Senior Product Development Specialist/Project Management Flex (TAG)

 

Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

 

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

 

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

 

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

 

 

Main Purpose of Job

Lead the Technical Application Group (TAG) organization at a tempo that sets us apart from our competitors by delivering the TAG Strategy through charter execution and business critical I&R needs through project management and/or product development. You will deliver Innovation & Renovation projects in NUSA by leading cross-functional project teams with an entrepreneurial mindset and passion for operational excellence to drive direct impact on the business portfolio.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

Project Management: Strategic Initiatives and I&R

• Within the TAG strategy, lead the alignment of a charter to the strategy, engage key stakeholders in decision making/escalations and responsible for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing the project with key stakeholders.

• Preventive management of roadblocks and generation of risk mitigation plans.

• Build and manage the project schedule, define the critical path, track activities to ensure functional team members are meeting agreed-upon deadlines, generate and communicate status reports, and escalate critical issues.

• Responsible for the consistent application, execution, and continuous improvement of Nestlé's I&R processes and tools.

• Meet established key performance indicators (KPIs) and other program metrics.

• Responsible for identifying and ensuring the implementation of process improvements with the awareness of how decisions impact the entire ecosystem.

• Comfortable leading discussions and communicating regularly with senior leadership on project status and escalations

• Embrace details and ambiguity while keeping a general view to reduce complexity and to strive for rapid but informed management decisions

 

Technical lead: Strategic Initiative and I&R

• Lead on highly complex projects to identify solutions, deliver innovation and renovation portfolio, and optimization/improvement projects. Partner with Marketing to leverage and translate consumer insight into project pipelines. Represent Technical Application Group as subject matter expert for product/packaging/process to transfer knowledge to the factories. Train and coach to contribute to the success of the Technical Application Group. Collaborate internally and externally to build relationships in order to continuously improve technical skills and personal development, including coaching others to facilitate their professional development.

• Implementation of Innovation & Renovation strategy for the supported product categories in the market. Liaise & leverage industry and global Nestle Network (e.g. R&D & Procurement) insights to develop, implement, and execute creative product/packaging/process development activities (e.g. mockup, bench top, pilot plant, distribution testing, and internal/external factory testing) to achieve project goals and deadlines to delight the consumer & customer.

• Introduction of new product, packaging, and processes within factories and external manufacturers. Coll