Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.
Job Purpose and Impact Cargill Animal Nutrition is a leading player in animal nutrition in France and internationally. Its activities range from premixes to specialty products, including minerals and feed additives, serving all animal species.
The company's objective is to provide increasingly advanced products and services to its customers through specialized tools, expert teams, and significant investments in production, technical expertise, and research.
Cargill is recruiting, for its Provimi France brand, an experienced Poultry Senior Technology Application Specialist M/F/D
Location: Based in Crevin, France (35), or elsewhere in the region, with regular travel.
Key Accountabilities As part of the R&D team (10 people), you will contribute to the design and continuous improvement of nutritional programs for our customers.
Following an onboarding period that will allow you to familiarize yourself with and integrate into our organization, your responsibilities will include:
- Providing technical support to feed manufacturers and poultry production organizations, including nutritional advice, farm support, and technical training.
- Actively participating in the design and development of new products and services, including premixes, feed additives, and digital services.
- Updating technical documentation and value propositions in collaboration with the Marketing and Communications teams.
- Conducting literature reviews and monitoring market developments and trends.
- Supporting the implementation and analysis of experimental trials conducted on innovation farms.
- Participating in team project meetings and assisting customers with the implementation of customized and tailored nutritional programs.
Qualifications - Degree in Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Science, or Veterinary Medicine.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in poultry nutrition, gained within a feed manufacturing company, a technical services organization, or a poultry production company.
- Strong expertise in the nutrition of both broilers and laying hens.
- A proactive and dynamic mindset, with strong organizational skills, listening abilities, customer focus, and the ability to drive projects to completion.
- Passion for animal nutrition; your interpersonal skills and technical expertise will be key to succeeding in this role.
- Fluency in French and English is required.
Additional Information- Travel requirements: Approximately 50% travel, including 25% within France and 25% across North Africa.
- Work arrangement: 50% office-based and 50% travel-based
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Our OfferIn return for your expertise and commitment, we offer you the opportunity to grow within a dynamic, international, and stimulating environment that encourages the continuous development of your skills and knowledge.
You will also benefit from a competitive compensation package and genuine career development opportunities within one of the world's largest and most financially stable privately held companies.
You will receive:
- An attractive salary package
- A performance-based bonus
- A company car
- Profit-sharing and incentive schemes, as well as an employee savings plan with employer matching contributions
- 10 additional paid leave days (RTT) per year
- Company-sponsored health insurance
- On-site dining facilities, with 60% of the cost covered by the company
This role offers an excellent opportunity to combine technical expertise, innovation, and customer engagement within a global leader in animal nutrition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.
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