Job Purpose:
- Improving market position of De Heus poultry feeds by making research to develop nutritional concepts and find solutions for practical problems (research and POP trials)
- Develop in cooperation with PM Team leader, PM's, R&D Netherland and other research managers, a research plan / project plan (tests on trial farms and literature studies) at least 1 year ahead
- Perform literature studies according research plan
- Prepare and guide research on the trial farm (make research plan, instruct
research assistant, research farm manager and farm workers, contact with feed plant that produce trials feed) collect the data and analyse results
- Writing clear reports from trials and literature studies
- Translate, in cooperation with relevant N&S team members & Global research, results into new nutritional knowledge and (feed) management advice.
Accountabilities:
1. Knowledge Development
· - Pro-actively maintain, develop, and upgrade nutritional knowledge by attending company's training programmes and self-learning so that level of nutritional knowledge is continuously developed and upgraded in anticipation of development of techniques and market trends
2.
Technical SupportProvides PM and Management and micro climate specialist with new knowledge about nutrition and feed management
Support in cooperation with PM the sales and technical sales team with knowledge about feed management, and USP of feed
Collaborate with sales team on seminars.
3. Training and Information Update
Train research assistant to carry out the trial correct
Update PM and if needed Management - microclimate specialist about ongoing trials
Participate in sales meeting and scientific / technical congresses if needed.
Communicate nutritional information and trends to PM
