Position Snapshot 
 
Location: Vevey, Switzerland  
Company: Nestlé Product & Technology Center (NPTC) Nutrition 
Act. Rate: Part-time Act. Rate 80%
Type of contract: Permanent contract 

Start date: ASAP, ideally February 2025
Deadline for applications: November 27th, 2024
 
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
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

Position Summary  

At Nestlé Nutrition, our mission is to nurture a Healthier Generation. We aim to achieve this by leading the way in Research and Development of science proven nutrition solutions and by partnering with parents and healthcare professionals around the world. From pre-conception to adulthood, we are widening our reach and opening up new opportunities across the lifelong nutrition journey.
 
As Innovation & Renovation Portfolio Specialist, you will be enabling effective Portfolio and R&D Resource Management through high-quality data management, analytics, and reporting. As a key contributor to portfolio governance processes, you will ensure compliance with internal standards.

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 Innovation & Renovation Portfolio Specialist

• Verify completeness and quality of I&R Portfolio and Project relevant information based on the Corporate (I2L) and Nutrition specific database
• Maintain and continuously strengthen the database in I2L and adjacent tools (Nutrition specific PowerBI and dashboards, link with system experts) 
• Engage with R&D functions to ensure up-to-date R&D project information for analysis and governance
• Produce and analyze standard and ad-hoc reports for the I&R Portfolio, the R&D and Business Teams
• Support the I&R Portfolio Managers in preparing for I&R Portfolio Reviews and Project Governance
• Verify reliable R&D Resource information (R&D time recording, project time and cost planning)

What will make you successful

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field: Data Science, Information Management or Statistics
• Additional certification or coursework in data analytics and reporting tools
• Prior successful work experience in data analytics and reporting
• Self-starter who displays a high degree of ownership and excellence in execution
• Flexible & agile, ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work within a cross-functional and networked organization
• Result-focused with strong organizational, interpersonal & prioritization skills
• Can-do attitude with continuous improvement mindset
• Proficiency in MS Office, including PowerBI and Excel, as well as other collaborative tools (Teams & SharePoint)
• Fluency in English

At Nestlé Research and Development, we develop for Nestlé worldwide, new products, processes and packaging concepts for a broad range of products of our Nutrition, Dairy, Health Science and Coffee businesses. In addition, we also provide technical assistance to our factories.