Associate Brand Manager Innovation

About Nestlé Health Science

At Nestlé Health Science, we bridge nutrition, science, and wellness to empower healthier lives. Our extensive product portfolio includes leading brands such as Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, and more, alongside pharmaceutical expertise in gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases. We foster an environment where diverse perspectives and bold ideas drive innovation, supporting professional growth and celebrating achievements.

The Opportunity: Associate Brand Manager, Innovation

This role is pivotal in developing and executing innovation and renovation initiatives across key brands including Nature’s Bounty, Osteo Bi-Flex, Nuun, and GARD. You will be instrumental in driving data-informed decisions, leading product updates, and collaborating cross-functionally from concept to launch and beyond. This position requires a blend of analytical prowess, project management skills, and a strategic mindset to identify growth opportunities and accelerate speed-to-market.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze innovation and renovation performance (consumption, velocity).
• Interpret syndicated data (Circana, Stackline), panel data, internal sales, and social listening to identify market trends and opportunities.
• Develop actionable insights to guide pipeline prioritization and renovation strategies.
• Track competitive landscapes, innovation pipelines, and category shifts.
• Support post-launch analysis, including consumer feedback and optimization recommendations.
• Prepare executive-level reports and dashboards.
• Lead renovation projects (formula, claims, packaging, flavor extensions).
• Manage innovation projects through the stage-gate process from brief development to launch readiness.
• Collaborate with R&D, Medical, Regulatory, Packaging, and Operations teams.
• Support concept development, validation, and consumer research.
• Ensure projects meet timeline, budget, and strategic brand alignment.
• Assist in developing innovation marketing plans and launch strategies.
• Create sales materials and commercialization assets.
• Partner with Sales/Customer Development on launch planning.
• Manage innovation/renovation project timelines.

Experience and Education Requirements

• 1-3 years of experience in brand management for CPG Food, CPG Personal Product, or OTC brands (internships included).
• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Functional Skills: Strong analytical abilities to translate market dynamics into tactics.
• Strategic Skills: Collaborative, strategic agility, decision-making, ambiguity tolerance, influencing senior management.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Energy & Drive: Self-starter, independent thinker, action-oriented, results-driven.
• Organizational Skills: Strong presentation and written communication skills, ability to interact with senior management.
• Interpersonal Skills: Customer/consumer focus, effective peer relationship building, cross-functional collaboration.
• Preferred Skills: Circana data analysis, marketing budget management, volume forecasting, project management, copy development.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary Range: $105,000 - $135,000 annually (estimate, final compensation may vary).
• Incentives: Performance-based incentives.
• Total Rewards: Competitive package including 401k with company match, healthcare coverage, and other benefits.

Diversity and Inclusion

Nestlé is committed to an inclusive workplace. We value the unique skills of veterans and individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available during the application process.