Vice President, Animal Health & Nutrition

Vice President, Animal Health & Nutrition
Location: United States (remote) | Travel: 25-50%

About the opportunity

Our client is an established, international business in the animal nutrition and feed additive sector. As they grow across the Americas, they are appointing a Vice President to lead their Animal Health & Nutrition business and take it through its next stage of growth.

This is an executive leadership role with full ownership of strategy, commercial performance and P&L. You will lead a cross-functional team and bring together technical and commercial expertise to deliver value to livestock producers, nutritionists and industry partners, with a focus on monogastric species within a multi-species portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Set and deliver the business strategy, identifying new markets, technologies and growth opportunities, including expansion into new regions.
• Own the P&L, budgets and financial targets, and build business cases for new products, investments and partnerships.
• Lead commercial strategy, pricing, portfolio management and positioning, and manage key customer and partner relationships.
• Oversee sourcing and supply chain, ensuring quality, reliability and resilience.
• Lead the technical and R&D agenda, including new product development, field trials and turning performance data into a compelling customer offering.
• Contribute to wider strategic and corporate development initiatives.
• Lead, develop and grow a high-performing team.

About you

• A PhD or DVM in animal nutrition, animal science, veterinary science or a related field is strongly preferred. Exceptional commercial leaders with a strong livestock production background and an MBA or equivalent will also be considered.
• 10-15+ years in feed additives, animal nutrition or animal health, including senior leadership with P&L or commercial responsibility.
• Strong feed additive expertise, ideally including gut health solutions such as probiotics and prebiotics.
• Monogastric knowledge, with multi-species experience an advantage.
• A strong network across producers, integrators and nutritionists in the US.
• Experience in Latin American markets, or Spanish or Portuguese language skills, would be a plus.