Nutrition Advisor

About the role

Nestlé Nutrition is looking for a Nutrition Advisor for a full-time, field-based position in Sri Lanka. The role works with Health Care Professionals (HCPs) to promote exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life and its continuation after complementary foods are introduced, and to give accurate, science-based information on Nestlé's infant nutrition products and services.

Key responsibilities

• Educate HCPs on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months and its continuation after complementary feeding begins.
• When breastfeeding is not possible, give HCPs accurate, scientific information on Nestlé's infant nutrition products and services, their features, advantages, benefits and appropriate use, in line with the WHO Code on Breast-milk Substitutes, Nestlé policies and local legislation.
• Advise HCPs on Nestlé's infant nutrition products and services where and when appropriate, and act as a trusted partner.
• Build long-term, mutually beneficial professional relationships with HCPs and relevant medical decision makers.
• Cover and manage the territory effectively, gathering insights and sharing them through tools such as the MFF CRM.
• Monitor product availability, visibility, freshness and pricing in the territory by networking with sales colleagues, distributors and trade partners.
• Plan, implement and execute the agreed territory action plan within the allocated budget.

Required profile

• Degree, diploma or Advanced Level qualification in Bio Science or equivalent.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in a similar role is advantageous.
• Fluent in English and Sinhala, and English and Tamil; fluency in all three is an advantage.
• Valid driving licence (mandatory).

Required skills

• High level of integrity and learning agility.
• Superior communication skills, emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills.
• Numerical ability and numerical reasoning.