Portfolio Manager - Functional Complements (f/m/x)

Job Description

Job Description:

Segment : Royal Canin

Type of contract : Permanent (CDI)

Location : Aimargues near Montpellier, France

Royal Canin’s Functional Complements Centre of Expertise (COE) is a newly created global unit dedicated to building and scaling health‑driven categories such as Treats and Supplements. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape new categories, define the global innovation pipeline, and drive impactful growth in pet health nutrition.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Define and lead the global portfolio vision and strategy for Functional Complements, with Treats as first priority

• Identify category trends, pet health needs, portfolio gaps, and growth opportunities across key regions

• Own and shape the 8‑year innovation pipeline, including front‑end innovation and +2‑year roadmaps

• Lead end‑to‑end global innovation projects through stage‑gate to successful market launch

• Develop and validate strong value propositions, covering product, packaging, and health benefit proof points

• Partner with R&D, Science, Regulatory, Supply, and Marketing to assess feasibility and scale winning concepts

• Secure effective global and regional deployment of innovations, including phased rollouts

• Manage portfolio budgets and contribute to shaping the operating model, ways of working, and culture of the COE

What profile we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering; MBA is a plus

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in strategic marketing within CPG or pharmaceuticals

• Strong innovation and portfolio management track record at global, regional, or local level

• Proven ability to build scalable value propositions delivering both health and business impact

• Strategic thinker with high learning agility and comfort navigating ambiguity

• Strong stakeholder management, storytelling, and influencing skills

• Data‑driven, collaborative, proactive, and results‑oriented mindset

• Fluent in English; digital marketing knowledge is an advantage

What can you expect from Mars?

• You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates’ dogs at the office!

• You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group

• Since 2015, no waste to landfill is made by the 16 Royal Canin factories in the world

• All Royal Canin products manufactured in Europe are ISO 14001 certified from design to factory gate