Portfolio Manager Healthy Pets Benelux

Job Description:

Join one of the most known petfood brands, Royal Canin a division of Mars Petcare, to lead our Healthy Pets portfolio strategy and deployment in the Benelux. As Portfolio Manager Healthy Pets in the Benelux, you will be able to join a highly driven team of professionals contributing to the health of our furry friends.

The Portfolio Manager Healthy Pets will be responsible for portfolio strategy, performance and innovations. The Portfolio Manager will then work with trade marketing and sales teams to make sure that we are delivering against these metrics.

What are we looking for?

• University - higher degree, preferably in Marketing/ Digital Marketing
• Dutch and strong English skills
• Strong portfolio management and brand building experience required
• Experience in wider practical analysis (e.g., financial, category or sales); ability to pull insights into actions out of various data sets
• Highly motivated and able to work independently with strong Interpersonal & influencing skills

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Build the portfolio strategic plan for the Benelux cluster and then track performance against that plan
• Drives the in-year growth agenda
• Ability to transform this assessment into action
• Ability to build a plan and land innovation and re-novation well in conjunction with the other key stake holders
• Understand the Pet Owner and what drives their behaviours

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.

• 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.

About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $50 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 150,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Commitment to Equal Employer Opportunities: Mars is an equal opportunity employer and 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.