Contract: Permanent
Location: Aimargues (30min from Montpellier) or any other Royal Canin site in Europe
Bringing our vision of “WE MAKE A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS BY BRINGING TANGIBLE HEALTH BENEFITS THROUGH NUTRITION TO EACH CAT AND DOG” requires a best-in-class product portfolio and relevant NPI pipeline. As a key member of the Brand & Pet Owner team Europe, the EU Portfolio & NPI Manager in close collaboration with the global innovation teams and EU pillar heads to define the EU portfolio/ NPI strategy in line of global framework and meeting EU market needs. The role is also responsible to analyzing, measuring, and make optimization recommendations how existing products contribute to broader business goals. It also involves identifying opportunities to expand the portfolio and/ or NPI needs and create a product portfolio roadmap.
6 years Marketing experience, with portfolio and innovation management experience highly regarded (preferably in FMCG)
Strong leadership skills to get things done through others/ project teams.
Strategic agility and strong analytical skills with experience to turn data into insights and action
Demonstrated ability to define & implement portfolio strategies to gain competitive advantages
Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal fluent English essential
Relevant EU NPI/ Renovation Pipeline
Provide Global teams with strategic insights / data/ best practices & needs of EU markets to define relevant innovation EU pipeline
Reviews Global project and prioritizes them in line with the EU Portfolio Strategy
NPI Scoping & Deployment
Works closely with the global PSR/ Vet/ Pro innovation teams to scope ( timings/ business case etc) EU relevant NPI/renovation
Responsible to deploy global projects coordinating launches with the local marketing team agreeing and securing timings, the pre-launch, launch and post-launch actions
Work with the EU Activation Manager to secure that the activation plans will serve the category growth and are role out timely
Portfolio Management
Sets and manages the EU portfolio and NPI strategy looking at category and consumer insights and portfolio performance to advise right levers to grow (e.g.gap in NPI/ portfolio play/ pack/ price) to meet most important pet health needs, maximize NSV growth and our premiumization agenda.
Delivers the tools that the markets can use to make their own portfolio choices relevant to their markets (in the EU frame).
Collaborate with regional activities managers and E2E regional team for portfolio changes coordination from a demand and supply perspective. (Innovation, renovation, must do…)
Stays up to date with competitive portfolio & NPI intelligence
EU PMR Management & Optimisation
Facilitates the EU Portfolio Management Review of the Regional S&OP+ process: Defines the agenda together with the PMR Owner, facilitates the meeting and ensures actions and escalations are followed throughs.
Leads the OTIF delivery of NPI, reviews, incl. managing local escalations/ raising global escalations and seeing them through to secure OTIF launch
Leads commercial reviews/ discussions In PMR by setting up relevant dashboards/ KPI and frequency
Works closely with EU SNOP Director to continuously improve the meeting, flows of information and coordination with Local and Global PMRs as well as Regional IRR.
At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship.
As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.
You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates’ dogs at the office!
You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group
A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs!
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