At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role:
Marketing Manager Poultry & Swine category CEE (CEE - Central & Eastern Europe: Poland, Ukraine Hungary, Czech Republic., Slovak Republic., Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Israel).
The purpose of this role is to deliver and execute marketing programs, supporting the CEE Poultry & Swine business category.
The Poultry category includes anticoccidial products, therapeutics & nutritional health (NH) brands. The Swine Category includes vaccines, therapeutics and feed additives.
Your Responsibilities:
- Lead Marketing Campaigns: Execute marketing campaigns aligned with annual category plans to achieve sales targets, developing supportive programs and projects, and tracking success metrics. This includes preparing marketing communication materials (leaflets, posters, detailers, merchandise) aligned with global and regional platforms, and partnering with regulatory to ensure compliance.
- Manage A&P Budget: Effectively manage the advertising and promotions (A&P) budget to support brand campaigns and promotions, ensuring optimal resource allocation and maximizing ROI.
- Collaborate with Internal/External Partners: Work closely with internal teams and external agencies (e.g., advertising agencies, KOLs, key vendors) on the production and approval of all artwork, ensuring compliance with industry and internal regulations. Engage with Elanco's strategic account teams and represent swine and poultry brands.
- Drive Customer Centricity: Analyze customer needs and requirements by interacting with customers and sales teams, conducting market research, and gathering firsthand feedback through field visits. Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and observe brand/product pricing and exposure.
- Lead Product Launches: Own the marketing component of new product launches and geo-expansion activities, including launch readiness planning, market analysis, and coordinating the production of promotional materials. This involves working closely with the technical consultants.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Life Science or Business.
- Required Experience: A minimum of 3 years of marketing experience in animal health or a comparable industry.
- Fluency in one CEE language and English.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
- Customer Insight: Strong customer focus with demonstrated ability to translate customer needs into meaningful brand and product positioning.
- Multi-Channel Marketing: Understanding of multi-channel marketing environments (vet, wholesaler, distributor, pharmacy).
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experience collaborating with diverse functional areas (research, development, marketing services, finance, customer service, business development).
- Team Leadership & Execution: Results-oriented team player with a proactive, customer-focused approach. Strong organizational, implementation, and influencing skills, with the ability to lead without formal authority. Personal accountability, strong drive for execution, prioritization skills, stress resilience, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
- Driver’s license.
Additional Information:
- Travel: Approximately 25%.
- Location: CEE Region. Hybrid work environment.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are broad, including PTO, flexible leave, and the ability to purchase additional vacation. These provisions are highlighted as supportive of work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside company-paid life, disability, and wellness support. Pet insurance and assistance programs reinforce a comprehensive wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a U.S. 401(k) and, for some employees, access to a defined benefit pension. These programs add meaningful long-term value to total rewards.
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At Elanco, we work to improve the health of animals through innovative products and services for pets and farm animals around the world. As a global animal health company, we provide solutions that empower our customers to advance a vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Since 1954, Elanco has committed to empowering veterinarians, farmers, and all those who care for animals with the tools they need to help animals live healthy lives. Healthier animals are the key to making our lives better - This is the fundamental belief uniting all global Elanco employees. That’s why we are committed to the idea that our business can be a unique force for good for all in society. Through our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, we focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance the well-being of animals, people and the planet. This program also enables our employees around the world to take paid time off to make an impact as a volunteer, offering their time or talent to give back to our customers, causes and communities. #ElancoHealthyPurpose #WeAreElanco
