NPPE Strategic Design Manager

We believe pets and people are better together.

Here at PURINA®, many of us are pet owners too so we know first-hand how important pets are in people’s lives. We’re committed to creating nutritious foods that will keep cats and dogs of all ages happy, healthy, and content.

We are looking for a NPPE Omnichannel Strategic Design Manager to be part of our Holistic Content and Design Team.

Position Snapshot

• Location: Barcelona
• Type of Contract: Permanent
• Stream: Marketing & Consumer Communication
• Type of work: Hybrid
• Work Language: Fluent Business English
  
  

The role

The NPPE Omnichannel Strategic Design Manager will drive brand design strategy and design thinking for Purina Europe. Leading strategic design initiatives and design thinking within the organization, in relations to any field where design might be relevant. In particular in brand building, innovation/renovation, in shopper experience (online and offline), in the consumer digital journey.

This person will be in charge of defining the best partners/service set up and ensuring we have effective design agency relationships.

What You’ll Do

• Provide functional expert support and design project leadership to affect design objectives and strategy, quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness, and market competitiveness. Partner with brand team to create design strategies and translate them into effective design briefs to ensure design meets business objectives. Directs design projects from conception through design intent frozen, working with external or internal design resources and internal functions.
• Support design strategy for (but not limited to): Packaging/Display Unit Design, Visual brand identities, Conceptual Design & Research Stimuli, POS/Merchandising Displays/PDMs, Print, Collateral/Coupons, Digital Asset.
• Provides Project Leadership to affect design objectives and strategy, quality, efficiency and market competitiveness.
• Supports Marketing and Business managers in effectively applying Nestlé Ways of Working to visual communications.
• Supports the development of the company/brand image in line with stated ambition.
• Establishes and maintains strong productive and collaborative partnerships with strategic design agencies and adaptation agencies to ensure Nestlé receives high quality service and consumer-driven, business-building design that is breakthrough yet delivered efficiently, 100 % aligned with Nestlé communication principles.
  
  

We offer you

We offer more than just a job. We put people first and inspire you to become the best version of yourself:

• Great benefits including competitive salary and a comprehensive social benefits package. We have one of the most competitive pension plans on the market, as well as flexible remuneration with tax advantages: health insurance, restaurant card, mobility plan, etc.
• Personal and professional growth through ongoing training and constant career opportunities reflecting our conviction that people are our most important asset.
• Hybrid working environment with flexible working scheme. Our state-of-the-art campus is dog friendly and equipped with a medical center, canteen and areas to co-create network and chill!
• Recreation activities such as yoga, Zumba, etc. and a wide range of volunteering activities.
  
  

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Marketing, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years’ experience in design or consumer marketing at Nestlé with training or deep experience in design or equivalent FMCG.
• 8+ years design agency experience in account management, strategic planning, and/or project management.
• Experience in leading and managing cross-functional teams, managing agency relationships, and deep experience managing packaging design projects from brief development through to print execution.
• Experience in the digital environment (UX/UI or digital shelf) is a plus.
  
  

About Nestlé We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company in the world, with a presence in more than 185 countries. With net sales of CHF 94.4 billion in 2022, the company has over 291,000 employees and 418 factories in 85 countries. Our values are based on respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity, and respect for our future. Nestlé is dedicated to offering high-quality food and beverage products and services that contribute to the nutrition, health, and well-being of people, pets, and the planet. Additionally, it is committed to being a leading company in sustainability and achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Want to learn more? Visit us at: www.nestle.com

We encourage the diversity of applicants across gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief and disability.

Step outside your comfort zone; share your ideas, way of thinking and working to make a difference to the world, every single day. You own a piece of the action – make it count.

How we will proceed:

You send us your CV → We contact relevant applicants → Interviews → Feedback → Job Offer communication to the Finalist → First working day