Job Description:
Get ready to own your impact as a Technical Specialist – Marine & Shrimp at Skretting, a Nutreco company. As global leaders in animal nutrition and aquafeed, our shared purpose of Feeding the Future is making a positive global impact for generations to come. Join us and play a critical role in advancing shrimp and marine fish health across the Middle East role as you own the future of aquaculture.
In this role, you will combine deep technical expertise with customer-facing impact, acting as a trusted advisor on farm performance and nutrition strategies. You will play a critical part in translating cutting-edge solutions into practical, farm-level results.
What you’ll do:
As the Technical Specialist – Aquaculture, you will be the go-to expert supporting customers from hatchery through grow-out, ensuring optimal performance and production outcomes.
- Serve as the technical authority, supporting shrimp and marine fish customers across the Middle East.
- Partner closely with Key Account Managers to provide integrated technical and commercial support to key customers
- Drive adoption of functional feeds and next-generation health solutions
- Diagnose on-farm challenges and translate findings into practical, results-driven recommendations
- Deliver technical trainings, workshops, and customer engagements, building trust and long-term capability
- Contribute to the growth strategy of the aquaculture business, particularly shrimp, through strong technical positioning
What You Bring
You are a technically strong aquaculture professional with a passion for translating science into customer value.
- MSc or PhD in Aquatic Animal Health, Veterinary Science, Fisheries Science, or related field
- Hands-on experience working with shrimp and/or marine fish production systems
- Understanding of warm-water and high-salinity aquaculture systems relevant to the Middle East
- Familiarity with functional feeds and additives (probiotics, immunostimulants, organic acids)
- Strong stakeholder management skills with an ability to influence customers and internal teams
- Fluent in English; Arabic is a strong advantage
- Willingness to travel (~40%) across the region
What you’ll receive
- A full-time position (40 hours/week) in an international, dynamic environment.
- Competitive remuneration package and vacation days.
- Opportunities for professional growth within Nutreco and the broader SHV Group.
How and why to find out more
We can offer you a rewarding career with real meaning and purpose. Where you’ll feel proud of the impactful role you perform every day and the part you play in Feeding the Future. So, if you’re interested in joining us, get ready to own your progress, your potential, and your career. For more information, please contact Eniola Apara at [email protected]
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.
Skills Required
- MSc or PhD in Aquatic Animal Health, Veterinary Science, Fisheries Science, or related field
- Hands-on experience working with shrimp and/or marine fish production systems
- Understanding of warm-water and high-salinity aquaculture systems relevant to the Middle East
- Familiarity with functional feeds and additives
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Fluent in English; Arabic is a strong advantage
Nutreco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. roles commonly advertise medical, dental and vision coverage with HSA/FSA options, plus disability and life insurance. Descriptions frequently characterize the overall benefits package as good.
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Retirement Support — U.S. positions cite employer‑matched retirement plans, and Netherlands roles reference robust pension provisions. These programs are presented as a core component of total compensation across locations.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off offerings include PTO and paid holidays in U.S. postings and generous vacation allowances in the Netherlands. Paid parental leave appears in some postings.
Nutreco Insights
What We Do
Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for livestock farming and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future. Nutreco employs approximately 11,000 people in 35 countries, with sales in over 90 countries.
