Global Growth

Contract : CDI

Location : Aimargues (near Montpellier)

Royal Canin as a fast growing Company is looking for a strategy & insight manager to develop, implement and manage a business's mid to long-term strategy. Part of the Brand strategy team leadership, the Strategy and Insights Manager is responsible for bringing growth-driving consumer, market, and shopper insights to define the strategic agenda of Royal Canin.

**What are we looking for?**
- Strategic vision & Analytical excellence
- Excellent team worker whilst retaining ability to effectively work on their own
- Cultural awareness and experience of working in an international environment - Excellent communication skills (written and verbally) in English - French is a plus
- Communicate and influence effectively our organisation.
- Highly organised and able to simultaneously manage several projects.

**What will be your key responsibilities?**
- Bring insights as a competitive advantage within Royal Canin embracing our business complexity by ensuring our Value Creation Model is at the heart of Strategy developing both transversal & ad ’hoc strategic tools.
- Lead Strategy and Insights inputs for Business Planning to help both define and answer the team's strategic questions. Inspire their plans with external perspectives.
- Coach/Develop wider team on research best practice
- Develop strong relationships with RC VCMs Regional and Global stakeholders
- Coach and develop S&I team members.
- Build network inside & out the business with agencies and other functions to ensure S&I is fully connected and strongly influencing the business direction.[Insert list of top 4 key responsibilities for the role

**What can you expect from Mars?**
- At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship.
- As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.
- You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates’ dogs at the office
- You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group
- A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs
- You will evolve in the heart of an innovative production plant that will challenge you, on a daily basis

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