Global Portfolio & Activation Lead (H/F/X)

Job Description: Global Portfolio & Activation Lead (H/F/X)Segment : Royal Canin Type de contrat : CDILocalisation : Aimargues, France

What are we looking for ?Experience requirements:

• 6+ years in Sales, Sales Ops, Trade/Brand/Category Marketing or Innovation roles, with a proven track record in launches and in-market activation.
• Proven delivery of complex cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, including with senior leaders, without direct authority.
• Ability to convert strategy into execution - playbooks, toolkits, training, and adoption.
• Strong commercial and analytical thinking - builds simple business cases, defines KPIs, and makes trade-offs.
• Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication.

Desirable experience:

• Strong understanding of Royal Canin business model and pet professional recommendation dynamics.
• Experience in PRO ecosystems (breeders, shelters, other professionals) or adjacent professional channels (Vet, Pharmacy, B2B).
• Exposure to digital marketing, CRM, lifecycle journeys, content, and performance marketing.
• Experience with product management / R&D intake, and stage-gate innovation governance.

Critical capabilities

• Balances Stakeholders - Aligns diverse stakeholders and secures decisions that protect PRO channel priorities.
• Plans and Aligns - Builds clear activation plans with milestones and contingencies, and drives delivery to readiness and adoption.
• Ensures Accountability - Owns end-to-end delivery, clarifies roles, and follows through until closure.
• Decision Quality - Makes timely, sound calls with sufficient data, even amid uncertainty.
• Nimble Learning - Runs rapid test-and-learn, updating playbooks and activation based on performance and field feedback.

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Define and drive the global PRO portfolio and activation strategy, with clear choices, prioritisation, and a strong growth focus.
• Translate portfolio and innovation priorities into market-ready activation roadmaps, playbooks, toolkits, training, and launch assets.
• Lead cross-functional activation projects with Innovation, R&D, CMI, Brand, Corporate Affairs, Regions, Markets, Sales, Legal, and external agencies.
• Build insight-led business cases using market, category, competitor, customer, and PRO ecosystem data.
• Partner with regions and key markets to scale global priorities, capture local learnings, and improve activation performance.
• Influence senior stakeholders, secure alignment, clarify ownership, and ensure on-time delivery from strategy to execution.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Global Impact:

Work at the heart of Royal Canin's international HQ, a unique campus housing 800+ associates, two laboratories, and our flagship factory.

• Innovation Culture:

Join a team that is actively moving toward "Second Brain" AI integration and cutting-edge longitudinal research.

• Career Growth:

Access world-class development through Mars University and opportunities for cross-functional moves within the global Mars Petcare ecosystem.

• Purpose-Driven Work:

Every day, you will contribute to our mission: A Better World for Pets.

• Competitive Package:

Industry-leading salary, benefits, and company bonus.

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