Commercial Additive Technical Specialist - Poultry

Commercial Additive Technical Specialist - Poultry Nutra Blend Nutritional Expert Advisory Team is seeking a Commercial Additive Poultry Technical Specialist to act as a customer solution expert to provide unbiased nutritional expertise, to identify the best solutions to specific production, nutrition, and formulation challenges. Commercial Additive Technical Specialists guide the two-way translation of innovation and the marketplace. They are the catalyst for technology transfer and education to sales teams and customers to reach our ambitious growth goals.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide the unbiased choice - focused on what works best for the customer rather than promoting a specific product line
• Nutritional additive consulting and technical guidance
• Category level product evaluations and summaries
• Technical insights to customers and sales teams
• Strategic support for product education and formulation
• Leverage resources, cultivate relationships & grow your networks to identify opportunities with commercial additives
• Develop and deploy product training to sales, marketing, and strategic accounts
• Generate technical content for marketing of commercial additive products including technical articles, presentations at industry events, technical reports, and sales tools
• Contribute to commercial additive research and innovation
• Engage with internal and external partners to provide market insights, emerging trends and competitor intelligence
• Represent commercial additives at key industry & customer meetings

Education Required:

• Minimum of PhD
• Focus in Animal Science, Nutrition, Microbiology, or Immunology in Poultry or Monogastric Experience Preferred
• 5+ years' experience in feed additive or animal health account management in the commercial poultry industry, including innovation, product development and technical services
• Understanding of the impacts of additives on the health and performance
• Track record of presenting complex technology, novel additive technologies and concepts in a clear and succinct manner
• Formulation experience Competencies Required
• Self-starter and goal-oriented with ability to achieve results
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a can-do attitude
• Continuous learner with an innovation growth mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to Travel (approximately 50-80%)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
• Strong understanding of gut health, gut receptor biology, immunity, and the impacts of additive ingredients on the health and performance of production animals
• Understanding and experience in the design, research, implementation, monitoring and delivery of novel feed additives to the market
• Aspiration to move quickly, and work within a multidisciplinary team, including demonstration of excellent collaborative skills Compens.

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