Director, Innovative Solutions — Animal Nutrition Tech

KENT Nutrition

Muscatine (IA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

KENT Nutrition Group, Inc., a member of the KENT WORLDWIDE family, seeks a strategic Director, Innovative Solutions to shape the future of animal nutrition. You will lead development and commercialization of emerging technologies across research, sales, and product development, driving growth and forging industry partnerships.

Based in Muscatine, Iowa, you will build high-performing teams, translate science into market-ready solutions, and position KENT as a trusted leader in animal performance,

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of progressive leadership in animal nutrition or related industry.
  • Strong technical knowledge of animal nutrition and feed technologies.
  • Experience leading product commercialization and go-to-market strategies.
  • Ability to translate scientific concepts into practical business solutions.
  • Proven ability to build strategic partnerships with customers and researchers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead vision, strategy, execution, and growth of Innovative Solutions portfolio.
  • Identify emerging trends, technologies, and market opportunities.
  • Collaborate across marketing, sales, R&D, operations, finance to commercialize products.
  • Establish strategic relationships with suppliers, universities, researchers and customers.
  • Evaluate and launch new product opportunities with business cases.
  • Drive adoption through training, education, and thought leadership.
  • Provide leadership and coaching to teams while maintaining high performance.
  • Represent KENT at industry events and customer meetings.

Skills

Strategic leadership
Cross-functional collaboration
Product commercialization
Market analysis
Partner relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Animal Science, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Nutrition, or related field
Master's degree or Ph.D. preferred

Job description

KENT Nutrition Group, Inc., a member of the KENT WORLDWIDE family, seeks a strategic Director, Innovative Solutions to shape the future of animal nutrition. You will lead development and commercialization of emerging technologies across research, sales, and product development, driving growth and forging industry partnerships.

Based in Muscatine, Iowa, you will build high-performing teams, translate science into market-ready solutions, and position KENT as a trusted leader in animal performance,

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