Royal Canin
RCA Petcenter Manager F/M/X
Aimargues, France
Everything we do is driven by our passion for pets. Across every role and every location around the world, our teams are united by a shared purpose: creating A Better World For Pets. As a truly pet-centric company, we put pets at the heart of everything—from the products we create to the care and expertise we bring to our work. Whether you’re in R&D, manufacturing, customer care, or any of the corporate functions, your contributions make a direct impact on the health of pets everywhere. We’re also deeply committed to the growth and development of our associates, offering opportunities to learn, innovate, and make a difference every day.
- Job Type: varies
- Level: mid-level
- Travel: varies
- Average Salary: $63K-$96K
Success Profile
What makes a successful RCA Petcenter Manager F/M/X at Royal Canin? We look for the right mix of the following traits when speaking with you.
- Analytical
- Curious
- Efficient
- Responsible
- Results-driven
- Team player
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Purpose
Connect your passion for pets to the purpose: A Better World For Pets
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Health & Wellbeing
A comprehensive focus on your individual health & wellbeing
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Inclusion
A place where you can belong and be yourself
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Career development
Professional learning offerings, annual personal development plans, Mars University
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Attractive total rewards
Your financial wellbeing through a competitve salary and bonus plan
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Focus on sustainability
We invest in you so you can make a better world
What I love most about Royal Canin is how pet-centric we are—everything we do revolves around improving the lives of pets. It’s not just about creating high-quality products; it’s about living our purpose every day. At the same time, Royal Canin invests in us as associates, helping us grow, develop our skills, and find real meaning in our work. It’s inspiring to be part of a global team that prioritizes both pet health and personal development.
Christina Sermak-Frankowski People & Organization Director, Learning & Culture
Location: Aimargues (3O min from Montpellier)
Type of contract: Permanent (CDI)
Entity : Royal Canin
RCA Pet center is a vital component of Royal Canin’s R&D Facilities, supporting global innovation, product development & deployment by delivering animal results, product prototypes and data to generate new knowledge and nutritional solutions.
RCA Pet center Manager is responsible for the overall performance of the Pet center, leading a highly motivated Unit Operations team. The job holder is accountable for operational delivery, ensuring that all work is completed safely and in compliance with all local regulations and Royal Canin/Mars Standards and SOPs. Key stakeholders include internal R&D teams, external regulatory authorities, and visitors.
What are we looking for?
Experience working with animals
People management experience (manager of managers)
Project management experience
Experience in operational environments (pet center, laboratory, factory)
Understanding animal testing methodologies
Native or Fluent French is essential (required for interactions with local authorities) and good spoken and written English.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Define and execute strategic roadmaps for site, operations, and capability development, aligned with overall R&D Facilities strategy. Actively contribute to the broader RC R&D Facilities team strategy and execution.
Ensure delivery of internal animal trial results and product prototypes meeting quality, budget, and timeline targets.
Foster collaboration with internal customers, ensuring their needs are understood and met.
Oversee Pet center performance in safety, efficiency, environmental, regulatory compliance, animal welfare, sustainability, and associate engagement. Ensure site operations comply with all relevant internal standards (QMS, HACCP, animal welfare, safety, sustainability, methodology etc.).
Provide leadership and management to a team of approximately 40 associates. Allocate resources, drive daily operations, and support associate development and engagement.
Lead the implementation of new methodologies, technologies, capabilities, and capital projects.
Maintain animal welfare standards in line with Mars and legal requirements. Serve as the primary contact for French administration/authorities regarding site activities.
Deliver outstanding visitor experience for over 4,000 internal and external visitors annually.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the internationalHQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, akenneland acattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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