Inside the Strategy Room 274. How Nestlé’s CFO sharpens focus across a global portfolio
Oct 23, 2025
Anna Manz, Nestlé's Chief Financial Officer, shares her insights on leveraging AI to enhance long-term strategies and resource allocation. She discusses how geopolitical shifts affect supply chains and emphasizes the need for agility and local manufacturing. Manz highlights the importance of data literacy and evolving finance skills in the AI era. She also explores growth opportunities, particularly in pet care, and explains her role in balancing shareholder and stakeholder value, showcasing the transformative potential of modern finance.
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Manage Change By Focusing On Supply Chain
- Nestlé focuses on supply-chain agility and deep understanding of materials and recipes to manage geopolitical shifts.
- Framing change as an opportunity helps teams spot competitive advantages and act confidently.
Prioritize A Small Number Of Focus Areas
- Identify the ~20 places at group and one level below where resources truly move the needle and prioritize them.
- Create efficiency gains to free up resources rather than only cutting to fund new investments.
AI Finds Invoice-Contract Discrepancies
- Nestlé applied AI to hundreds of thousands of supplier invoices to detect discrepancies with master contracts.
- That automation revealed efficiency pockets impossible to find manually at scale.