Associate Brand Manager Innovation

Associate Brand Manager, Innovation

At Nestlé Health Science, we are dedicated to merging nutrition, science, and wellness to empower healthier lives. Our diverse portfolio includes well-known brands such as Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, and Carnation Breakfast Essentials®. We also leverage extensive pharmaceutical expertise to offer innovative medicines. We foster an entrepreneurial spirit, encouraging diverse perspectives and bold moves to drive innovation in health and nutrition. We are committed to professional growth, offering dynamic career paths, robust development opportunities, and comprehensive benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

About the Role

The Associate Brand Manager (ABM), Innovation, will play a key role in developing and executing innovation and renovation initiatives across brands like Nature’s Bounty, Osteo Bi-Flex, Nuun, and GARD. This position is responsible for driving data-informed decisions, leading product renovations, and collaborating cross-functionally to manage innovation projects from concept through launch and post-launch optimization. The ABM will analyze business performance, identify market trends and growth opportunities, and accelerate speed-to-market through strong project management.

Key Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• 1-3 years of experience, including internships, in brand management for a CPG Food, CPG Personal Product, or OTC brand.
• Bachelor’s Degree is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate market dynamics into actionable tactics.
• Demonstrated ability to be a collaborative team player, exhibit strategic agility, make complex decisions, deal with ambiguity, and influence senior management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter with an action-oriented mindset and a passion for results.
• Strong presentation and written communication skills, with the ability to interact successfully with senior management.
• Customer and consumer focus, with the ability to build and foster effective peer relationships and collaborate across functional areas.
• Proficiency in Circana data analysis, marketing budget management, volume forecasting, project management, and copy development are considered a plus.

What We Offer

• An approximate pay range of $105,000 to $135,000 annually.
• Performance-based incentives.
• A competitive total rewards package, including a 401k with company match and comprehensive healthcare coverage.
• A broad range of benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development within a global organization.
• A commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.