FRS Recruitment is currently recruiting for a Global Poultry Nutritionist on behalf of a leading animal nutrition business. This is a full-time permanent role.
Job Title - Global Poultry Nutritionist – Senior Technical Specialist
Reporting to - Head of Poultry
Job overview
As a senior technical authority in monogastric nutrition, the Global Poultry Nutritionist will lead the design, validation, and optimisation of advanced nutritional strategies for poultry species, with an emphasis on broilers, layers, and breeders. This role is central to driving scientific excellence, product innovation, and commercial differentiation across the organisation’s global footprint. Working in close alignment with R&D, commercial, and regional technical teams, the incumbent will act as a global subject matter expert, responsible for translating cutting-edge science into scalable, market-specific solutions.
Duties to include
Poultry Nutrition & Formulation Strategy
- Lead the development of precision nutrition strategies, incorporating nutrient speciation, functional feed additives, and gut health optimisation across diverse production environments.
- Oversee the formulation and validation of poultry diets across geographies, ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
- Continuously refine nutrient matrices using latest research insights, digestibility coefficients, and raw material variability models.Evaluate the mode of action and efficacy of feed additives (e.g. enzymes, probiotics, mycotoxin binders, organic acids) through in vitro, in vivo, and field validation.
Innovation & Product Development
- Partner with global R&D to conceptualise, prototype, and commercialise novel nutritional solutions.
- Design and lead multi-site nutritional trials in commercial and research settings to substantiate product claims and develop positioning strategies.
- Interpret complex data-sets (e.g. performance, gut morphology, microbiota, blood metabolites) to generate evidence-based recommendations)
Technical Leadership & Global Market Enablement
- Provide strategic technical guidance to regional technical managers and nutritionists, ensuring global consistency with local adaptability.
- Develop high-level technical documentation, decision-support tools, and species-specific nutrient recommendation models.
- Influence internal strategy through technical representation in cross-functional steering groups (e.g. commercial, regulatory, innovation)
Strategic Commercial & Customer Engagement
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to multinational integrators, premix manufacturers, and strategic customers.
- Co-create value propositions with the commercial team, integrating ROI modelling, life-cycle nutrition, and sustainability metrics.
- Represent the company at global industry forums, technical conferences, and customer round tables to position the company as a thought leader in poultry nutrition.
Capacity Building & Knowledge Transfer
- Build and mentor internal technical capability across global teams via structured training programs, technical workshops, and mentoring.
- Lead the development of scientific white papers, technical bulletins, and peer-reviewed publications
Candidate profile
- MSc in Animal Nutrition, Monogastric Nutrition, Poultry Science, or related discipline.
- Minimum 8–10 years of industry or applied experience in poultry nutrition with global exposure.
- Recognised expertise in diet formulation, nutrient modelling, and application of feed technologies.
- Demonstrated success in leading multi-stakeholder technical projects with measurable business impact.
- Deep understanding of poultry health & production systems.
- Proven ability to influence commercial outcomes through scientific rigor and technical insight.
- Strong data literacy, including experience with nutrition modelling tools, formulation software (e.g. Brill, Bestmix), and statistical analysis.
- Willingness to travel internationally (30–50%) as required.
Remuneration package
Attractive salary & bonus
Company car / pension and other benefits
To apply
Please email your CV through the attached link
Phone calls in confidence to John Miller on 00353 87 9955439
