Marketing & Technical Director - Animal Nutrition

About Adisseo

Adisseo, a Bluestar company, is a global leader in animal nutrition, with a mission to help feed the world sustainably. In North America, we partner with poultry, swine, dairy, and beef producers to deliver science-backed nutrition solutions.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Marketing & Technical Director with a strong background in animal nutrition, feed additives, or related agribusiness to lead our North American marketing and technical strategy.

This is a senior leadership position that requires a solid technical understanding of animal nutrition, combined with strong commercial and strategic marketing expertise.

Reporting directly to the North America President and serving on the North America Leadership Team, you will translate market intelligence into commercial opportunities, strengthen our technical capabilities, and help drive profitable growth across our poultry, swine, dairy, and beef businesses.

What you will do

• Define and own the North American marketing strategy, aligned with Global and with our species business plans
• Lead market segmentation and market intelligence, and turn data into clear commercial priorities
• Set regional positioning and value propositions, and manage the marketing and promotion budget
• Lead product category and portfolio management, and represent North America in Global portfolio and launch decisions
• Partner with our Commercial Directors to turn market insight into profitable growth
• Connect our regional technical team with Global experts, and coordinate priorities and budget for field trials
• Bring customer and field insight back to Global R&D
• Train and equip our teams and distributors to communicate technical product data accurately
• Build Adisseo's profile with key opinion leaders, industry associations, and customers

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Animal Nutrition, Animal Science, Agricultural Engineering, or Veterinary Medicine (DVM).
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in animal nutrition, feed additives, or closely related animal agriculture businesses, including marketing, technical management, sales, or business development.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic marketing, market intelligence, market segmentation, and commercial strategy.
• Strong understanding of animal nutrition and the technical evidence supporting nutritional products.
• Experience leading teams, managing budgets, and collaborating across technical and commercial functions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage scientists, commercial leaders, and customers.

Prefered Qualifications

• Master's degree, MBA, or PhD.
• Experience across multiple livestock species.
• Familiarity with U.S. and Canadian feed additive regulations (FDA, AAFCO, CFIA).

What we offer

• Inclusive & diverse Culture: Be part of a multicultural and global team of 62 nationalities, operating in 100+ countries, that values diversity, promotes inclusion, and supports work-life balance in a respectful and safe work environment.
• Benefits: care program, vacation & paid time off, profit-sharing and performance incentives.
• Learning & Career Development: benefit from continuous training, mentoring, and learning programs, with equal access to career advancement and leadership opportunities.
• Sustainable and innovative company: work on meaningful projects using cutting-edge technology, with the freedom to innovate and make a real difference. Because we contribute to feeding 8 billion people, sustainability is not an option - it is our ambition.