Product Manager

SUMMARY:
PRODUCT MANAGER- PIG FEED
PIETERMARITZBURG, KZN

Large animal feed manufacturing company requires experienced product manager for pig nutrition.

POSITION INFO:

• Manage the physical and nutritional specifications of pig products
• Management of the pig feed ranges and individual products:
• Nutritional specifications of the standard De Heus feed ranges.
• Nutritional specifications of custom diets, concentrates and macro packs.
• Review Global R&D reports for application in local feed ranges.
• Set up and manage local product trials if required.
• Frequent Product Manager meetings with the International Product Manager and the Formulations Department.
• Writing of technical articles for local and international company newsletters.

Networking with:
o Breeding companies
o Veterinarians and animal health organisations
o Suppliers of feed additives and enzymes
o Customers, Technical Committee, Regulatory Committee.
o Attending technical meetings and conferences where relevant.


- Manage raw material bounds to help realize margin budget.
- Create and maintain technical database
Assist Production by:
- Investigate, when required, production matters concerning:
product variations in raw materials, nutrients, physical quality
- Maintain the contamination protocols in conjunction with the Quality Manager.
This will include updated contamination tables and production sequencing.
- Recoding of damaged or returned product into redress, sweepings or into another product code.
Provide nutritional support to the sales team

REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications:
University Degree in animal husbandry

Legal requirements:
Possession of a valid code 08/EB drivers license
Holds a SACNASP registration

Experience:
5 Years’ experience in a similar position in a Feed Milling environment
Knowledge in animal husbandry and nutrition
Knowledge and understanding of linear programming and least cost formulation is
required
An understanding of HACCP and ISO 22 000 quality systems would be advantageous

 

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