.Site Manager - Affinity Nutrition Center As Affinity Nutrition Center Site Manager, reporting to R&D Director, you will join the Affinity's R&D team in order to manage the only center in Spain to generate knowledge in dog and cat nutrition and health, and to lead a project of expansion with the construction of new facilities to allow growth and success on future challenges.You will be managing a team of more than 20 people and 250 dogs and cats conducting palatability, digestibility and research studies related to animal nutrition and health. At the same time, you will be closely collaborating with other R&D areas, as New Product Development and Research, to define objectives, protocols and priorities to succeed in Affinity's innovation program.What will you do?Manage a complex operation, combining management of dogs and cats, people and facilities with the aim of maximizing performance and efficiency.Lead a team of manager s focused on the following five different areas: cat tests & studies, dog tests & studies, vete rinary care, animal training & adoption plan, projects & facilities maintenance .Manage a very relevant OPEX and CAPEX budget.Collaborate with New Product Development teams to execute all necessary tests on time .Coordinate with Research Manager for the definition of research protocols and the execution of health studies, with the support of a Research Technician on site.Lead animal management from introduction, training, validation, retirement and adoption plan to ensure their performance and welfare.Project Management to guarantee success in results and timings .Provide technical support in palatability and animal behavior to other areas of the organization (NPD, Marketing).Be updated on best practices in terms of palatability evaluation tools and animal monitoring devices. Lead their implementation in the ANC .D efine the needs and lead the project of Affinity Nutrition Center expansion, including sustainability aspects.Work with IT team in the maintenance and evolution of Center Management software.Coordinate legal aspects related to animals and tests and manage relations with authorities.Be up date d on regulations with the support of Affinity's Regulatory manager.Control and organize visits to Affinity Nutrition Center with other Affinity areasWhat we are looking forBachelors or Master's degree in Engineering, Management Engineering, Veterinary, Foo d Tech nology, Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry or similar field .At least 5 years of experience as operations manager in food, petfood or life science s industry.Very strong managerial skills with extensive experience managing and being accountable of different scenarios, including team management and development, design of workforce and operational ways of working focused on continuous improvement, budget efficiency, health & safety, installations & facilities
