Technical Services Veterinarian – Swine
February 1, 2012 by Administration
Filed under Agriculture, Animal Health, Canada, Mid-West, Research & Technical
Our client seeks a Swine Technical Services Veterinarian to join their team in launching and supporting their innovative therapeutic product line in the USA and Canada. In this role, the successful candidate will support sales through professional level technical support to swine veterinarians, producers and distributors and will establish professional relationships with key opinion leaders in industry, government and academic circles. The incumbent will design, monitor and report on field trials and collaborate with academic or research trial cooperators and will provide technical input for the development of training, marketing and sales materials. The veterinarian will provide technical support for sales representatives, marketing personnel and fellow technical team members and will investigate and report on disease breaks and product complaints through problem resolution strategies which might include farm visits and diagnostic investigations. The incumbent will prepare and submit abstracts of field trials for oral or poster presentation at industry meetings.
Qualifications include a veterinary degree with minimum of three years veterinary practice, industry or production system experience. Swine experience is required. This position will be home/field based in the Midwest or Canada. Travel within both countries will be required. Full time or consultant candidates will be considered.
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Account Management Animal Health
August 31, 2011 by Administration
Filed under Advertising, Agriculture, Animal Health, Mid-West
This position is responsible for all aspects of account management and team development including planning, project and budget management as well as being the primary contact for the client. Applicants should have previous agency experience and 3-5 years of account service experience and agricultural background, specifically in livestock animal health. Candidates should have critical thinking and problem solving skills and understanding of how an integrated agency works, as well as knowledge of the production process for both digital and print. Other key skills are organizational, ability to multi-task and work on deadlines and an appetite to grow within an organization. The ideal candidate will enjoy traveling. Our client offers a great work-life balance, competitive salary and full benefits package.
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Feed Ingredient Manager
August 1, 2011 by Administration
Filed under Agriculture, Animal Health, Mid-West, Sales
Ideal location is western IA or eastern NE. Could live in Southern MN or SE South Dakota as well. Core markets are turkey, layers, broilers and swine.
Qualifications include an individual with a basic nutrition understanding who is capable of building long term relationships. There will be significant interaction with customers. Must be able to present technical info to customers.
National Sales Director
July 6, 2011 by Administration
Filed under Agriculture, Animal Health, Consumer Packaged Goods, East, Executive, Mid-West, Sales
pesticides, and general food quality. Management of five Sales Directors, 20+ Territory Managers and several Inside Sales Representatives currently and additional representatives which will be added as business warrants.
Qualifications: College degree in food science, animal science, agricultural business or some other physical science discipline. Eight years or more of sales experience and 4 years or more of sales management experience. Experience working in food processing industry, sales training programs and coaching for sales success.
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Internal Communications Manager
June 28, 2011 by Administration
Filed under Advertising, Agriculture, Mid-West
This is a unique opportunity that will be located in our client’s office working with one of their largest clients and in their crop focused practice group The Internal Communications Manager provides support to the client CEO and Executive Director on internal communications, memos, PowerPoint presentations, meeting notes, etc. This individual will also serve as liaison between the client program areas and USDA for the approval of all organization communications. The Internal Communications Manager will also organize and facilitate orientation of new board members and provide training and liaison key communications. We are looking for a resourceful and creative individual with exceptional experience as an internal marketing manager. The ideal candidate will have exceptional organizational and communication skills and enthusiasm for the agriculture industry.
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Public Relations Management Supervisor – Animal Health
June 28, 2011 by Administration
Filed under Advertising, Agriculture, Animal Health, Mid-West
Our client has a challenging and exciting opportunity for a Public Relations Management Supervisor. This position will be working within the agency’s largest agriculture and crop focused Practice Groups with their largest client. The Management Supervisor leads PR efforts and provides strategic public relations counsel to the client. This includes informing/educating or preconditioning the marketplace for the client’s product or service and contributes toward integrated marketing communications. The major areas of emphasis include leading the PR effort in product publicity, media relations, reputation management, training, issues/crises management and special events. This position interacts on a day-to-day basis with the client and provides leadership for the team and is a resource to team members. Agriculture crop knowledge/exposure is a must.
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Managing Editor
June 1, 2011 by Administration
Filed under Advertising, Agriculture
The incumbent will maintain high readership scores and website traffic by implementing quality content across both the print and digital formats’ responsible for communicating readership trends and data to editor weekly. Contribute to editorial strategy; implement plans formulated by editorial team, prepare production schedule, plan editorial calendar, execute production, conduct audience studies, mentor and develop editorial assistant, work closely with online editor, attend veterinary conferences, ensure authors are noted experts, stay abreast of industry trends and will review articles upon submission.
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Senior Manager – Product Development
April 6, 2011 by Administration
Filed under Agriculture, Animal Health, California, Research & Technical, South-West, West
The food safety testing business is one of the fastest growing and most exciting businesses within our client’s overall company portfolio. It is a critical growth vector for the corporation with expectations to achieve $50-75 million in sales within 4 years. The Food Safety Testing Business Segment Manager will lead and drive the development and implementation of the food safety business strategy. Your will run a start up with a significant revenue base and customer reach. Your goal is to grow this business organically and through M&A to establish it as a market leader. You will have significant visibility and support in this key leadership role of a rapidly growing business segment. The incumbent will manage the business and have P&L responsibility. Lead a team of 5-10 business professionals including marketing and product management. Build a high performance team by hiring, training and coaching employees. Articulate and develop a go to market strategy for the food safety business. Manage the product portfolio and the overall product life cycle including new product development. Be the internal expert in the food safety testing market. Work with Corporate Development team to evaluate new business opportunities. Manage business relationships and contract negotiations with external partners. Establish relationships with standard setting bodies in various diagnostic and therapeutic areas. Partner with the sales team to create effective sales channels that reach target customer segment.
Prior general management experience of a business, with a least $50MM in revenue, including P&L responsibility. The candidate will have demonstrated ability to build and execute a strategic product roadmap development strategy (i.e. a product roadmap’). The candidate will have 5+ years of industry experience in the food safety testing market. Prior demonstrated success leading teams of at least 5 people. The candidate will have product management, sales or marketing experience in the food safety testing industry. The candidate will have an undergraduate degree in a relevant course of study. Additional advanced degrees are preferred, but not required. In their repertoire, the candidate will be self-motivated and a driving force of product development in their current or past organizations. The candidate will have experience with molecular biology techniques. The candidate will ideally have M&A and integration efforts. Strong project management skills. Strong presentation skills.
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