Global Portfolio & Activation Lead

**Job Description:** **Global Portfolio & Activation Lead ​****(H/F/X)** **Segment : Royal Canin** **Type de contrat : CDI** **Localisation : Aimargues, France** **What are we looking for ?** ============================= **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** * **Balances Stakeholders** - Aligns diverse stakeholders and secures decisions that protect PRO channel priorities. * **Plans and Aligns** - Builds clear activation plans with milestones and contingencies, and drives delivery to readiness and adoption. * **Ensures 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. **What would be your 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 that is 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. #LI-KD1 #mars #royalcanin