Animal Nutrition Product Manager


The Product Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing new animal feed products. She or he will be working closely with business and R&D stakeholders to evolve and develop new and existing generations for this product line, including clinical studies for new geographies, applications (human & pet), life stages, new licensing, and organic innovation workstreams via Product Line Strategy development and execution.

Primary Responsibilities
* Care of products/ product segments
* Strategic planning (covering market, product portfolio, capacity etc.)
* Marketing strategies by product or product group, by customer, existing and new products and markets
* Objectives by volume, sales price, turnover and gross profit
* Budget analysis and forecast management.
* Setting sales price levels (e.g. price list)
* Assessment of contract terms
* Preparation and distribution of offers.
* New product development
* Collection and analysis of market and product information
* Volume planning and allocation in cooperation with supply chain (e.g. in bottleneck situations)

Qualifications

* EXPERIENCE WITH ANIMAL FEED INGREDEINTS is REQUIRED
* Work independently with minimal guidance
* Bachelor's degree preferred
* Robust analytical and critical thinking skills
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including documenting work accurately and timely.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
* Must be organized, excellent attention to detail and work efficiently
* Commitment to excellence and a self-starter

WHILE THE POSITION IS REMOTE, IT IS FOR USA AUTHORIZED RESIDENTS ONLY. THE PREFERRED AREAS WOULD BE THE MIDWEST, NORTHEAST AND PACIFIC REGIONS. THE TARGET IS ANIMAL FEED COMPANIES