Poultry regional technical service manager – Valinhos/SP [latam]

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for leading our poultry vaccine platforms in the LATAM and Africa regions.
• Drive the strategic marketing and technical support for our poultry vaccine platforms.
• Analyze market developments and shares in LATAM and Africa and provide a strategy to maintain or reach the Top 10 players for the key market segments in which we participate.
• Develop robust regional technical and marketing plans.
• Design and implement the “Go to Market” strategy at a regional level for LATAM and Africa.
• Oversee Brand life cycles from a strategic planning perspective and work on “Renovation” or “Innovation” to extend the product life cycle, including the planning of field studies to support these efforts within the regions and product launching activities.
• Actively work on publications and publication strategies relevant to the regions.
• Involve key thought and market leaders from LATAM and Africa to support the positioning of our platforms and transfer these insights to our teams.
• Translate relevant regional field issues and customer challenges in poultry health into solutions to support our local sales, technical, and marketing teams and ultimately our customers.
• Participate in and attend local and regional exhibitions, seminars, trainings, and workshops within LATAM and Africa.
• Support R&D and Regulatory Affairs teams where needed, by collecting technical information and trial results from the regions.

• University degree in Veterinary Medicine, ideally with a specialization in poultry health.
• Field experience managing the health status of poultry, preferably with experience in the LATAM and/or Africa markets.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an understanding of customer needs in diverse cultural contexts.
• Excellent writing skills (English) and the ability to provide adequate synthesis.
• A high degree of personal motivation, a desire to make an immediate contribution, and a sense of urgency.
• Experience working effectively in a cross-functional team.
• Fluent in English. Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, or French is highly desirable to effectively cover the LATAM and Africa regions.
• A track record in regional technical or marketing management.
• Experience in a technical/commercial business in animal health with a focus on poultry.