Job Description:

Join Our Purpose - Feeding the Future

Nutreco is a member of the SHV family, and we are committed to 'Feeding the Future' through sustainable and innovative practices. Nutreco has two business lines: Skretting is a leading global provider of innovative aquafeed solutions, revolutionizing aquaculture for a sustainable future. Trouw Nutrition specializes in animal nutrition and is committed to advancing livestock health and productivity through cutting-edge solutions.

Selko is the feed additive brand of Nutreco. We provide specialty feed additives to optimise animal performance and customer value. Our solutions are backed by sound science, our team is committed to helping customers win, and products are manufactured to meet the highest quality standards!

About The Role: Selko’s Marketing Director will lead the marketing team in developing and executing strategic marketing plans to achieve business objectives, focusing on product portfolios within the livestock feed additives sector.

Responsibilities:

Lead Strategic Planning: Develop and oversee the implementation of strategic marketing plans for all product portfolios, ensuring they align with key business objectives
Manage Team and Resources: Lead, mentor, and develop the marketing team while effectively managing budgets and resources to ensure efficient and responsible execution of initiatives
Drive Product and Portfolio Growth: Collaborate with commercial, sales, and technical teams to identify customer needs, manage product pipelines, and oversee the successful launch of new products
Represent Business Interests: Act as the primary marketing representative for the US feed additive business, ensuring alignment and collaboration on a local, Business Unit, and Global level
Facilitate Key Meetings and Relationships: Organize and lead critical business meetings, leverage relationships with external vendors, and network effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Skills and Expertise

Qualifications:

Experience: At least 7 years of experience in B2B or strategic account marketing, preferably within the livestock nutrition/feed additive industry, with a strong background in managing product pipelines and new product launches
Leadership and Collaboration: Proven ability to lead and influence in a team-based, cross-functional environment, both with and without formal authority, and to collaborate effectively with international teams and external vendors
Business Acumen: Strong skills in strategic planning, budget management, and financial forecasting, with the ability to identify and articulate customer needs and translate them into meaningful business strategies
Industry Knowledge: A bachelor's degree in agriculture, marketing, or business, with a preference for a working knowledge of livestock agriculture and B2B sales experience
People Management: Demonstrated experience in managing and developing direct reports, as well as the ability to facilitate key business meetings and build strong relationships with internal and external professionals

Expectations from the Role:

Strategic Leadership and Execution: The director is expected to lead the development of strategic marketing plans and ensure their timely and complete execution. This includes managing budgets, resources, and the successful launch of new products and initiatives.
Business Growth and Collaboration: A key expectation is to drive business growth by collaborating with sales and technical teams to identify and act on customer needs. This involves managing the R&D pipeline from a marketing perspective, overseeing portfolio management, and representing US business priorities at a global level
People and Performance Management: The role requires effectively leading, managing, and developing the marketing team. The director is also expected to establish and track key metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of marketing efforts and ensure team members meet their individual objectives.

Why you Will Love Working with Us

Global Benefits:

Be part of our sustainable mission with opportunities to grow within Nutreco, Skretting, Trouw Nutrition and the broader SHV group

Embrace our culture of diversity and inclusion, where we respect and value everyone

Local Benefits:

Competitive health benefits – Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA/FSA

Disability and Life insurance

401k/IRA - Matching Programs

Paid Parental Leave and Tuition Reimbursement

15 Paid Vacation Days to start vacation and then 40 hours PTO and 2 Floating days
Annual bonus

Next Steps:

We value a seamless candidate experience and will review your application within five (5) business days.

We appreciate your interest in joining our mission to innovate and sustainably shape the future of food production. Thank you for choosing a career with us and sharing your ambition to “Feed the Future!”

Final candidates who are being considered for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.

Please note that candidates applying for USA job openings must be independently authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.  

We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from qualified individuals, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.

Our corporate values FEED your career: Passion | Inclusivity | Integrity | Trust | Curiosity. These values are engrained into our core and shape everything we do.

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Our organisation:

Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.