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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.

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Nestlé Coffee Partners is on a mission to elevate how our consumers experience coffee. With brands like Starbucks and Seattle’s Best Coffee our diverse product portfolio is brimming with rich and fulfilling opportunities for motivated individuals passionate about sharing their love of coffee and the moments it creates. Across our organization, we’re creating a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Together, we’ll brew remarkable things.

The Senior Brand Manager, will lead a team of strategic brand professionals driving comprehensive management of the P&L.  This role will drive the development and planning of consumer, customer & market led category, product and marketing strategies and plans for our multi-brand portfolio generating sales to deliver annual operating goals exceeding $700M.  Responsibilities include portfolio, B2B & B2C marketing planning and management including brand & promotional planning and portfolio optimization to stay ahead of consumers and the marketplace.

• Ability to set performance targets and drive promotional/category level performance of marketing activities, enhancing Solutions Lab category and product performance.
• Improve and enhance capabilities in data-led assessment, leading the development of strategic plans grounded in customer/consumer insights.
• Represent the Solutions Lab organization to establish the plan roadmap, critical strategies to win and best practices to optimize ways of working.
• Establish and lead implementation of marketing learnings and insights that aid continuous improvement, driving prioritization and/or course corrections to existing strategies as needed.
• Lead NCP SL development and performance culture building functional capability, foster collaboration, team work and performance excellence.
• Serve as primary lead to balancing and maintaining critical external partnership and vendors including Starbucks and creative agency relationships with Nestle business strategies.

Planning and Leadership - Developing strategic and operational plans for the work group, managing execution and measuring results:

• Collaborates with cross-functional brand team, channel development, operations, sales and other critical business partners to build, deliver and drive results of planned programs.
• Drive and manage team delivery of flawless end to end project management via close collaboration with a wide range of cross-functional teams
• Effectively tracks, analyzes and communicates plan on a regular basis to inform future and annual planning efforts.
• Identifies and communicates best practices and leading process improvement where needed.
• Owns and responsible for effective program budget management.

Summary of Experience:

• 6-8+ years product and business/marketing management strategy experience in B2B environments. 
• Min 6 or more years of managing complex large-scale business, product or marketing projects
• 6 or more years managing and developing direct reports
• Bachelor’s Degree required.  MBA preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience driving and inspiring insight-led plans to deliver strong, impactful creative product meeting consumer and business objectives. 
• Strong analytic abilities centered on consumer and customer intelligence and data.  Ability to synthesize insights and demonstrate strong presentation and storytelling in a clear and concise narrative.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, driving organizational and planning clarity and applying strong problem-solving principles.  Drive decision-making favoring compromise and alignment over consensus
• Functions effectively with ambiguity and able to work in a highly matrix environment.
• Strong communication skills with keen ability to balance multiple priorities and deliver timely results.
• Ability to set expectations and hold individuals and team members accountable.
• Seeks and provides honest, transparent feedback
• Excellent facilitation, written and verbal communication skills with adaptable approach

The approximate pay range for this position is $170,000 to $190,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive 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 About Us | Making an Impact | Nestle Careers (nestlejobs.com).

Requisition ID: 269687 

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.