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

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

Segment: Royal Canin

Type de contrat: CDI

Localisation: Aimargues, France

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

• Balancing stakeholders – aligns diverse stakeholders and secures decisions that protect PRO channel priorities.
• Planning and aligning – builds clear activation plans with milestones and contingencies, and drives delivery to readiness and adoption.
• Ensuring 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.

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 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.