Job Description

As the Senior Product manager for the Ruminant Biopharma product portfolio, you will play a crucial role in driving the success of our market leading biopharma product portfolio in the GB Ruminant market. This role will have a strong focus on driving adoption of our market leading ruminant vaccine portfolio and leveraging engagement with our prescribing partners to maximize the use of our critical vaccines on farms across GB and help farmers realize the productivity potential which come with excellent animal health and welfare.

Key responsibilities:

• Marketing Planning & Execution: Develop and execute portfolio strategy and roadmap for the ruminant biopharma portfolio to enable achievement of business goals. Alongside this you will need to manage the biopharma promotional budget with s strong focus on leveraging P&L while utilizing the full omnichannel communications mix to engage customers in the benefits of our broad animal health solution.
• Customer Experience: You will play a pivotal role in enhancing the overall customer experience by implementing and optimising strategies to drive customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty. This involves developing and nurturing strong relationships with key clients, gathering feedback to continuously improve our products and services, and championing a customer-centric culture across the organisation to ensure that customer needs are consistently met and exceeded.
• Reporting: Aligned to business objective, analyze product performance, market trend and key performance indicators to identify opportunities and report on progress towards goals up and down stream within the business.
• Product Launches: You will be responsible for leading the strategic planning and execution of biopharma product launches, working closely with cross-functional teams to align marketing and sales efforts for a compelling market entry.
• Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams: Foster close collaboration with technical, sales, regulatory, external Key Opinion Leaders, and above-market teams to align initiatives with overall business objectives.
• Forecasting: You will be responsible for developing accurate sales forecasts and linking in with our supply chain colleagues to ensure efficient supply of product to achieve financial business goals.

Qualifications / Set of Skills

• Min. 5 years in marketing/product management role (animal health industry experience preferred).
• Agriculture, life sciences or business degree.
• Demonstrated experience and competence marketing disciplines.
• Ability to influence in a matrix organisation across differing business, cultural and regulatory environments.
• Proven strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and as a change agent within the company.
• Proven track record in adherence to Company compliance policies and procedures.
• Unquestionable ethics and integrity.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Additional information:

Company car provided.

Availability to travel on customer sites – up to 20%. 

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Agile Methodology, Animal Health Sales, Communication, Creative Campaign Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Marketing, Marketing Budget Management, Marketing Consulting, Marketing Data Analysis, Marketing Strategy Implementation, Market Research, Pricing Strategies, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Project Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Technology Product Management, Website Marketing

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

03/1/2026

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