Jake Grinstead Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Vevey, Ch

+ Manage internal communications for Nestlé USA’s Out-of-Home division, provide communications support for Finance, Procurement, and Sales, and formerly led Digital and eCommerce communications+ Created key communications materials for factory transformations and a playbook for managing future factory transformations

Vevey, Ch

+ Led internal communications for Sales and eComm transformations at Nestlé USA, including SRM ($800M — the company’s most profitable digital program), Nestlé Next ($200M — the company’s largest transformation), and eB2B ($300M), as well as the organizational digital transformation+ Became Prosci certified and developed a change management plan to help SRM implement a new PPA approach that drove over $100M in incremental value+ Expanded my role to develop crisis and contingency plans and external communications for every U.S. retailer for Nestlé Next+ Led an initiative to quantify and improve my team’s organizational value and increase internal visibility+ Contributed to R&D by developing a consumer value proposition, writing romance copy, and designing a cost-effective in-home usability test for a new product launching in 2025+ Voluntarily led communications for the LGBTQ+ ERG and organized the first joint Pride Month for Nestlé USA, Nestlé Purina, Nestlé Health Science, Nestlé Infant Nutrition, and Nespresso

Vevey, Ch

+ Launched and managed weekly live social media broadcasts with the CIO and leadership team, engaging over 25% of the organization per week, in addition to the responsibilities in the position below

Vevey, Ch

+ Led internal communications for Nestlé's 1,000+ person IT function in North America, including weekly social media broadcasts, monthly newsletters and people leader calls, and bi-monthly town halls+ Piloted new communications channels, including Workplace Live, Microsoft Teams Live Events, podcasts, people leader calls, and virtual reality+ Learned video production and produced 50+ videos per year, including all videos for the CIO+ Supported key communications elements for a company-wide reorganization+ Served as champion of the LGBTQ+ ERG

Akron, Oh, Us

+ Managed day-to-day internal communications+ Led strategy for intranet reorganization+ Planned and supported leadership conferences

St. Louis, Mo, Us

+ Drafted internal and external communications + Managed employee recognition programs + Coordinated employer branding for events

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

+ Solicited viewers and online engagement for a locally-produced documentary that aired nationally