Job Description

The Executive Director (ED), Global Poultry BU Lead is a key leadership role, responsible for developing and leading the strategic direction for all global marketing activities of the Global Poultry organization, across the biopharma and technology portfolio.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Global Livestock Lead, the incumbent is responsible to lead, motivate, support, and develop the Global Poultry business including influencing the teams within and helping to set the long-term strategy for the franchise, defining opportunities and gaps in the competitive landscape, and partnering with R&D, Business Development, the broader Global Commercial Leadership Team and the regions to define and prioritize competitive opportunities.

The ED Global Poultry BU Lead will monitor closely the P&L for all Poultry biopharma and technology portfolios worldwide and is involved in the planning and management of the Poultry business performance in close collaboration with the commercial leaders within the relevant markets (i.e., RVPs, GMs, BU Heads). They will integrate a combined biopharma and technology solutions organization with focus on getting closer to the customer. They will need to create the strategy for one face to the customer through our channels and digital landscape.

This role is also responsible to create and over time, evolve the organizational structure to develop joint value propositions of Biopharma and Technology which will allow us to sell Animal Health (AH) Solutions in the future. Furthermore, the goal is to create more uniform approaches across species where possible, to create efficiency and simplification on how we deploy initiatives across our organization.

Strategic, Operational, and Leadership Responsibilities:

• Lead, motivate, support and develop the Global Poultry team, including influencing the teams within.

• Cross collaborate with the other species leads to drive the integration of the business and develop efficiencies to bring execution to the market.

• Drive the overall global Poultry strategy and contribute to the execution of the overall Livestock biopharma & technology products worldwide.

• Direct accountability for collaborating with other leading markets/countries to determine, influence, and validate execution and resource allocation.

• Conduct competitive analysis to support decision making with regards to customer insights, market growth, market trends and market share analysis.

• Understand the main drivers of customer behavior and trends and utilize this knowledge to enhance the marketing of the portfolio

• Collaborate with R&D to drive focus and decisions for the development overall Livestock portfolio.

• Collaborate with Animal Health (AH) Manufacturing on long and short-term planning including capacity and allocation for key brands.

• Partner cross functionally with all business teams particularly regional and local markets, R&D, Business Development, Animal Health Manufacturing, Finance, Legal, Communications, IT, HR and other functional areas.

• Partner with key markets to drive the top and bottom-line with a focus on the key brands.

• Identify emerging business and customer trends and develop strategies to drive portfolio.

• Develop and monitor the Global Poultry Marketing budget and provide reporting and analysis.

• Participates as a member of the Global Livestock Leadership team.

Organizational Network and Collaboration:

Internal Key Contacts

• Global Livestock Leadership Team, Species leads, Global Regional Marketing, General Managers, X-Species BU Directors, Business Development, R&D, Finance, Learning and Development, Communications, HR, Legal, Compliance.

External Key Contacts

• Key Customers, Industry Associations, Key Opinion Leaders,

Animal Health Commercial Competencies:

Leadership Behaviors

• Demonstrate Ethics & Integrity

• Drive Results

• Focus on Customers

• Act with Courage & Candor

• Foster Collaboration

• Make Rapid Disciplined Decisions

Professional Competencies

• Business & Financial Acumen

• Working Across Boundaries

• Strategic Thinking

• Project Management

• Productive Communication

• Problem Solving

Core Commercial Functional Competencies - Marketing

• Strategic Marketing

• Customer Engagement

• Strategic Business Management

• Market Access

• Product Knowledge & Portfolio Management

• Regulatory & Compliance Knowledge

• Account Management

• Lifecycle Management

Global Marketing Leadership Mindset

• Thinks Broadly – Places broader organizational interests above own or team interest

• Creates Strategic Visions – Creates a compelling vision for the team and has the ability to marry vision with other functions and influence others

• Embraces an Agile Mindset & Coaching – Leads teams using appropriate agile methodology for the iterative development of tools, processes, and ideas, as well as to solve systemic problems through employing adaptive experimentation, collective responsibility, and agile methodologies

• Champions Leadership Development – Champions leadership development initiatives and practices that contribute to a strong, diverse succession pool; hires and develops the best leaders and talent

• Maintains a Growth & Transformational Mindset – Constantly looks for room for improvement and is open-minded and curious about new possibilities; adapts and embraces new practices, tools, and behaviors as the digital area evolves; understands and leverages technology to democratize, scale, and drive efficiency within every business action

• Leverages Critical Metrics – Focuses on the critical metrics that drive unit and organizational performance

• Connects Others (Super Connector) – Builds effective networks and acts with agility

• Provides Coaching & Feedback – Makes coaching and providing feedback a priority across the organization; Demonstrates effective performance management; Holds direct reports accountable and ensures outcomes are achieved

• Shares Power & Success – Shares power and success as a way to motivate teams and strengthen the organization; Pushes decisions down when appropriate; Empowers own team to make decisions; Encourages and supports others to express their views, especially on tough issues

• Engages Others with Empathy – Appreciates and understands the perspective of others by putting oneself in others’ shoes in order to connect and respond appropriately

• Displays Resilience – Embraces ambiguity and drives to success with persistence

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Biological Sciences or related areas of study; MBA is a plus

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Minimum of fifteen (15) years industry experience including animal health sales and/or marketing

• Minimum of five (5) years in leadership position including people management experience

• Must demonstrate strong knowledge of the Livestock business

• Superior strategic thinking, enterprise-wide collaboration, and business acumen skills

• Strong people and organizational leadership capabilities as well as global/cultural sensitivity

• Demonstrated experience in successfully partnering cross functionally with all business teams particularly regional and local markets, R&D, Business Development, Animal Health Manufacturing and other functional areas.

• Must demonstrate the ability to work in an international/multi-cultural environment, global leadership preferred

• General Management or Business Unit Leadership experience preferred

• Ability to manage budget, resources and talent effectively

• Must have excellent presentation skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills

• The ability to shape, articulate and champion a compelling vision of the customer-focused business advantages of an integrated, solutions-based strategy combining biopharma and technology

• Comfortable both working in and guiding teams through ambiguity, with a proven track record of achievement through others

• Quick to identify opportunities to further develop the biopharma/technology combination with an entrepreneurial flair

• Not afraid to test and overcome barriers

• Ability to travel up to 50% globally, as needed

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic/International

VISA Sponsorship:

Yes

Travel Requirements:

50%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A