Global Senior Portfolio Manager - Marketing

Neogen is seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager for its Global Portfolio team. In this remote role, you will lead the integration of multiple product portfolios within the Food Safety business, translating enterprise direction into portfolio plans while strengthening governance and portfolio performance across global markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-portfolio strategy by setting clear investment priorities, maintaining lifecycle balance, and aligning portfolio decisions with Food Safety growth objectives.
• Assess synergies, overlaps, and gaps across portfolios, and develop business cases to recommend acceleration, rationalisation, or reinvestment.
• Convert enterprise strategy into portfolio roadmaps, including resource requirements, revenue assumptions, budget recommendations, and prioritised investment plans.
• Own and monitor aggregate portfolio performance, covering P&L outcomes, pricing discipline, margin improvement, launch performance, and risk management.
• Coach and support Portfolio Managers to strengthen strategic thinking, accountability, lifecycle management, and execution standards.
• Partner across functions with regional teams and stakeholders including Sales, R&D, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Scientific Affairs to align innovation pipelines with market needs and business value.

Required Experience and Skills

• Significant experience in portfolio management, product management, commercial strategy, or a related senior business role, ideally within food safety, life sciences, diagnostics, manufacturing, or a technical B2B environment.
• Strong commercial acumen, including experience with P&L ownership, revenue forecasting, pricing strategy, margin improvement, and portfolio performance metrics.
• Demonstrated capability to lead portfolio planning, governance processes, business case development, and lifecycle management across multiple product lines.
• Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading cross-functional teams in a global or matrixed organisation.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex market, financial, and operational information into clear recommendations.
• Experience coaching or leading product or portfolio management professionals, with emphasis on performance, consistency, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• A senior, high-impact role contributing to strategic portfolio decisions across a global Food Safety business.
• Collaboration with international teams across commercial, technical, and operational functions.
• A professional environment focused on disciplined execution, market insight, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• A standard benefits package in line with company policy and local employment arrangements.
• An inclusive recruitment process welcoming applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.