI Manager

Use multiple research techniques and creative, new techniques to uncover insights that can be applied to the brands. Identify insights for the development of line extensions on these brands and for the portfolio of brands
Contribute to a system for aggregating, filtering, and synthesizing relevant consumer learning from multiple sources (custom research, trends, social media listening insights, etc.) and sharing across CPW and with the immediate team.
Managing research vendors to conduct research and synthesizing learning into concise learning summary and then presenting results to team
Participate, lead and influence team discussions to bring the voice of the consumer into consideration and decision making
Work with the brand team to develop a pipeline of ideas that support the brand strategy and brand-new innovation
Lead and contribute to strategic development of brand NPD, identify opportunities, contribute creatively, through new product ideation and deliver consumer learning to develop all elements of the total product offering
Lead the online consumer community across the globe

What will make you successful

Strong track record in agile Innovation Development as well as several years of experience in the application of behavioral science to create actionable insights
Professional Insights Mastery: in-depth experience in qualitative and quantitative research tools and techniques
Strong FMCG background working on the client side
Experience in running projects across multiple countries and ability to work well with cross-functional teams
Strategic thinking and analytical skills combined with a strong business acumen
Strong investigation, synthesis, influence, and communication skills
Ability to bring consumer insights into the team and effectively recommend how the business should apply the insights
Fluent in English, additional languages are a plus

Established in 1990, CPW is a long-standing partnership between Nestlé and General Mills, bringing together the world-class capabilities of both companies. Headquartered in Switzerland, CPW has a strong global network with 4,600 employees, 17 factories, four R&D centres and sales teams in more than 130 markets. Want to learn more? Visit www.nestle-cereals.com.

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.

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