Regional Head of Technical Services (Premix/Feed)
Job Advertisement: Head of Technical Services (Premix/Feed)
Location: Open to anywhere in the ME region, preferably Lebanon
Scope of Work:
Your role will be to support customers in the field – organise technical activities and develop customer services to support sales activities of premixes, additives, and nutritional specialties throughout the MENA region.
- Review new and customized premixes and concentrates.
- Oversee raw material specifications with ongoing improvements
- Develop formulation activities (Premix and Feed).
- Contribute to the company’s commercial business strategies in the MENA area.
Duties, Responsibilities & Authorities:
- Provide technical support to local/regional customers, distributors, or business partners.
- Lead, train, organize, and motivate a team of technical and formulation experts.
- Identify needs of local and regional markets in terms of services, especially in feed formulation and processing.
- Analyse customer’s nutrition programs and provide recommendations to optimize performance and cost.
- Present relevant nutrition/health and product information at customer meetings and exhibitions.
- Collect and analyze data, value experimental and marketing trials’ results, and develop content for promotional materials.
- Define new product strategies and work plans to improve knowledge of additives and nutritional specialties.
- Identify new business opportunities, including new markets, customers, products, and services.
- Assist Marketing Team in monitoring and analyzing MENA markets trends through research and surveys.
- Develop business plans for assigned key accounts.
- Cooperate with the Commercial Department to set forecasts, business plans, marketing strategies, and budgets.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in poultry nutrition, animal science/production, agriculture engineering, veterinarian or equivalent field.
- Master’s degree is a plus.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant managerial experience.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Proficiency in English and Arabic. French language skills highly regarded
- Computer literacy (MS Office suite).
- Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Leadership and managerial skills.
- Emotional intelligence and business ethics.
Please note only applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted. This role is only open to those who have the right to work permanently in Lebanon or other ME markets. You must have validated experience in the Middle East region. No Visa or Sponsorship offered. Fluent English language skills are expected, in addition to Arabic.
Please apply online referencing VRN2656 outlining your suitability for the role in a cover letter.