Brand Manager- Optifast

**The Opportunity**:
Nestlé Health Science was created in 2011 by Nestlé, the leading food and beverage company. We are a unique health science company focused on advancing the role nutrition plays in changing the course of health for consumers, patients and healthcare professionals.

With a global presence in about 50 markets, Nestlé Health Science offers tremendous career growth opportunities because of expansion, and an opportunity to impact the future of health.

We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and creative Brand Marketer to join the passionate Nestlé Health Science (NHS) team to manage our Market Leading Weight Loss Brand, OPTIFAST VLCD.

OPTIFAST VLCD has over 40 years’ experience across the globe as a very low energy diet, with over 80 publications and clinical studies proving its efficacy and safety. The OPTIFAST team passionately aspires to help people unlock their inner strength to reclaim health and vitality.

This is the perfect opportunity if you have a strong drive to succeed, proactive attitude and ability to work with autonomy.

**A day in the life of...**:
In this diverse and exciting role, a day in the life as our OPTIFAST VLCD Brand Manager will look like:

- Taking ownership of OPTIFAST VLCD; our Marketing Leading weight loss brand in Pharmacy. And influencing other Global OPTIFAST Markets.
- Delivering new products - from ideation through to commercialisation
- Activation of the consumer, digital and brand activities
- Influencing and working with Healthcare professionals
- Managing relationships with local agencies, including packaging and creative agencies as well as key internal stakeholders such as Sales, Category, Insights and Supply chain
- Contribute to a high performing, fun and inclusive culture in the NHS Marketing Team

**What will make you successful**:

- We are looking for someone who is dynamic, pragmatic, a team player and is results focused.
- You will have proven brand management experience ideally within HealthCare/Pharmaceutical (OTC) categories/ brands.
- You will have Innovation leadership experience - solid experience in new product development including concept creation, new product development and commercialisation into market.
- Tertiary qualified in marketing preferred and have demonstrable commercial and financial acumen.
- You will have digital and social media marketing knowledge and experiences.
- Strong communication and relationship building skills needed to engage effectively with multiple internal stakeholders and third-party providers across Australia.

**Benefits**:
You will have the chance to work with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

In addition we offer:

- Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
- Varied career experiences and personalised development support
- Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts
- Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and program
- Paid parental and partner leave
- Purchase Leave Scheme
- Volunteering leave, Sports leave, Emergency Services leave
- Discounted gym memberships
- Discounted Nestlé products
- Novated Leasing
- Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

**Our Story**:
Nestlé Health Science aims to be the market leader in specialised nutrition solutions that enhance consumer health and wellbeing. We provide a range of nutritional products into hospital, aged care, community, pharmacy, grocery and route channels.

This is an opportunity to develop your career as part of a global brand, with strong growth product portfolio, while translating your knowledge into the commercial setting and keeping your clinical skills current.

Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5,000-strong Oceania workforce.

**COVID-19 vaccination**:
COVID-19 vaccination may be required to perform this role, based on the Public Health Orders applicable in some States and Territories and/or conditions of premises entry set by our customers. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination or medical exemption as part of our recruitment process.