Nestlé Looking for Brand Manager – Starbucks by Nespresso at Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

Due to a promotion, an exciting opportunity exists to join Nestlé, the world’s leading food and beverage company, as part of the New Zealand Marketing Team working within a dynamic, collaborative and supportive environment that embraces diversity and flexibility.

As a Brand Manager – Starbucks by Nespresso, you will work with some of our most well known and loved global brands in the coffee capsule space (Starbucks including Ready to Drinks Starbucks, Nescafé Farmers Origins, Nescafé Dolce Gusto), playing a pivotal role in the development and execution of the New Zealand marketing plans which encompass both consumer & shopper fronts as well as working with a high performing & growing team.

A day in the life…

Reporting to the Marketing Manager –Coffee, you will be joining at an exciting time as you will be putting together strong plans to drive our ambitious category growth in New Zealand which will include:

• Creating and implementing growth strategies for the brands
• Accountable for category and brand performance of portfolio
• End to end management of innovation & renovation projects
• Planning, implementing, and delivering compelling brand and shopper integrated campaigns
• Cross functional team engagement to ensure flawless execution of plans in market
• Review and optimise brand, portfolio & campaign performance based on data and insights
• Development of the 3-year brand strategy leveraging best in class consumer insights to build effective communication and launch successful innovation in collaboration with the cross-functional team
• Responsible for defining the selection of the target market and develop an inspiring consumer portrait
• Lead overall business needs for consumer, category and shopper insights, to convert into meaningful local strategies
• Build effective working relationships and influence stakeholders with leadership members across AU & NZ to ensure alignment on plans
• Review and optimise brand, portfolio & campaign performance based on data and insights

What Will Make You Successful

As well as having an impressive blend of passion to exceed ambitious goals & strong sense of collaboration you will also bring:

• You thrive in a demanding, fast paced team environment
• Degree qualified in Marketing, Business Management, or other related fields
• Ideally 3+ years’ experience in FMCG Brand Management
• Demonstrated experience across product and brand through NPD launches, range planning
• Strong project management skills
• Significant interpersonal, networking and relationship skills with a proven ability to engage and influence at all levels
• Previous experience in a matrixed organisation with a diverse local cross-functional team and Global stakeholders preferred
• A strong ability to understand insights and translate into innovative plans
• Articulate, inspiring communication verbal and through presentation to bring others on the journey
• Proven ability to develop talent, adapting coaching style and approach to the needs of the individual

Applicants must have full New Zealand working rights

Benefits

You will have the chance to work with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

In addition we offer:

• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
• Parnell location with staff parking
• Varied career experiences and personalised development support
• Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts
• Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and program
• Paid parental and partner leave
• Access to 5 additional days of leave to support your health and wellbeing
• Purchase Leave Scheme
• Attractive Salary and generous bonus
• Strong career opportunities in the world largest Food and Beverage Company (locally and globally)

Our Story

Nestlé enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s largest FMCG companies and a leader in nutrition, health and wellness. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5000-strong Oceania workforce.

You can realise your full potential at Nestlé, working among the leading teams in nutrition, health and wellness. As part of a global network, you can use your skills to influence others and make a positive impact where you own a piece of the action.

At Nestlé, you will work in a supportive environment where your ideas and points of view will be championed by a collaborative team. Together, we will drive the strength of our brands, the quality of our products, and the future of our business.

At Nestlé, you can make a difference to millions of lives, every single day. As a large, global company that’s driven by purpose, you and your team can add your piece of legacy of creating a better, healthier future.

In return you will have the chance to work with an outstanding team, and build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

Nestlé Oceania supports a culture of diversity and inclusion in all that we do. Take a look at Careers at Nestlé (nestle.com.au) to see some of the ways we live and practice this every day in our workplace.

For more information, please visit our website Nestlé New Zealand (nestle.co.nz) or Our LinkedIn page http://www.linkedin.com/company/nestle-s-a-

Apply today!

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we’ll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.