Poultry KAM & Nutritional health (NH) Consultant

Elanco; Milano; In loco; EUR 45.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Poultry KAM & NH Consultant to lead demand creation and sales for their innovative animal health portfolio. This role involves working closely with key accounts in the poultry and swine sectors, driving growth through strategic account management and technical expertise. The ideal candidate will leverage their strong background in veterinary medicine and animal science to enhance productivity and sustainability within the industry. Join a forward-thinking team that values diversity and fosters an inclusive environment while making a positive impact on animal health and welfare.

Competenze

• 5+ years of experience in intensive animal production.
• Strong knowledge of poultry, monogastric and swine nutrition.

Mansioni

• Drive sales and account planning for poultry and swine producers.
• Provide technical support and develop relationships with key stakeholders.

Conoscenze

Veterinary Medicine

Animal Science

Sales Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Nutrition Knowledge

Collaboration Skills

Formazione

Higher Education in Veterinary Medicine

Degree in Animal Science

Agronomy Degree

Strumenti

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Descrizione del lavoro

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We're driven by our vision of 'Food and Companionship Enriching Life' and our approach to sustainability the Elanco Healthy Purpose to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals' lives better makes life better join our team today!

Position Description:

The Poultry KAM & NH Consultant is featured by strong leadership skills, strategic thinking and growth mindset combined with a solid technical and commercial background. He/She is mainly focused on demand creation while securing sales by delivering and demonstrating the value of Elanco poultry and NH portfolio (poultry & swine) to key accounts. He/She manages the NH portfolio within the key poultry and swine producers through activities execution to drive sales, account planning, appropriate communication consistent with Elanco marketing, strategic account plans and commercial objectives. He/she also develops and scouts for new NH portfolio opportunities, in collaboration with the INTL team or at local level and promotes the use of NH to achieve the sustainability goals across the full value chain from production to the end user distribution. Key customer contacts consist of nutritionists, veterinarians, producers and channel partners like pre-mixers. The Poultry KAM & NH Consultant is a key member of the affiliate Poultry Team, and Consultant for the NH products across Farm Animals species, responsible to provide NH expertise to customers and Elanco commercial team, leveraging the necessary knowledge to drive growth by connecting technical to commercial opportunities and to ensure NH's long-term profitability and growth.

The key objectives of the Poultry KAM & NH Consultant are:

• To accelerate NH growth through internal capabilities and expertise development, boosting Elanco leadership within this area, including the new trends on sustainability,
• To drive with excellence NH new launches, and new product development,
• To contribute to achieving the annual poultry sales targets,
• To reinforce, maintain and grow relationships with key NH internal and external stakeholders,
• To provide internal and external NH Technical Support,
• To manage NH Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs).

Key commercial and technical responsibilities:

• Be the source of authority, get involved with targeted accounts and continuously build the NH business acumen,
• Develop analysis and interpretation of customer´s information and data that can influence decision making process, including sustainability area and how Elanco NH products can improve productivity,
• Train customer's feed mill nutrition staffs,
• Increase technical capabilities to be recognized by customers as value added partner,
• Develop high business relationships with NH key decision makers and key opinion leaders,
• Be the single matter expert (SME) for technical questions related to Elanco NH portfolio,
• Join forces with sales and marketing to deliver materials, product differentiation and value beyond product tools,
• Manage stakeholders and network creation to promote usage of NH and achieve sustainability goals: KOLs, Associations and CPG companies (clients of our clients),
• Manage microbiome tools and processes to support NH brands,
• Always be in compliance with technical promotion materials, clinical trials and full value experiences (FVE) execution,
• Participate in relevant industry events with publications and presentations,
• Be an active member of the Elanco NH community,
• Provide technical comparison and market insights on competition,
• Scouting for potential new NH alliances or distribution opportunities at local or Int'l level.

Minimum Qualification (education, experience and/or training, required certifications):

• Higher education in veterinary medicine, animal science, animal production and/or agronomy,
• Minimum 5 years related experience within the intensive animal production industry,
• Detailed knowledge of relevant competitor products and strategies and distribution channels,
• Strong selling skills,
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills,
• Strong collaborator,
• Thorough understanding of poultry and monogastric and swine nutrition and industry trends,
• Effective communication skills,
• Fluent in English,
• Effective presenter of technical material in both oral and written forms,
• Excellent self-management and organizational skills,
• Computer skills (Strong Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Preferred home location: center/north Italy

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status