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Associate Manager R&D-Premix

IFFCO Careers

Job Type

Full-time

Work Type

On-Site

Location

Sharjah, UAE

Experience

5 - 10 years

Roles & Responsibilities

Job Summary

  • Formulate optimized premix formulations for all customers of IAN.
  • Technical/Nutritional support to sales team and customers.
  • Support Nutrition manager on premix formulation in the office and online.
  • Introduction of new concepts, develop new products and technologies in Animal Nutrition.

. Roles & Responsibilities

- Formulate optimized premixes for poultry, dairy, livestock and fish on the customer’s requirements and Breed specifications on the production site.

- Optimize standard and tailor-made formula for premixes.

- Technical support to sales team including on-site visits.

- Assists Customers and farmers with all kinds of technical support.

- Identify nutritional concepts and technologies outside IFFCO for implementation in the company.

- Apply all measures and means to monitor products and follow up all laboratory tests to ensure production of high-quality premixes.

- Communicate with sales team to identify growth opportunities in various markets.

- Technical Cooperation with IFFCO sales team to conduct and monitor any kind of trials.

- Continuously benchmark competing products for functionality and cost.

- Understand, reflect & practice IFFCO’s vision & values.

- Coordinate with production team for the confirmation of batching and dosing check.

- Maintain expertise in Nutritional trends and keeping up to date with regulatory changes locally & internationally. - Perform competitor’s product testing and continuously benchmark our product performance Vs key market players in coordination with QC.

- Prepare Finished Good certificate of analysis as per the required specifications given by the customers.

- Technical support for Purchase of vitamins, minerals and additives for the premixes.

- Allocate work to subordinates, nominate for training as per guidelines, conduct performance reviews and manage leave and overtime to ensure efficiency


. Key Performance Indicators

- Added value creation (gross margin).

- Introduction of new nutritional concepts.

- To reduce inventory cost by Technical support on purchase.

- No’s of Customer Visits along with sale team.

Desired Candidate Profile

. Qualifications:

- MSc in Animal Nutrition or Degree in Veterinary Science with Animal Nutrition background.

Work Experience:

- Min 5 years’ experience in the premix business. - Experience of working in Middle-East is preferred. -

Knowledge of English is a must and Knowledge of Arabic is a plus.

 

Knowledge & Skills

- Technical knowledge Safety, Bio-Security, Environmental, and Animal Welfare Procedures. OSHA and REI safety regulations and procedures

- Ability to create the product formulation, conduct trials with animal groups.

- Knowledge and experience of quality control and standards of Premixes.

Knowledge of best poultry and dairy practices to maintain bird/animal quality

- Knowledge and ability to coordinate with Techno-commercial sales, quality team, lab and finance team for field level data and information.

 

Competencies

Technical Competencies:

Behavioral Competencies:

- Product Knowledge

- New Product Development

- Customer Relations

- Feed and Premix Technology and Trends

- Feed and premix Regulations

Influencing skills

- Communicating effectively

- Driving Results

- Self and Team Management

- Planning & Decision Making

- Customer Centricity