Position Snapshot

Location: La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland
Company: Nestlé Suisse S.A.
Act. Rate: 80-100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract


What we offer at Nestlé

Flexible combination of office-based and remote work. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you!
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development through mentoring, developing, upskilling, and reskilling
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces to connect, collaborate, celebrate, and create
Dynamic, diverse, and inclusive international working environment
Attractive additional advantages such as “dogs at work”, mobility plan and more


Position Summary


At Nestlé Suisse S.A. we believe that the future of work is all about Human Relations, and that's why we place our employees at the heart of everything we do. We offer an environment where we embrace winning the hearts and minds of people, demonstrate resilience, and equip our employees to drive their personal health and well-being. But that's not all - we also offer the opportunity to dare, to provide inspiration, innovate, and instil a willingness to be ambitious, take risks, and embrace change.


Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and be part of an agile, dynamic, and caring workplace where you can make a difference.


As a Category Commercial Development Manager THOMY, you will be responsible to develop omni-channel commercial strategies delivering category growth at our customers for the categories THOMY plays in. Create commercial plans that are shopper relevant for a brand, that has a personal meaning to everyone.


We are passionate about driving value for our shoppers, customers, and THOMY, you will be too!


A Day in the Life of a Category Commercial Development Manager THOMY

• Be a crucial part of the strategic “Delivering Category Growth” process by fueling annual commercial planning through key analysis driving commercial opportunities at customers.
• Analyze shoppers’ buying decisions within the store to give recommendations based on quantitative analysis and shopper studies.
• Deliver clear channel strategies on product assortment, promotional guidelines and pricing strategy.
• Create promotion strategies per category and channel, analyzing results to optimize sell-out and ROI.
• Drive meaningful analysis regarding price / pack architecture of new launches / adaptions of existing product needs to be based on competitive set up.
• Lead the preparation of presentations for our customers per category, delivering clear insight based commercial opportunities that we can leverage together and participate at customer meetings.

What will make you successful

• Extensive professional experience in the food industry and/or proven experience in a finance, commercial, or sales function.
• Cross-functional experience in Sales, key account management, marketing, category management, and finance preferred.
• Demonstrated commercial competencies, including master shopper understanding and leading category development.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong leadership competencies and communication skills.
• Fluency in English and German is a must, French is a plus.

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.


Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.

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