Nutrition Advisor at Nestle Foods

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world measured by revenues.

Nestlé’s products include baby food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé’s brands have annual sales of over CHF1 billion (about US$1.1 billion), including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer’s, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 194 countries, and employs around 333,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics company.

Nestlé is committed to enhancing the quality of consumers\\\’ lives through nutrition, health and wellness. Our mission of \\\"Good Food, Good Life\\\" is to provide the best tasting, most nutritious choices in a wide range of food and beverage categories and eating occasions, from morning to night.
Providing safe, quality nutrition for more than 140 years
Operations in more than 86 countries
2 000+ brands worldwide
CHF 92 billion sales in 2013
More than 330 000 employees

Objective to be the leader in nutrition, health and wellnessLocation:  Delta, Taraba, Ogun, Kogi & Abia state
Position Type: One-Year Contract

Position Summary:

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage company in the world. At our very core, we are a human company driven by our purpose to improve the quality of life and contribute to a healthier future. 

Nestlé Nigeria is currently looking to hire Nutrition Advisors across multiple locations. S/he would assist in providing factual and scientific information on infant nutrition to Health Care Professionals (HCPs) in assigned territories based on identified needs, within the limits of the WHO/local and organizational codes.

A day in the life of a Nutrition Advisor:

Business Development:

Acting as a reliable source of information for infant products.
Seeking and building strategic relations with Key HCPs.
Identifying opportunities to ensure satisfaction of service levels based on need.
Recommending investments and planning of activities for potential HCPs.

Issue Management/Problem Solving:

Identifying issues preventing high performance in the territory and proffering relevant solutions.
Monitoring of progress made, while working to implement and modify strategies to achieve objectives.
Assisting with the implementation of the WHO Management System.

Territory Management:

Recruiting and maintaining an updated HCP contact list, monitoring agreed call frequency, thus ensuring efficiency of coverage. 
Planning and executing coverage by means of maintaining cycle detailing and all other marketing strategies set by Management.
Conducting regular trade checks to ensure WHO/local code compliance, product availability, market hygiene and completeness of product range, reporting competitive activities, stock levels and prices.

What Makes You Successful:

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in either Nutrition/Dietetics or other Food-related Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Medical Sciences, or similar courses of study.
0 – 2 years of experience in a similar role.
Good knowledge and appreciation of the WHO/local code.
Good relation-building/stakeholder-management skills and a great deal of professionalism in relating with expecting mothers.
Quick learning agility and assimilation of nutrition standards and relevant products.
Good time management and planning/organizational skills.
Effective communication and decision-making skills.
Leadership/Influence and good interpersonal skills.
Ability to be proactive and creative/take initiative.
Adaptability/flexibility.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.