Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans for the Specialty business across channels
• Devise the segmented marketing plans, including product mix, pricing, and channels of distribution
• Provide leadership and direction in the implementation of marketing strategies to achieve objectives for revenues, share, and margins
• Identify and collaborate on new product and business development opportunities to help fill strategic gaps in the portfolio and growth plans
• Direct the collection of market and competitive data and consumer/category insights. Work closely with consumer insights and analytics teams to assess trends & category performance to arrive at implications for the brand. Develop communication, portfolio, and innovation implications as an outcome of the same
• P&L Ownership for ICP and 3-5Yr Multi-year annual plans
• Driving Marketing team understanding of business consumption and shipment trends through the Monthly business planning process – assessing delivery against plan, identifying opportunities to drive growth, mitigating risks to drive gap closing mindset
• Collaborate with cross-functional team on monthly forecasts – partnership with Finance, Sales & Supply Planning to review monthly KPIs and drive agile plans to optimize for changing market landscape
• Proactively utilize marketing mix/ROI assessment tools to continually improve marketing spend efficiencies
• Drive partnership with Brand Experience and Marketing Excellence teams to ensure delivery against strategy, objectives and identification of new, creative ways to elevate marketing plans

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, or related discipline required
• 12+ years leading Marketing /Brand Experience
• Top line, Bottom line management
• Extensive experience on Brand Vision, Brand Planning, Go-To-Market Plans, and Innovation Roadmap
• Robust senior leadership experience
• Relevant brand experience in a fast-paced, consumer product company

Preferred

• MBA/Master’s degree preferred
• Externally focused marketer who is consumer and category centric and is agile to synthesize information to translate to business implications
• Experience of managing complicated business portfolio & having exhibited strategic decision making
• Creative thinker with a mind for expansiveness and seeking new opportunities for brand
• Proven ability to influence cross-functionally, working with leaders on strategic direction and team members on tactical details
• Entrepreneurial spirit with an ability to thrive in change as both a high-level strategic thinker and hands-on operator who delivers results

Benefits

• 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
• It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace
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