At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. 

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. 
 

Position Summary:
The Manager, Commercial Development for Atrium & Medical Nutrition is responsible for driving end‑to‑end demand visibility, inventory execution, and supply chain alignment to support new product launches, new business growth, and ongoing portfolio performance. The role leads Integrated Business Planning (IBP) demand pull by integrating customer forecasts, distributor insights, and commercial inputs into aligned demand, supply, and replenishment plans. 

Leveraging advanced analytics, predictive insights, and digitally enabled planning tools, the Manager supports scenario modeling, risk identification, and data‑driven decision‑making across the commercial and supply ecosystem. Through scalable digital solutions and automated performance monitoring, the role ensures a cohesive, resilient, and forward‑looking forecasting and execution process.

Working cross‑functionally with Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, and Business Development, the position mitigates out‑of‑stock risk, optimizes inventory health, and enables disciplined execution against service‑level and growth objectives. The role operates as a strategic individual contributor, influencing internal and external stakeholders through insight‑based recommendations that drive strong commercial and customer outcomes. This role leads communication of company performance related to targets, IBP, and inventory to internal & external stakeholders as appropriate.

Territory: This position may be structured as either a remote or hybrid role, depending on the selected candidate’s geographic location. Strong preference will be given to candidates who reside within a commutable distance of Bridgewater, New Jersey. 
        
 

Key Responsibilities:
Launch & New Business Execution:
• Serve as the end-to-end planning and execution lead for new product launches & new business implementations across Atrium & Medical Nutrition
• Translate launch strategies into data‑driven demand assumptions, inventory positioning, and replenishment strategies, leveraging scenario modeling to evaluate risks, trade‑offs, and upside opportunities.
• Coordinate cross‑functional readiness by aligning demand signals, supply constraints, and customer execution plans to enable confident, on‑time market entry.

Demand Planning & Forecast Integration:
• Lead IBP demand pull by integrating customer forecasts, distributor insights, historical trends, and commercial inputs into aligned demand, supply, and replenishment plans.
• Apply advanced analytics and predictive techniques to improve forecast accuracy, identify demand inflection points, and surface planning risks early.
• Enable what‑if scenario analysis to support decision‑making related to growth opportunities, supply constraints, and portfolio trade‑offs.

Inventory & Replenishment Management:
• Translate integrated demand plans into inventory targets, replenishment strategies, and allocation recommendations across customers and distributors.
• Monitor inventory health using digitally enabled dashboards and exception‑based alerts, proactively identifying risks related to service, excess, or obsolescence.
• Support prioritization, allocation, reservations, and hyper‑care activities during supply disruptions or quality events, using data‑driven trade‑off assessments

Customer & Distributor Collaboration (CPFR):
• Act as the primary commercial supply chain interface for key accounts, representing both customer and internal stakeholder needs
• Provide oversight of collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) activities to ensure alignment between customer forecasts and internal planning assumptions
• Partner closely with distributor teams to drive execution excellence and alignment

Performance Monitoring & Risk Mitigation:
• Analyze orders, fill rates, service metrics, and inventory performance to identify trends, gaps, and risks
• Establish automated performance monitoring and reporting, enabling timely visibility to out‑of‑stock exposure, launch execution, and service‑level performance.
• Proactively identify inefficiencies and recommend corrective actions

Strategic Analysis & Decision Support:
• Evaluate healthcare and competitive dynamics impacting demand, channel execution, and growth opportunities
• Develop data-backed insights, scenarios, and recommendations to support portfolio optimization and new business development
• Partner with Finance and other internal stakeholders on business and financial simulations supporting leadership decisions

Cross‑Functional Leadership:
• Collaborate across Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, Innovation & Renovation, and Sales Operations
• Influence without authority by using insight‑based recommendations, structured problem‑solving, and strong business judgment.
• Operate effectively in ambiguity, balancing speed, precision, and risk to optimize commercial and customer outcomes.

Experience and Education Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in business, related healthcare field, and/or supply chain; MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant healthcare industry experience
• Strong analytical, financial and business planning skills
• Experience with demand planning, forecasting, and supply chain collaboration in a commercial environment
• Advanced proficiency skills in digital, AI/GenAI enabled tools, Power BI, Excel, and forecasting tools  

Skills:  #LI-SF1     #SpecialtySalesApril2026 
• Knowledge of strategic key account, customer, distributor and channel strategies
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects
• Ability to influence across functions and without direct authority
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem solving skills leveraging storytelling tools to clearly bring insights into action  

The approximate pay range for this position is $130,000.00 to $150,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at  About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com).

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Job Requisition: 397016