Product Development Manager

Product Development Manager

Romont, CH

Romont, CH

We are the Nestlé Nespresso SA Company and are proud to be one of the fastest growing operating unit of Nestlé. Our passionate, entrepreneurial-minded team has transformed Nespresso into the reference in portioned coffee and one of the world’s most trusted brands. Our growth comes from our commitment to research and development in order to pioneer and be the reference in the portioned coffee sector to provide the very highest quality coffees that could be enjoyed in the comfort of consumers' own homes and also savored at out-of-home locations, such as restaurants, hotels, offices and luxury retail businesses. We guarantee quality by taking a careful, thoughtful approach in how we source our ingredients, produce and market our premium coffee products. With corporate headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Nespresso is present in over 60 countries and counts over 12,000 employees worldwide. To learn more visit www.nespresso.com.

Romont, Switzerland
Nespresso HQ
Undefined period of time contract
Full-time, Act. Rate 100 %

Nestlé Nespresso has been one of the most successful operating unit of the Nestlé Group, the world's leading food, beverage, nutrition and Wellness Company.
It has pioneered the portioned coffee market to provide premium coffees and related products/services, both in-home and out-of-home.

While benefiting from Nestlé's expertise, Nestlé Nespresso is a strategic business unit in its own right, with its unique business model, having the end-to-end responsibility from coffee sourcing to marketing, delivering premium coffee products and services to the end-consumer through its diverse sales channels (Retail, e-Commerce, CRC).

As a Product Development Manager,  you will ensure the on-quality, on-time, on-cogs, on-budget delivery of the development projects assigned by the Product Platform Manager, with an end-to-end responsibility to deliver on Marketing brief from Concept to Post Launch stage, including the first feasibility assessment, concept design and choice of the technologies to be used.

• Support Industrial Design Manager 


• Identify resources and means for the project


• Organize the project according to the Nespresso development process


• Identify the different phases, build the technical project team, define decision process and governance, define roles and responsibility, define deliverables and KPI  


• Evaluate technical options and decide on technical route to be chosen with the support of the Technology platform manager based on risk and opportunities   


• Finalize technical development and integration of final aesthetical design   


• Act as Project Manager in the coordination between internal and external project stakeholders


• Ensure that all the development processes are driven by the Nespresso Quality standards


• Implementation follow up and result evaluation


• Regular project review, planning control, implement adjustment, lesson learn   


• Give technical support to the After-Sales Organisation for trainings, faults analyses and machine/component improvement project proposals    


• Drive every technical review of the project and manage the development partner  


• Inform the relevant supervision parties    


• Present project status and results at various meetings    


• Validate the products based on tests and results

• University degree in Mechanics and Electronics Engineering


• Minimum 5 years business experience in a similar role


• Proven experience in durable goods industry (including experience in metals and plastic parts)


• Strong experience in Project management


• Solid organizational skills and capacity to manage a team of product managers.


• Business and objective drive


• Fluent in English and French both written and spoken. German will be considered an asset

Nestlé is the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: repect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geopraphies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.

We are the Nestlé Nespresso SA Company and are proud to be one of the fastest growing operating unit of Nestlé. Our passionate, entrepreneurial-minded team has transformed Nespresso into the reference in portioned coffee and one of the world’s most trusted brands. Our growth comes from our commitment to research and development in order to pioneer and be the reference in the portioned coffee sector to provide the very highest quality coffees that could be enjoyed in the comfort of consumers' own homes and also savored at out-of-home locations, such as restaurants, hotels, offices and luxury retail businesses. We guarantee quality by taking a careful, thoughtful approach in how we source our ingredients, produce and market our premium coffee products. With corporate headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Nespresso is present in over 60 countries and counts over 12,000 employees worldwide. To learn more visit www.nespresso.com.

Romont, Switzerland
Nespresso HQ
Undefined period of time contract
Full-time, Act. Rate 100 %

Nestlé Nespresso has been one of the most successful operating unit of the Nestlé Group, the world's leading food, beverage, nutrition and Wellness Company.
It has pioneered the portioned coffee market to provide premium coffees and related products/services, both in-home and out-of-home.

While benefiting from Nestlé's expertise, Nestlé Nespresso is a strategic business unit in its own right, with its unique business model, having the end-to-end responsibility from coffee sourcing to marketing, delivering premium coffee products and services to the end-consumer through its diverse sales channels (Retail, e-Commerce, CRC).

As a Product Development Manager,  you will ensure the on-quality, on-time, on-cogs, on-budget delivery of the development projects assigned by the Product Platform Manager, with an end-to-end responsibility to deliver on Marketing brief from Concept to Post Launch stage, including the first feasibility assessment, concept design and choice of the technologies to be used.

• Support Industrial Design Manager 


• Identify resources and means for the project


• Organize the project according to the Nespresso development process


• Identify the different phases, build the technical project team, define decision process and governance, define roles and responsibility, define deliverables and KPI  


• Evaluate technical options and decide on technical route to be chosen with the support of the Technology platform manager based on risk and opportunities   


• Finalize technical development and integration of final aesthetical design   


• Act as Project Manager in the coordination between internal and external project stakeholders


• Ensure that all the development processes are driven by the Nespresso Quality standards


• Implementation follow up and result evaluation


• Regular project review, planning control, implement adjustment, lesson learn   


• Give technical support to the After-Sales Organisation for trainings, faults analyses and machine/component improvement project proposals    


• Drive every technical review of the project and manage the development partner  


• Inform the relevant supervision parties    


• Present project status and results at various meetings    


• Validate the products based on tests and results

• University degree in Mechanics and Electronics Engineering


• Minimum 5 years business experience in a similar role


• Proven experience in durable goods industry (including experience in metals and plastic parts)


• Strong experience in Project management


• Solid organizational skills and capacity to manage a team of product managers.


• Business and objective drive


• Fluent in English and French both written and spoken. German will be considered an asset

Nestlé is the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: repect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geopraphies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.