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Job Description: The Global R&D Deploy Director is a global role within Royal Canin, based at the Royal Canin headquarters in Aimargues, France. The role operates transversally across global, regional and factory organizations and connects R&D strategy with operational execution across the manufacturing network. What are we looking for ?
15+ years of total experience in R&D, Operations, Supply, Engineering, Industrialization, Quality & Food Safety, Product Development, or related functions. Significant experience leading people and global / regional teams in a complex, multicultural and matrixed organization. Strong experience in product and process industrialization, manufacturing scale-up, factory validation, specification governance and product launch execution.
Demonstrated ability to lead innovation, renovation, Must Do, business continuity and sustainability projects from concept / design handover through industrial implementation and post-launch performance. Experience working in a regulated quality and food safety environment, with strong understanding of product conformance, process validation, regulatory compliance and risk management.
Proven ability to prioritize complex portfolios, allocate resources, manage trade-offs and influence senior stakeholders across R&D, Supply, Commercial, Q&FS, Engineering and regions. Strong technical and business acumen, with ability to connect pet health, product quality, operational feasibility, cost, sustainability and business performance.
Experience with global manufacturing networks, factory teams, regional execution teams and investment / CVS projects. Demonstrated capability to lead transformation, build organizational capability and embed new ways of working. Digital and data literacy, including ability to use dashboards, digital tools and data-driven decision-making to improve transparency, prioritization and deployment performance.
Experience in pet nutrition, food, FMCG, or another technically regulated manufacturing environment is preferred. What will be your key responsibilities? Lead global deployment of the Royal Canin and Eukanuba portfolio Own global R&D accountability for deployment of Royal Canin and Eukanuba products across markets, manufacturing sites and relevant product formats, including dry, wet and other applicable formats.
Ensure formula governance for Royal Canin and Eukanuba portfolios, maintaining global alignment of nutritional profiles, product performance, quality attributes and regulatory requirements. Define, maintain and deploy product and process specifications, including key quality attributes, quality attributes, process parameters, validation standards and manufacturing requirements.
Ensure innovation, renovation, Must Do, business continuity, sustainability and product transfer projects are deployed on time, in full and with robust product and process conformance. Monitor Must Have List deployment and define action plans to improve deployability, reduce complexity and support business priorities.
Ensure post-launch monitoring of product and process performance, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement with Design, Q&FS, Supply, Commercial and regional teams. What can you expect from Mars? Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. #TBdigital