About this role
Job Description:
Global Portfolio & Activation Lead (H/F/X) Segment : Royal Canin Type de contrat : CDI Localisation : Aimargues, France
What are we looking for ? Experience requirements:
• 6+ years in Sales, Sales Ops, Trade/Brand/Category Marketing or Innovation roles, with a proven track record in launches and in-market activation. • Proven delivery of complex cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders. • Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, including with senior leaders, without direct authority. • Ability to convert strategy into execution - playbooks, toolkits, training, and adoption. • Strong commercial and analytical thinking - builds simple business cases, defines KPIs, and makes trade-offs. • Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication. Desirable experience:
• Strong understanding of Royal Canin business model and pet professional recommendation dynamics. • Experience in PRO ecosystems (breeders, shelters, other professionals) or adjacent professional channels (Vet, Pharmacy, B2B). • Exposure to digital marketing, CRM, lifecycle journeys, content, and performance marketing. • Experience with product management / R&D intake, and stage-gate innovation governance. Critical capabilities
• Balances Stakeholders - Aligns diverse stakeholders and secures decisions that protect PRO channel priorities. • Plans and Aligns - Builds clear activation plans with milestones and contingencies, and drives delivery to readiness and adoption. • Ensures Accountability - Owns end-to-end delivery, clarifies roles, and follows through until closure. • Decision Quality - Makes timely, sound calls with sufficient data, even amid uncertainty. • Nimble Learning - Runs rapid test-and-learn, updating playbooks and activation based on performance and field feedback.
What would be your key responsibilities?
• Define and drive the global PRO portfolio and activation strategy, with clear choices, prioritisation, and a strong growth focus. • Translate portfolio and innovation priorities into market-ready activation roadmaps, playbooks, toolkits, training, and launch assets. • Lead cross-functional activation projects with Innovation, R&D, CMI, Brand, Corporate Affairs, Regions, Markets, Sales, Legal, and external agencies. • Build insight-led business cases using market, category, competitor, customer, and PRO ecosystem data. • Partner with regions and key markets to scale global priorities, capture local learnings, and improve activation performance. • Influence senior stakeholders, secure alignment, clarify ownership, and ensure on-time delivery from strategy to execution.
What can you expect from Mars?
• Global Impact: Work at the heart of Royal Canin's international HQ, a unique campus housing 800+ associates, two laboratories, and our flagship factory. • Innovation Culture: Join a team that is actively moving toward "Second Brain" AI integration and cutting-edge longitudinal research. • Career Growth: Access world-class development through Mars University and opportunities for cross-functional moves within the global Mars Petcare ecosystem. • Purpose-Driven Work: Every day, you will contribute to our mission: A Better World for Pets. • Competitive Package: Industry-leading salary, benefits, and company bonus.
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