Position Snapshot

Business Area: Nestlé UK&I 
Location: York (Hybrid working – approx. 4 to 5 flexible days per fortnight in the office)

Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience + potential bonus + 12 flexible days in addition to holiday entitlement + other fantastic benefits  

This is a permanent opportunity and here at Nestlé many of our colleagues work flexibly and in many different ways, including different core hours and remote working. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexible working could look like for you. 

Position Summary

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Nutrition Manager to join our Nestlé Confectionery business. Our Confectionery business is based in York so you will be required to be at our offices approx. 4 to 5 days a fortnight with occasional travel to our Gatwick office. Reporting directly into the UK&I Head of Corporate Brand and Nutrition, Health and Wellness you will play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of our Nestlé Confectionery permissibility roadmap. Providing nutrition expertise across the business you will be at the forefront of supporting the business so consumers can enjoy our products responsibly.  

A little bit about us

Here at Nestlé Confectionery, we have an ambition to be the UK&I’s fastest growing and most trusted Confectionery and sweet snacking company by helping to make life happier, healthier and more sustainable. This really is a great time to join the team and be a part of something exciting.

A day in the life of a Nutrition Manager...

It’s fair to say this is a varied role that will see you provide expert guidance to the business, being responsible for the nutritional integrity of products across a number of well-known brands such as KitKat, SMARTIES and many more. 

You will also:

• Provide nutrition leadership and direction and influence innovation and renovation in line with our nutritional aspirations.
• Manage product nutrition information and ensure scientific accuracy and credibility in communications.
• Act as the Confectionery spokesperson and take the lead on preparing responses to key nutritional issues in the external arena.
• Track progress against our internal and external nutrition commitments to ensure these are met, while delivering great tasting confectionery products that our consumers love.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, category, corporate affairs, technical and regulatory to drive best in class results.
• Work in close collaboration with a range of stakeholders, coaching and educating them across all things relating to nutrition, health and wellness.
• Keep up to date with industry news and bring insight on external developments back into the category.

What will make you successful?

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual, who has studied an Association for Nutrition accredited undergraduate degree and/or is eligible for entry onto the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN); or someone who is eligible to apply for registration with the Health  & Care Professions Council (HPCP) as a Dietitian. 

You will already have some fantastic commercial experience under your belt as a Nutritionist in a UK environment and within FMCG would be advantageous. You’ll be comfortable speaking in commercial forums about nutrition and health and be able to develop great relationships, both internally and externally. Having the tenacity to challenge the status quo is key, as is the ability to work independently from your core team to support the Confectionery business to achieve great things.

You will also:

• Have an awareness of the UK external environment, for example National Food Strategy and evolving public health discussions
• Have a detailed understanding of the upcoming HFSS legislation and the impacts businesses are facing. 
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as you will need to manage an extensive network of internal stakeholders whilst also representing Nestlé UK externally.
• Be able to demonstrate your technical knowledge and ability to inspire and gain trust.
• Have great attention to detail, be computer literate, motivated, and enthusiastic and it goes without saying you’ll have a strong interest in nutrition, food and health!

What you need to know

What can we offer in return?  We will provide support and coaching to help you develop yourself in your career and as an individual.  By working in a global centre you will build a huge network across the organisation, creating exceptional opportunities for a global career within a high performing, innovative and supportive culture. 

You’ll also receive great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, car allowance, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

Job advert posting date 10/03/2022
Job advert closing date 24/03/2022

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. We have assessed this role and it would be applicable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Financial support could be available from Nestlé to assist with the immigration fees associated with the Skilled Worker route. 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. If you require sponsorship, please discuss this with us as part of the recruitment process.