Marketing Manager - Dairy

Overview

Kemin is seeking a Marketing Manager to lead species growth strategy and drive sustainable business expansion within our Dairy business. This role serves as the voice of the market, translating customer insights and industry trends into strategies, portfolio direction, commercialization plans, and demand-generation initiatives that accelerate adoption, market share growth, and long-term business success.

This position may be based anywhere in the continental United States and requires up to 50% travel.

Join the Kemin Team and Transform Lives!

We are a privately held, family-owned-and-operated global biotechnology company driven by curiosity and committed to transforming the quality of life for people, pets, and the planet.

We create solutions that strengthen health and wellbeing, provide nutrition and immune support for pets and production animals, safeguard the planet’s natural resources, and protect the global food supply chain for generations to come.

We supply over 500 specialty ingredients for various industries, including human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textiles, biofuels, and animal vaccines.

We employ 3,500 global employees and operations in 90 countries, including manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Italy, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.

As a valued member of our team, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial, physical, and professional well-being:

• Competitive Financial Package: Enjoy a rewarding salary, uncapped bonus opportunities, a 401k match program, and generous paid vacation and holidays.
• Health and Wellness Support: Stay fit and healthy with our fitness reimbursement for the whole family, access to an on-site fitness center, a restaurant offering seasonal fresh food options, and free fresh fruit in break areas.
• Career Development and Advancement: Unlock your potential with opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career.
• Continued Learning Opportunities: Grow your skills with our in-house learning platforms, offering thousands of training resources both live and online, and take advantage of tuition reimbursement for external post-secondary pursuits.
• Service Opportunities: Make a positive impact with paid time off for service, partnerships with The World Food Programme and Habitat for Humanity, and local community initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Species Business Growth: Drive market share expansion, revenue growth, and long-term business opportunities within the dairy segment through strategic planning and execution.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with Product Managers, R&D, Technical Services, Regulatory, Marketing, and Sales teams to ensure successful product development, positioning, commercialization, and market adoption.
• New Business Development: Identify, evaluate, and pursue emerging market opportunities, customer segments, and strategic partnerships that expand the business and support future growth objectives.
• Voice of Customer Leadership: Gather and synthesize insights from producers, nutritionists, veterinarians, feed mills, and other industry stakeholders to identify customer needs, challenges, and market opportunities.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor industry trends, economic drivers, disease challenges, competitive activity, and regulatory developments to inform strategic decision-making and market positioning.
• Portfolio Direction: Evaluate current product offerings, identify portfolio gaps, and recommend new product, service, or innovation opportunities to meet evolving customer and market needs.
• Value Proposition Development: Translate technical product benefits into clear economic, operational, and business value propositions tailored to the targeted species segment.
• Go-to-Market & Commercialization Strategy: Lead go-to-market planning, product launch execution, and commercialization initiatives to accelerate customer adoption and business growth.
• Demand Generation Strategy: Develop and implement strategic programs and market development initiatives that create market awareness, customer engagement, and demand for solutions.
• Sales Enablement: Partner with sales teams to provide market insights, customer intelligence, positioning strategies, and value-based messaging that support commercial success.
• Strategic Partnerships: Build and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, universities, research institutions, industry associations, and other strategic partners to strengthen market presence and advance business objectives.

Qualifications

• Education and experience requirements:
• Bachelor Degree, in Marketing or Life Sciences background, with 5-7 years of experience in Dairy markets.
• MBA preferred, but not required
• Maintain industry knowledge and experience.
• Background must include strategic marketing experience.
• Must have a solid understanding and adherence to the Servant Leadership philosophy
• Must be proactive, self-motivated, energetic, business-minded manager with a broad scientific/technical aptitude knowledge base who can provide product leadership, set priorities, delegate responsibilities and meet timetables leading to the attainment of growth goals.
• Experience as an effective product or marketing manager, project team player, leader and motivator; and the ability to present ideas effectively and communicate well with customers, peers and all levels of management.
• Strong cross functional team, leadership and interpersonal skills to be able to work effectively in a diverse team environment.
• Strong financial skills: especially the ability to understand financial statements and to analytically evaluate and understand product costs, margin, pricing and market share.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Requires a marketing mentality combined with marketing training and experience as it relates to marketing products in the industry.
• Demonstrated integrity and honesty in all aspects.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed/religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status (where applicable), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy/childbirth/breastfeeding or related conditions, age (40+), disability (including the use of a service animal), genetic information, marital status, familial or caregiver status, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, reproductive health decision‑making, and any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We also prohibit retaliation for raising concerns or participating in an EEO process. Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or interview can email TalentAcquisition.US@Kemin.com.

A post-offer background check and drug screen is required.  Additional pre-employment requirements may be necessary based on position.

Kemin is a drug-free and tobacco-free campus. 

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