Europe Swine Technical Manager - M/F

We are actively seeking a talented individual to join our team as the Western Europe Swine Manager committed to making a difference by responding to the needs of the pig production industry in a sustainable manner. To support our vision and our ambitious and enthusiastic strategy your key responsibilities will include:

-Provide technical training and support to local sales and technical teams as well as customers to ensure effective application of Phileos products and solutions.

-Correct application problems and provide technical service to distributors customers and other technical representatives ensuring customer satisfaction through proper follow-up.

-Communicate technical information through sales call reports or technical service reports.

-Propose conviction trials that meet customer practice and anticipate competition supporting the local team in the implementation and follow-up of these trials.

- Manage and develop a network of key opinion leaders so to identify potential innovations that could fit with market analysis led by Phileo Technical Leader Swine.

-Collaborate closely with Phileo Technical Leader Swine R&D department and sub-region managers to develop new products marketing plans and prioritize R&D projects based on market analysis and customer needs.

-Participate in the construction of a competitive product range and innovation programs proposing and adapting innovation programs and products

-Contribute to the prioritization of swine R&D projects based on market and gap analysis.

-Coordinate projects related to generating new swine data in the Western European region ensuring timely and accurate completion of research product application and line extension projects.

-Follow up on market innovations and product positioning of competitors to identify emerging trends and market needs.

-Identify market needs opportunities and key success factors.

-Provide strategic direction related to customer segmentation by balancing customer needs and resource constraints and assessing potential value creation and optimization.

-Contribute to the implementation of the swine strategy with commercial teams.

-Organize and animate swine group meetings to align on market needs and strategy and establish action plan prioritization.

If you are passionate about contributing to advancements in swine nutrition and health by supporting our sales teams and customers and possess the requisite skills and experiences we encourage you to apply and become an integral part of our dynamic team.

International travel at least 50% of the time.

Qualifications :

- Agricultural engineer degree or veterinarian specialized or PhD in the Swine domain with nutrition background or equivalent.

- Must possess a strong working knowledge of Swine nutrition production methods and/or diseases issues and be able to apply this knowledge to make the proper analyses decisions and objective recommendations on the use of our products in the field analyse feed and production issues explain and demonstrate products make objective recommendations to correct problems while maintaining awareness of customers needs concerns and quality expectations.

- You have excellent analytical skills as well as a customer-centric mindset.

- Minimal practical experience of 10 years is required.

- The position requires the ability to influence through indirect leadership be a strong and diplomatic communicant adaptable open minded and creative. Commercial and marketing mindset. Thorough understanding of probability & statistics and ability to use statistical programs such as the SAS GLM procedure is a plus.

English is essential; Spanish and/or Fench is a plus.

Additional Information :

Join a family business rich in a long history with human-oriented values with a mission To Nourish and Protect our Planet and work in an enriching work environment and a multicultural context 

At Lesaffre diversity is a strength that enriches our culture and our teams. We are committed to offering you a work environment where you can thrive regardless of your background gender age or abilities. We encourage all applications as we believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our ability to innovate and meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Position open to people with disabilities.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time