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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in building and executing innovation strategies within the CPG sector, leveraging consumer insights and cross-functional collaboration to drive successful commercialization and performance tracking.
Highest-signal resume keywords
CPG InnovationInnovation Strategy DevelopmentStage-Gate GovernanceCross-Functional LeadershipConsumer Insights Integration
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Innovation Pipeline ManagementFront-End InnovationPortfolio ManagementCommercializationPerformance Tracking
Soft Skills
Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementCollaborationInfluencing Without AuthorityCoaching
Tools & Technologies
Innovation ScorecardWorkshopsPlaybooksToolkits
Industry Keywords
Consumer Packaged GoodsMatrix OrganizationOpportunity FramingRisk AssessmentBudget Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Translate Nestlé USA innovation priorities into practical, division-level action
- Build innovation strategy and rolling three-year pipeline plans
- Lead innovation-needs and opportunity assessments
- Integrate Consumer Insights & Foresight into strategy, opportunity framing, concept development, and pipeline decisions
- Lead adoption of Innovation the Nestlé Way, including FEI processes, frameworks, best practices, commercialization, and stage-gate governance
- Develop coaching, workshops, playbooks, and toolkits
- Coach brand and cross-functional teams through opportunity framing, prioritization, concept development, experimentation, and decision-making
- Support monthly innovation scorecard routines and surface trends, risks, recommendations, and performance implications
- Enable leadership innovation reviews and follow through on actions and commitments
- Champion stage-gate data quality and reporting routines
- Strengthen portfolio prioritization, lifecycle performance tracking, and governance
- Partner with R&D, TAG, Commercial Development, Sales, Finance, Digital, division teams, and external partners
- Improve the launch and scale of innovation across priority channels, including eCommerce and Club
- Serve as a trusted innovation advisor to division and functional leaders
- Build relationships across a complex matrix and influence decisions without direct authority
- Foster collaboration, transparency, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the Innovation Center of Excellence
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree required
- 8+ years of progressive experience in CPG innovation, marketing, strategy, consumer insights, commercialization, or related roles
- Demonstrated experience building innovation strategies and pipelines and leading cross-functional work in a complex, matrixed organization
- Working knowledge of front-end innovation, portfolio management, stage-gate governance, commercialization, and performance tracking
- Experience translating consumer, category, customer, technical, and financial inputs into clear recommendations and action
- Strong project and partner management experience
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, senior stakeholders, external resources, and budgets
- This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
Benefits
Comp & perks- Performance-based incentives
- Bonus eligibility
- 401(k) with company match
- Healthcare coverage
- Competitive total rewards package
- Inclusive workplace
- Recruitment accommodations for individuals with disabilities