APAC Regional Portfolio Strategy and Innovation Director
3 weeks ago
The APAC Regional Portfolio Strategy and Innovation Director is a key role that will drive the development and deployment of regional portfolio strategies and initiatives to accelerate our value creation and sustainable growth ambition within the Asia-Pacific region.
This role will have a strategic impact and ultimately will help the region to drive our growth agenda, enabling Royal Canin to achieve the overall goals and objectives (OGSM 2030) and having a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of more than 10 million of cats and dogs by 2030.
The APAC Regional Portfolio Strategy and Innovation Director will be responsible for identifying key opportunities, defining investment areas, and building the business case together with the relevant stakeholders, developing and supporting strategy implementation, driving for impact in the region.
This role will also require a deep understanding of the pet food industry, market trends, and consumer preferences and about our Royal Canin/Eukanuba portfolio (Products, Services, Knowledge), being able to leverage insights and transform those into plans.
The APAC Regional Portfolio Strategy and Innovation Director will lead the APAC Portfolio Management Review (with 2 steps) of the APAC S&OP+ Process.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and lead the deployment of the regional portfolio strategies and x-pillar portfolio principles that align with the company's overall goals and objectives.
- Lead the strategic revenue management capabilities at regional level.
- Work and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, and product development, innovation, R&D, VCO, Regulatory, Finance, etc.
- Provide insights re. industry trends, market research, and consumer preferences to inform strategic decisions on portfolio and innovation.
- Lead and coordinate the innovation process from APAC with the global team, driving the innovation agenda with Global, having APAC as key contributor for the innovation pipeline development.
- Identify the key opportunities to ensure that the Big Bet market (China) needs are reflected in the innovation process and that we have a concrete plan to unlock the key products not yet available.
- Monitor and analyze portfolio performance, identifying opportunities for growth and improvement, in line with our growth and Health through Nutrition agenda.
- Tertiary qualifications (preferably Commerce or Business with Marketing Major)
- 10+ years of experience in petcare industry, including Portfolio management, Innovation, Pricing / Strategic Revenue Management, category management, customer marketing / brand management at local market and regional and/or global level
- Pet Care experience is essential
- Successful experience in a local market and regional and/or global level
- Experience of working in more than 1 geography/market, leading multi-markets projects
- Successful experience of working across cultures
- Excellent written and oral English language skills
- A strong sense of perspective and understand how your role fits into the bigger picture
- Strong analytical skills with ability to navigate through complexity & ambiguity
- Leadership skills and track record in creating collaborative relationships
- Strong category / customer expertise
- Possesses an Internal network within Mars / Royal Canin, has profound acquaintance with key interfaces collaborating across different functions
- Confident decision-making with the ability to influence internal and external partners. Ability to work across all functions of the company.
- Collaborative skills and ability to lead without authority a must
- Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to handle multiple projects, tasks and priorities
- Work with over 140,000 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.
- Best-in-class 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.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
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