Job Title: Global Poultry Nutritionist – Senior Technical Specialist
As a senior technical authority in monogastric nutrition, the Global Poultry Nutritionist will lead the design, validation, and optimization of advanced nutritional strategies for poultry species, with an emphasis on broilers, layers, and breeders. This role is central to driving scientific excellence, product innovation, and commercial differentiation across the organisation’s global footprint. Working in close alignment with R&D, commercial, and regional technical teams, the incumbent will act as a global subject matter expert, responsible for translating cutting-edge science into scalable, market-specific solutio
The Role
Poultry Nutrition & Formulation Strategy
Lead the development of precision nutrition strategies, incorporating nutrient speciation, functional feed additives, and gut health optimization across diverse production environments.
Oversee the formulation and validation of poultry diets across geographies, ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
Continuously refine nutrient matrices using latest research insights, digestibility coefficients, and raw material variability models.
Evaluate the mode of action and efficacy of feed additives (e.g. Enzymes, probiotics, mycotoxin binders, organic acids) through in vitro, in vivo, and field validation.
Innovation & Product Development
Partner with global R&D to conceptualize, prototype, and commercialize novel nutritional soluti
ons.Design and lead multi-site nutritional trials in commercial and research settings to substantiate product claims and develop positioning strategies.
Interpret complex datasets (e.g. Performance, gut morphology, microbiota, blood metabolites) to generate evidence-based recommendations.
Technical Leadership & Global Market Enablement
Provide strategic technical guidance to regional technical managers and nutritionists, ensuring global consistency with local adaptability.
Develop high-level technical documentation, decision-support tools, and species-specific nutrient recommendation models.
Influence internal strategy through technical representation in cross-functional steering groups (e.g. Commercial, regulatory, innovation).
Strategic Commercial & Customer Engagement
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to multinational integrators, premix manufacturers, and strategic customers.
Co-create value propositions with the commercial team, integrating ROI modelling, lifecycle nutrition, and sustainability metrics.
Represent the company at global industry forums, technical conferences, and customer roundtables to position the company as a thought leader in poultry nutrition.
Capacity Building & Knowledge Transfer
Build and mentor internal technical capability across global teams via structured training programs, technical workshops, and mentoring.
Lead the development of scientific white papers, technical bulletins, and peer-reviewed publications.
Education and Work Experience
MSc in Animal Nutrition, Monogastric Nutrition, Poultry Science, or related discipline.
Minimum 8–10 years of industry or appliedexperience in poultry nutrition with global exposure.
Recognised expertise in diet formulation, nutrient modelling, and application of feed technol
ogies.
Demonstrated success in leading multi-stakeholder technical projects with measurable business impact.
Deep understanding of poultry health & production systems.
Proven ability to influence commercial outcomes through scientific rigor and technical insight.
Strong data literacy, including experience with nutrition modelling tools, formulation software (e.g. Brill, Bestmix), and statistical analysis.
Willingness to travel internationally (30–50%) as required.