Job Description:

Segment : Royal Canin

Type of contract : permanent

Location : RCA - Aimargues

To support Royal Canin to become a Health through Nutrition Company, the R&D team has an ambition to step change the longevity and quality of life of cats and dogs ​by offering personalized, proactive, predictive, and participatory health through nutrition solutions.

Centralized R&D is an important element of Royal Canin R&D and the global innovation process. This operating model relies on best-in-class facilities located at Aimargues campus (France) and at Lewisburg (Ohio, US).  Royal Canin Facilities are a critical element of R&D supporting the innovation process, product development and deployment activities globally, delivering animal tests, product prototypes and data for products and solutions being developed by Royal Canin R&D.

• Degree in Food Science and/ processing, Engineering, Veterinary, Natural Sciences

• Minimum 10 years’ experience including 5 years of site management ideally in R&D

• Fluent in English

Be a Royal Canin R&D leader (part of the R&D Leadership Team).

• Contribute to define the innovation plan as a member of this team.

Define the Royal Canin Facilities strategy:

• Define Royal Canin needs for the coming years.

• Drive collaboration with Mars Petcare Ecosystem to integrate RC view in global capacities.

• Influence Waltham and Mars Petcare teams to integrate Royal Canin needs in the global Petcenter strategy.

• Identify solutions to perform animal evaluation for product globally in line with Mars Standards

• Define Master plan for R&D facilities to anticipate 2030 needs.

• Assess gaps between future needs and current capabilities & capacities and design solutions to close these gaps.

• Be responsible for R&D CAB request and allocation.

Lead Petcenters activities

Lead Pilot Plant activities

Ensure Facilities performances meet targets in safety, efficiency, environment, compliance with regulation and Mars internal standards, welfare, sustainability, and associate engagement & wellbeing.

Define way of operating between Royal Canin R&D sites.

People Management:

• Lead the Facilities Leadership Team

• Define organization, objectives and monitor performance

• Recruit, onboard, develop and engage Facilities Leadership Team and more widely Facilities Associates

• Build robust Talent pipeline and succession plans

• Define way of operating within the team

• At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship. 

• As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.

• An environment where you are empowered to be proactive and to take initiatives to make a difference.

• At Mars, we are committed to helping create a safe, healthy, and sustainable world for our partners and the communities in which we operate.

• 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!   

• A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs!  

• You will evolve in the heart of an innovative production plant that will challenge you, on a daily basis  

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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.