Temp. Assistant Brand Manager - Nutrition

About the role

Nestlé, a food and beverage company with over 150 years of history, is looking for an Assistant Brand Manager – Nutrition to join its Nutrition business in Nairobi on an 8-month fixed-term maternity-cover contract. The role supports brand strategy execution across assigned brands and markets in East and Horn of Africa, keeping business continuity and key marketing priorities on track during the maternity-cover period. It covers consumer and professional marketing, brand performance tracking, agency coordination and marketing spend management.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse sales volumes, market-share trends and competitive activity, and support on-time implementation of brand activities and projects.
• Evaluate brand activities before and after launch and provide actionable learning.
• Support consumer and professional marketing initiatives for assigned Nutrition brands, and assist with product development, market research and ATL activities.
• Contribute to compliant, science-led brand execution.
• Coordinate agencies and third parties, including BTL agencies, and track system activities.
• Track and report marketing spend and support disciplined budget execution.
• Coordinate with Sales, Supply Chain, Technical, Finance and other stakeholders, and work with the NBM and Brand team to maintain continuity.
• Support execution across assigned ESAR markets outside the current focus-market remit.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree and fluent English.
• At least 2 years' experience in brand marketing and marketing management.
• Working knowledge of consumer and trade promotions, distribution/channel development, basic finance and agency management.
• Strong planning, execution, communication, persuasion and project-management skills.
• Awareness of WHO Code and BMS Act requirements is highly relevant; previous Nestlé Nutrition, Medical Delegate or other science-led category experience is advantageous.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of SAP, NPDI, BBNW and ICP is advantageous.

The application is made through the recruiting partner, Corporate Staffing Services.