Nestle

Associate Brand Manager, Innovation (Remote)

Nestle$105K — $135K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-3 years of experience in brand management, including internships, in CPG Food, CPG Personal Product, or OTC brand.
  • Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.
  • Strong analytical skills for translating market dynamics into actionable tactics.
  • Collaborative team player with strategic agility and decision-making capabilities.
  • Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and prioritize effectively.
  • Strong communication skills, capable of presenting to senior management.

Responsibilities

  • Track ongoing performance of innovation and renovation initiatives.
  • Analyze various data sources to identify market trends and opportunities.
  • Develop insights to inform product pipeline and renovation strategies.
  • Monitor competitive landscape and category shifts.
  • Support post-launch optimization recommendations based on consumer feedback.
  • Create executive-ready reports and dashboards for leadership.
  • Lead product renovation initiatives across multiple brands.
  • Drive innovation projects through the stage-gate process, from concept to launch.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on product development decisions.
  • Support marketing plans and launch strategies, ensuring alignment with brand strategy.

Benefits

  • Performance-based incentives.
  • 401k with company match.
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
  • Broad range of additional benefits.
  • Flexible working environment that fosters professional growth.
Full Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Associate Brand Manager (ABM), Innovation, supports the development and execution of innovation and renovation initiatives across the Nature's Bounty, Osteo Bi-Flex, Nuun, GARD, and more.

This role is responsible for driving data-informed decision making, leading product renovations, and partnering cross-functionally to execute innovation projects from concept through launch and supporting on post-launch optimization. The ABM plays a critical role in helping to analyze business performance for market trends and the portfolio, identifying growth opportunities, and accelerating speed-to-market through strong project management and collaboration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Own ongoing performance tracking across innovation and renovation platforms (consumption, velocity).
  • Analyze syndicated data (Cirana, Stackline), panel data, and internal sales data, social listening & external reports to identify trends and opportunities.
  • Develop actionable insights to inform pipeline prioritization and renovation decisions.
  • Monitor competitive landscape, innovation pipelines & performance, and category shifts.
  • Support post-launch tracking and optimization recommendations (consumer feedback, ratings & reviews, repeat).
  • Build executive-ready reports and dashboards for leadership updates.
  • Lead renovation initiatives (formula, claims, packaging updates, flavor extensions) across brands.
  • Drive execution of innovation projects through stage-gate process (brief development to launch readiness).
  • Partner with R&D, Medical, Regulatory, Packaging, and Operations on product development decisions.
  • Support concept development, claims & concept validation, and consumer research.
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with brand strategy.
  • Support development and execution of innovation marketing plans and launch strategies.
  • Assist in creation of sales materials, customer presentations, and commercialization assets.
  • Partner with Sales/Customer Development on launch planning and customer-specific needs.
  • Track and manage innovation/renovation project timelines.


EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • At least 1- 3 year(s) of experience; inclusive of internships in brand management for a CPG Food, CPG Personal Product or OTC brand.
  • Bachelor's Degree is not required but is strongly preferred.
  • Functional Skills: strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate market dynamics into actionable tactics.
  • Strategic Skills: Collaborative/team player, strategic agility, proven ability to make complex decisions, dealing with ambiguity, ability to influence senior management on strategic decisions based on actionable insights.
  • Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
  • Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
  • Energy & Drive: self-starter, independent thinker, action oriented, strong passion for results.
  • Organizational Positioning Skills: Strong presentation skills & written communications, ability to interact successfully with senior management.
  • Personal & Interpersonal Skills: Customer & consumer focus, skilled to build and foster effective peer relationships, proven ability to effectively collaborate across functional areas.
  • Proficiency in Circana data analysis, marketing budget management, volume forecasting, project management and copy development is nice to have.


The approximate pay range for this position is $105,000 to $135,000. 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 | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com).

About Nestle

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017 and No. 33 in the 2016 edition of the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest public companies. Nestlé's products include baby food, medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion CHF, including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer's, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 189 countries, and employs around 339,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics company. Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the "Anglo-Swiss Milk Company", established in 1866 by brothers George and Charles Page, and "Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé", founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé. The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. The company has made a number of corporate acquisitions, including Crosse & Blackwell in 1950, Findus in 1963, Libby's in 1971, Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988, Klim in 1998, and Gerber in 2007.
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