Job Description An exciting opportunity has emerged for an Associate Director to lead our Companion Animal business. This new role will be instrumental in driving the aligned global business unit strategy for Ireland to ensure business success. This role will be a key point of contact for our global and regional colleagues as they bring new products to our portfolio. This role combines team management and mentorship to ensure that the business achieves the annual financial target. The successful candidate must have an understanding of our customer needs and shape strategy to deliver on their expectations. Your Core Responsibilities Lead and develop a high-performing team, coaching members to reach their full potential and creating future business leaders. Drive and implement the aligned global business unit strategy for Ireland, including the future SurePet Care (SPC) business. Managing the Companion Animal Business Unit (CABU) Sales and Marketing teams and collaborating with the Technical team to execute the CABU strategy in Ireland. Ensure high customer-centricity by liaising with all BU customers for mutual business success. Develop and execute commercial plans and strategies, including financial budgets across product ranges. Maximize performance in sales volume, market share, and profit within established guidelines. Ensure compliance with legal and policy requirements, maintaining the highest level of ethics and integrity. Build effective relationships with key customers and influence regional management in creating successful business plans. Drive a vision and culture within the team, fostering a strong customer-centric mindset to support business growth. Who You Are You are ready if you have: Extensive industry experience in a senior leadership role with significant P&L responsibility and substantial experience working in a highly-matrixed network. Demonstrated competence in both sales and marketing disciplines. Proven skills in leading and developing high-performing teams. Ability to influence and manage in a matrix organization across diverse environments. Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with unquestionable ethics and integrity. Our Animal Health division is a trusted global leader in veterinary medicine, dedicated to the health and well-being of animals. We are a global team of professionals working together to make a positive difference in animal care and the world’s food supply and have a deep sense of responsibility towards our customers, consumers, animals, society and our planet. We offer one of our industry’s most innovative portfolio of products, services and technologies that serve to prevent, treat, and control diseases across all major farm and companion animal species. Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Secondary Language(s) Job Description: As a company, we are committed to keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world's most challenging healthcare needs. As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. Please don't hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor assigned to this role should you need any support during our recruitment process. We are committed to flexible working where possible, and this is why our Company has introduced a new hybrid working model for office-based colleagues around the world. Please feel free to speak to us about what flexibility means to you during your application. So, if you are ready to: Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, please apply today. 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Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.