Overview
Global Director Health & Welfare Jobs in Vannes, Brittany, France at ADM
Title: Global Director Health & Welfare
Company: ADM
Location: Vannes, Brittany, France
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ADM is a leader in global nutrition who unlocks the power of nature to envision, create and combine ingredients and flavors for food and beverages, supplements, animal feed, and more. We believe food is fundamental, and that we, as a global leader in nutrition, can make a lasting impact on the world. We offer the opportunity to contribute to something greater than yourself.
The Role
An opportunity has arisen in ADM’s Animal Nutrition division for a Global Director of Animal Nutrition Health and Welfare. This position is part of our Growth function, the main purpose of this role is to lead the Growth agenda, working closely with the President of Growth as well as all Regional Presidents and global functional representatives.
Responsibilities
The role is part of a team of 3 experienced colleagues covering ADM Animal Nutrition’s 3 pillars of Growth :
Performance,
Health & Welfare
Sustainability
Reporting to the President for Growth, Animal Nutrition, the manager will oversee the Growth agenda for the Health and Welfare in all five Regions : North America, Latin America (North and South), EMEA and Asia. In addition to the overall responsibility of each pillar, for which one can leverage all of ADM’s products and services, the role will also focus on the specific product lines of biotics and bioactives.
Key Duties
Accountability for the development and implementation of the global strategies for Health and Welfare, as well as product strategies for the categories managed, using the company-wide tools of Where-to-Play/How-to-Win analysis, Economic Analysis, and Commercial Excellence customer segmentation as well as the Idea-to-Launch (I2L) process
Delivery of business and financial goals for the pillar, including tracking of financial performance end-to-end
Collaboration with the relevant functional teams through the
Growth team for overall fit within AN Win-in-3S strategy
R&D team for product development through I2L
CD&D for specialty feed additives knowledge, technical support and product lifecycle
Marketing teams for existing product promotion and new product launches with plans and sales enablement materials
Regulatory and Quality teams to manage registrations and ensure quality compliance.
Operations for regional manufacturing, in/out-sourcing decisions
Pricing for end-to-end margin management
Build relationships with key customers and stakeholders for voice-of-the-customer and customer needs insights
Represent ADM at all appropriate forums and exhibitions/expos to support product growth
Education
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Masters or PhD in Animal Nutrition or related field followed ideally by a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
Experience
10+ years in product management, preferably in feed additives including at least one direct sale or commercial role, demonstrating strong commercial acumen
Experience in leading (cross-functional) internationally diverse teams
Experience in bringing innovation to market and leading change management projects (organizational and process knowledge)
Ability to make decisions in an uncertain environment
Strong influencing skills and proven ability to work in a matrix organization
Entrepreneurial mindset
Willingness to travel internationally (25 to 50%), with ability to successfully interact with a wide range of languages and cultures
