Based in Auckland, you’ll be part of this fun and extremely passionate ANZ team, and will be seen as the nutrition expert to help improve the health of cats and dogs. You’ll engage, build and maintain relationships with key influencers in the veterinary and pet professional community to improve brand awareness and recommendation of the Royal Canin brand.

As no two days are the same, this dynamic and unique role will see you provide scientific expertise and training to all business units for Royal Canin ANZ, including Sales Associates, Marketing and Consumer Care. Externally, you will play a large role delivering accurate and consistent scientific messaging at seminars, events and conferences to a large variety of stakeholders such as customers, veterinarians, breeders and university students.

To succeed in the role, technically you will have demonstrated clinical veterinarian experience, but be someone who enjoys educating and seeing others learn, whilst thriving on networking and building relationships.  Public speaking doesn’t phase you, and you will relish the opportunity to share your love of pet nutrition to build awareness of the growing Royal Canin brand.

What are we looking for?

• Previous veterinary experience either in clinical practice or in a similar role in an animal health company
• Be a self-starter who is passionate and motivated to educate others and build our brand reputation
• Someone who is confident in speaking to a variety of audiences, and can collaborate well with different stakeholders
• A real planner who can prioritise well, yet is adaptable and has a comfort level playing in ambiguity
• Locally recognised qualifications & existing work rights for NZ

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Creation and delivery of product, nutrition and training for new associates, Consumer Care advisors, all Sales Representatives and all Brand/Pro and University Ambassadors
• Deliver nutrition training for key vet or retail accounts and universities, which includes hosting of webinars with external speakers
• Engage with media on occasion, including written media and participating in social media initiatives, to broadly educate a variety of audiences on pet nutrition
• Build and develop relationships with influential Key Opinion Leaders (KOL), aligned to the agreed Key Opinion Leader strategy and engagement plan

What can you expect from Royal Canin?

• Join a purpose driven company in an exciting period of growth, with premium brands recommended by animal health professionals.
• Individualised career progression with a focus on you and your career goals. Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• A culture that is collaborative, dynamic, supportive, and fun.
• A company truly passionate about the health of pets, people and the planet with opportunities to support our community partners- including the RSPCA and Seeing Eye Dogs Australia and Blind & Low Vision Guide Dogs in New Zealand
• Your loved ones matter, including your pets.  We provide complimentary Royal Canin pet food for your cat or dog. Dogs are also welcome in our offices.

What we stand for:

Mars is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in New Zealand.

For internal candidates only: Please ensure you have a discussion with your Line Manager before applying for this role.

This advertisement will close midnight 16th August, unless suitable candidate identified sooner.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.