Job Description:

Why join us

Get ready to Own customer partnerships as Key Account Manager – Livestock at Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company. In this influential role, you will combine commercial expertise with strong technical livestock knowledge and build trusted, long-term relationships with key decision-makers.

You will work closely with strategic customers to understand their needs, translate animal nutrition solutions into measurable value and strengthen our presence across Saudi Arabia. Own your relationships. Own your market. Own your success.

What you’ll do

• Manage and grow key livestock and ruminant accounts across Saudi Arabia.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, technical experts and key opinion leaders.
• Understand customers’ challenges and translate our solutions into clear commercial value.
• Protect and grow existing business in calf milk replacers and feed additives.
• Develop account plans and manage opportunities, pricing, negotiations and forecasts.
• Work with our regional technical and product marketing specialist to support key accounts across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a proactive and open-minded commercial professional who is ready to Own this role. You can build relationships from the ground up and establish credibility with highly knowledgeable customers.

Comfortable working across cultures, you combine commercial drive with the technical expertise needed to understand customers’ livestock challenges. You’ll bring:

• A relevant degree in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Animal Nutrition, Agriculture or a related field.
• Proven B2B sales or key account management experience in animal nutrition, feed additives, animal health or feed.
• Experience managing large or strategic customer accounts and complex commercial negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of ruminant nutrition and production, particularly dairy cattle.
• Confidence engaging with farm managers, veterinarians, nutritionists and other technical specialists.
• A strong network among major livestock or ruminant customers in Saudi Arabia. Experience working with customers in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman or Bahrain would be an advantage.
• Fluent English and strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills. Arabic is strongly preferred.
• Willingness to travel approximately 40% within Saudi Arabia and occasionally across the GCC.

What you’ll receive

As part of Nutreco, you’ll be a member of the SHV family, a diverse group of companies with a global footprint. You’ll gain access to a wide network of expertise and global career paths, backed by a privately owned business with a long-term focus. In addition, you’ll receive:

• A full-time position of 40 hours per week in an international and dynamic environment.
• A competitive remuneration and benefits package aligned with the local market.
• Locally applicable leave and employee benefits.
• Opportunities for professional growth within Nutreco and the wider SHV Group.

How and why to find out more

This is an opportunity to shape strategic customer partnerships in one of the region’s most important livestock markets, while contributing to our purpose of Feeding the Future. If you’re ready to combine your market network, technical credibility and commercial drive, we’d like to hear from you. #Ownit #trouwnutrition

Our organisation:

Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees.  Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.