Companion Animal Business Unit
Technical Management
Full‑time role
Get ready to Own your potential as a Pet Nutrition & Technical Manager at Nutreco. As global leaders in animal nutrition and aquafeed, our purpose is to Feed the Future.
Within our Companion Animal (Pet) Business Unit — guided by our vision of advancing the nourishment of the world’s pets — you will play a key role in strengthening our technical expertise and supporting the expansion of our new pet premix plant in Spain.
Join us in this impactful role and help elevate our customer support, product quality, and technical capabilities.
Own your direction, Own your development and Own your path.
You’ll be responsible for delivering technical leadership for the Companion Animal(Pet) business, primarily in Southern Europe, while supporting customers with high‑quality nutritional expertise. Working closely with the Technical Nutrition Manager in the UK, you will ensure regional alignment, knowledge sharing, and technical consistency.
Provide routine nutrition and formulation support to customers, partnering with Sales Managers to deliver value‑driven solutions.
Develop and support claim packs, technical proposals, and customer trials.
Collaborate with Quality and Production teams at the new Griñón plant to resolve technical issues and support process improvements.
Deliver technical training, presentations, and knowledge sharing across internal teams and customers.
Maintain accurate documentation, SOPs and reporting to support compliance and continuous improvement.
Someone with a passion for pet nutrition, problem‑solving, and supporting commercial growth with credible technical insight.
MSc/PhD preferred (Animal Nutrition, Veterinary, Animal Science, Food Science or related).
~7+ years’ experience in pet nutrition, formulation, or the pet food/premix sector.
~ Strong knowledge of EU pet food regulations, labelling, claims and quality standards.
~ Experience in customer‑facing technical roles, ideally supporting sales or product development.
~ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
~ Fluency in Spanish and English.
As part of Nutreco, you’ll be a member of the SHV family, a diverse group of companies with a global footprint. Join us and gain access to a wide network of expertise and exciting global career paths. Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development within Nutreco and across SHV
~ A versátil work environment, including options to work from home
~ The support to thrive within our inclusive, international culture and dynamic environment
Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species‑specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know‑how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home‑mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer;
applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
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