Nestlé Careers

What will make you successful?

• Degree in BCom in Finance/Accounting
• Good reporting and communication skills.
• Strong organization and planning skills.
• Good numeracy skills and good analytical skills
• Able to collaborate internally & externally.
• Conversant with MS Office Packages
• Self-starter and Service Oriented
• Be prepared to work Flexible working hours
• Highly tenacious, Self-disciplined, Results-focused
• Participation in multi-disciplinary teams & a fast paced environment

Are you looking to work for the world’s leading food and beverages company? Then Nestlé Needs YOUth

Nestlé is looking for potential young talent to join our East and South African Region team. Covering 23 countries from Eritrea to South Africa, Mauritius to Zimbabwe the Graduate programme is a great way for young graduates to kickstart their career.  

Supply Chain Graduate Candidates need the following:

• Degree/Hons in Supply Chain or Logistic Management
• Must attain a minimum of 65% as an Academic result
• A good and strong communicator (Fluent in English)
• Strong reasoning ability
• Good numeracy skills and good analytical skills
• Team player (Cross Functional)
• Prepared to relocate
• Self-starter and Service Oriented
• Be prepared to work Flexible working hours
• Highly tenacious, Self-disciplined, Results-focused
• Good Presentation Skills, Strategic and Proactive
• Empathetic, needs to be able to understand the goals, drivers and needs of others

Are you looking to work for the world’s leading food and beverages company? Then Nestlé Needs YOUth

Nestlé is looking for potential young talent to join our East and South African Region team. Covering 23 countries from Eritrea to South Africa, Mauritius to Zimbabwe the Graduate programme is a great way for young graduates to kickstart their career.  

Quality Assurance Graduate Candidate needs the following:

• Degree/Hons in Microbiology, Analytical chemistry, and Food Technology
• Must attain a minimum of 65% as an Academic result
• A good and strong communicator (Fluent in English)
• Strong reasoning ability
• Good numeracy skills and good analytical skills
• Team player (Cross Functional)
• Prepared to relocate
• Self-starter and Service Oriented
• Be prepared to work Flexible working hours
• Highly tenacious, Self-disciplined, Results-focused
• Good Presentation Skills, Strategic and Proactive
• Empathetic, needs to be able to understand the goals, drivers and needs of others

Position Summary

With a history spanning over 150 years, Nestlé didn’t become the world’s leading food and beverages brand by chance. Perfection is at the heart of what we do, and our people are always looking for the next big idea to cement our status. We are now looking for a Channel Manager to be based in Nairobi.

In this role you will be responsible for Instilling a high-performance culture (people development), optimize sales structure, maintain and enhance channel growth and profitability. 

A day in the life of a Channel Manager:

• Accountable for the achievement of the area/channel sales volumes, Organic Growth (OG), and Real Internal Growth (RIG) targets by category.                                                  
• Ensure that core distribution, coverage and visibility objectives are met in his/her respective area/channel.                                           
• Responsible to provide recommendation on the engineering of the sales structure to optimize operations.                                             
• Ensure category planograms, merchandising guidelines, rotation and new line introduction guideline implementations based on business unit directions and the local situation.                
• Route to market strategy optimization and seeking new business opportunities.                               
• Develop, negotiate, implement & monitor Customer/Channel Business Plans in alignment with Business Objectives.                                                
• Set strategic plans with Channel Manager/GBM/BDM/CCSD and Regional Customer Business Manager for regional key account customers by category.                                            
• Ensure TTS investment is optimized and maintained within or below plan and to ensure usage of CCS and promo evaluation tools to optimize investment.                                          
• Responsible for monitoring Channel performance against plan, and in co-ordination with the CCSDMs, initiate / recommend corrective measures as required to achieve or surpass Channel Commercial Plan.                                                
• Coordinate with CCSDs to ensure local promotions are consistent with Area/Unit/Category objectives and successfully implemented in the trade.                                                 
• Monitor customer performance and jointly develop action plans to address any business opportunities. Develop and manage long-term effective business relationship with customers.      
• Plan, manage and optimize the trade investment for area/channel.                                                          
• Responsible for maintaining an up-to-date Fact Book for the channel.                                                        
• Actively participate in the Monthly Business Planning Cycle (MBPC) Process.                                          
• Analyse area/unit/channel performance and recommend action to accelerate growth.                       
• Lead, manage, develop, and inspire the Field Sales Team and identify training needs.
• Ensure collection and financial reconciliation is made in line with Nestlé set payment terms for his area/unit/channel.                                                  
• Accountable and responsible for the development of sales team via regular on-the-job training and field appraisals.                                           
• Ensure strict adherence and compliance on all activities undertaken, including those taking place on trade, to the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk substitutes and Nestlé Instructions and local country codes. Ensure compliance as well with Nestlé’s strictest requirements that Nestlé marketing and sales personnel will not seek contact with, or give advice to pregnant women, or mothers of infants and young children regarding Infant Formula in their business capacity                                                                                                                          

What will make you successful?

• Degree in Sales/Marketing.
• 5 years’ experience in sales (At least 3 years in Modern Trade or Key Account Management)
• Demonstrable B2B and Out of Home experience.
• Developed in Channel/ Customer knowledge and management; business planning; sustainable profitable business growth; excellence in execution.
• Good communication and analytical skills.
• Strong organization and planning skills.

Qualifications:
Diploma or Degree in;

• Communication and Public Relations
• Public Relations/Affairs
• Commerce or Business
• Journalism and Communication/Media

What will make you successful?

• You will have a Bachelor of Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field.
• Passionate about in corporate communications and/or public relations/Public Affairs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent communicator and creative thinker, with attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time management/planning skills
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to collaborate internally and externally.

Qualifications:
Diploma or Degree in;

• Communication and Public Relations
• Public Relations/Affairs
• Commerce or Business
• Journalism and Communication/Media

What will make you successful?

• You will have a Bachelor of Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field.
• Passionate about in corporate communications and/or public relations/Public Affairs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent communicator and creative thinker, with attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time management/planning skills
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to collaborate internally and externally.

Qualifications

• BSc in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

What will make you successful?

• You will have a BSc in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)
• A good understanding of Maintenance Engineering (Hands on)
• Good reporting and communication skills.
• Strong organization and planning skills.
• Good numeracy skills and good analytical skills
• Able to collaborate internally & externally.
• Conversant with MS Office Packages
• Self-starter and Service Oriented
• Be prepared to work Flexible working hours
• Highly tenacious, Self-disciplined, Results-focused

Qualifications

• BCom Degree in Digital Marketing or BCom Degree in Marketing or Strategic Marketing degree

Other Requirements

• High agility to build technical knowledge.
• Communication skills
• Receptiveness
• Leadership ability
• Resilience
• Initiative
• Passion

What will make you successful?

• Must have a Bachelor of Commerce Degree – Marketing/ Digital Marketing or Strategic Marketing .
• Awareness of brand plans development and experience in brand activities execution.
• Demonstrate passion on leveraging on Digital tools for effective delivery
• Good reporting and communication skills.
• Strong organization and planning skills.
• Able to collaborate internally & externally.
• Conversant with MS Office Packages

Qualification: A degree level education preferably Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Marketing Option)
Experience : A minimum of 5-years marketing experience handling brands within FMCG
Position Summary

• The position holder will delight target consumers, build a strong brand and generate strong brand building results.

A day in the life of...
As the successful candidate, a typical day will focus on:

• Developing and updating consumer portrait, consumer engagement funnel for her/his brand;
• Activating brand essence;
• Develop and update consumer portrait, understand in store environment, contribute to category strategy, provide recommendation to promotional strategy, propose SKUs for key channels and key customers;
• Manage 60/40+ basket, packaging, Nutrition, Health and Wellness dashboard, services related to your brands;
• Ensure consumer centricity, apply Innovation levers, contribute and execute Innovation pipeline, maintain vibrancy via relevant renovation for your brands;
• Actively contribute to development and execution of strong, functionally aligned brand and commercial plan;
• Track and monitor the performance, health and strategic alignment including business impact of Product Fixed and Marketing Expenses investment of your brands;
• Contribute to the development of Big Ideas, engagement strategies and creation of attractive and rewarding brand experiences. Work in partnership with communication agencies and ensures all brand communication contributes to enhancing the company image of trusted Nutrition, Health and Wellness leader.

What Will Make You Successful

• You will have a Bachelor of Commerce Degree – Marketing Option.
• Minimum 5-years marketing experience handling brands.
• Awareness of brand plans development and experience in brand activities execution.
• Good reporting, communication organization and planning skills.
• Understanding of P&L.
• Able to collaborate internally & externally.
• Project management experience
• Experience working with agencies.