Job Description:

Segment : Royal Canin

Type of contract : Permanent (CDI)

Location : Aimargues near Montpellier, France

Royal Canin’s Functional Complements Centre of Expertise (COE) is a newly created global unit dedicated to building and scaling health‑driven categories such as Treats and Supplements. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape new categories, define the global innovation pipeline, and drive impactful growth in pet health nutrition.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Define and lead the global portfolio vision and strategy for Functional Complements, with Treats as first priority

Identify category trends, pet health needs, portfolio gaps, and growth opportunities across key regions

Own and shape the 8‑year innovation pipeline, including front‑end innovation and +2‑year roadmaps

Lead end‑to‑end global innovation projects through stage‑gate to successful market launch

Develop and validate strong value propositions, covering product, packaging, and health benefit proof points

Partner with R&D, Science, Regulatory, Supply, and Marketing to assess feasibility and scale winning concepts

Secure effective global and regional deployment of innovations, including phased rollouts

Manage portfolio budgets and contribute to shaping the operating model, ways of working, and culture of the COE

What profile we are looking for:

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering; MBA is a plus

Minimum 4 years’ experience in strategic marketing within CPG or pharmaceuticals

Strong innovation and portfolio management track record at global, regional, or local level

Proven ability to build scalable value propositions delivering both health and business impact

Strategic thinker with high learning agility and comfort navigating ambiguity

Strong stakeholder management, storytelling, and influencing skills

Data‑driven, collaborative, proactive, and results‑oriented mindset

Fluent in English; digital marketing knowledge is an advantage

What can you expect from Mars?

You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates’ dogs at the office!  

You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group 

Since 2015, no waste to landfill is made by the 16 Royal Canin factories in the world

All Royal Canin products manufactured in Europe are ISO 14001 certified from design to factory gate