Temp. Assistant Brand Manager

Nestlé Kenya Limited was established in 1967 and is wholly owned by the Nestlé Group.Nestlé Kenya plays a strategic role as part of the Nestlé Equatorial African Region. The Nairobi factory supplies products tothe local market, in addition to exporting to some EAC, COMESA and European markets.

Temp. Assistant Brand Manager

Position Summary

• With a history spanning over 150 years, Nestlé is one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. We are looking for a Assistant Brand Manager – Nutrition to join our Nutrition business on a fixed-term maternity-cover basis.

• The Assistant Brand Manager – Nutrition will be responsible for supporting brand strategy execution across assigned brands and markets in East and Horn of Africa, ensuring business continuity and delivery of key marketing priorities during the maternity-cover period. The role will support consumer and professional marketing initiatives, brand performance tracking, agency coordination and marketing spend management.

• It requires someone who can step in quickly, take ownership of key deliverables and work effectively across cross-functional teams in a dynamic, science-driven Nutrition environment.

A Day in the Life of the Assistant Brand Manager – Nutrition

Brand Performance & Execution

• Monitor and analyse sales volumes, market-share trends and competitive activity.

• Support effective and on-time implementation of brand activities and projects.

• Conduct pre- and post-evaluation of activities and provide actionable learning.

Consumer & Professional Marketing

• Support consumer and professional-oriented marketing initiatives for assigned Nutrition brands.

• Assist Brand Management with product development, market research and ATL activities.

• Contribute to strong, compliant brand execution in a science-led category.

Agency, Systems & Spend Management

• Coordinate agencies and third parties and manage BTL agencies on assigned tasks.

• Manage and track relevant system activities.