Technical Advisor Poultry

The Company - Technical Advisor Poultry

For MSD Animal Health, location Brussels we are currently recruiting a Technical Advisor Poultry with a focus on the Belgium Poultry market.

Their Benelux commercial organization (119 FTE) is responsible for the sales of our entire mostly preventive veterinary portfolio to veterinarians and wholesalers in the region. The organization is made up of talented experts working in different fields such as sales marketing market access digital commercial management veterinary science and are divided between two offices in Boxmeer (NL) and Brussels (B). United by a shared passion they strive to make their medicines vaccines services and solutions accessible to animals and the caring individuals overseeing them. Together they form the foundation of our leading position in the market. Their Livestock Business Unit (25 FTE) focuses on providing preventive products solutions and services to veterinarians rearing companies hatcheries and farmers in the Benelux market for Poultry.

Purpose of this role as a Technical Advisor Poultry?

Reporting into the VSL Lead you are primarily responsible for providing technical support to veterinary practices rearing companies hatcheries and poultry farmers with customized solutions for complex respiratory and intestinal disorders in the poultry chain. This role also encompasses support in farm management dynamic immunity disorders and food safety. Key tasks include offering technical assistance through pathogen-specific analyses monitoring farm health status and addressing specific health issues when needed. The liaison works closely with the Commercial Poultry Team to develop services and audit tools and to implement systems for automatic data processing from field analyses.

Serve as the first point of contact for veterinary practices rearing companies and hatcheries in Belgium offering tailored solutions for complex Poultry disorders and farm management issues.

• Own and develop relationships with strategic customers ensuring a deep understanding of their business goals and challenges.
• Lead in the planning execution and delivery of complex technical initiatives that align with customer needs and company priorities.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment and measurable outcomes that support both short-and long-term business objectives.
• Partner closely with Sales and Marketing to identify opportunities influence account strategy and co-develop solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Serve as the technical voice in Marketing Strategy and customer engagements contributing to proposals product presentations and negotiations.
• Provide support and ensure compliance with pharmacovigilance requirements.
• Partner with the poultry team to provide technical input for service development and data processing systems.
• Apply company procedures and BENELUX legislation in communications with customers.
• Accurately use the customer database to maintain up-to-date information.
• Regularly educate the Poultry Team and present information to stakeholders in the Poultry chain.
• Oversee or conduct local medical or research studies as needed.
• Control technical information write scientific articles for local press and interact with international Poultry veterinary associations and experts.

Your profile for this role as a Technical Advisor Poultry

• University degree in veterinary medicine. Preferably with PhD or relevant specialization in area of the required species specialization
• High level of project management skills
• Ability to analyze complex situations anticipate align actions with long term goals and make data-informed decisions that drive business impact
• Satisfactory practical experience obtained in veterinary practice of relevant species or in scientific organization or technical services
• High level of diplomacy negotiating skills and constructive assertiveness in dealing with internal and external stakeholders
• High level of presentation and scientific writing skills.
• High level of knowledge of markets and products.
• Ability to travel
• Dutch and English in excellent written and verbal command

What to expect?

A challenging role in the pig sector where you can develop into a true expert in the pig sector and MSD's products and services. Working at MSD Animal Health in Belgium means working together on animal health in an international working environment with dedicated colleagues. You will be given every opportunity to develop yourself and show who you are.

You can also count on a highly competitive salary and the following fringe benefits:

• 32 days of holiday
• 8% holiday pay and 13th month
• Highly attractive Sales Incentive Plan
• Various expense allowances
• Eco vouchers
• Company car
• An excellent pension
• Various training modules

Meer informatie of interesse in Technical Advisor Poultry?

Please contact Mr Jos Douven by telephone on 0031 . If you are sufficiently qualified, we will arrange a personal appointment immediately. You can also email your cover letter and CV to for the attention of Mr Jos Douven.

For more information about MSD in Belgium, click here, and for worldwide information, click on this link.

As MSD and Match Recruitment BV are collaborating to fill this vacancy for Technical Advisor Swine, please contact Match Recruitment if you have any questions and/or wish to apply.

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