Job highlights

- M.V.Sc or Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition with 8+ years in dairy nutrition and feed formulation, expertise in feed ingredient evaluation and nutritional modelling
- Formulate and optimize dairy feed, monitor feed quality, analyze performance data, conduct trials, collaborate with global teams, and deliver technical presentations

Job Purpose and Impact The Dairy Nutritionist should have technical expertise and science-driven insights to design, evaluate, and optimize dairy feed formulations. In this role, you will support raw material selection, feed program design, and diet modifications to improve ruminant performance, health, feed efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. You will also provide analytical and advisory services to RD, production, and commercial teams on key dairy nutritional considerations. You should be able to learn and adopt Cargill's nutrition system and apply it in your feed formulations for exact nutrition.

Key Accountabilities

- --ormulate and optimize dairy feed formulation based on raw material quality, nutrient specifications, cost targets, and production goals.
- --onitor and evaluate feed quality in alignment with quality team, ingredient variability, and nutritional consistency to ensure feed meet required nutrient specifications and performance standards.
- --nalyse performance data and recommend nutritional interventions to address production challenges.
- --aintain and update nutritional databases (ingredients, feed formulations, nutrient matrices) using laboratory data and industry benchmarks.
- --ollaborate with Cargill's Global Nutrition experts and commercial teams to incorporate market trends, ingredient availability, and cost optimization strategies.




- --onduct trials at Cargill's Technology Application Centre and support field trials to validate feed formulations, additives, and nutritional strategies and create scientific trial reports.
- --ollaborate with Sourcing, Formulation, RD and global team to develop new ingredients.
- --ollaborate with cluster marketing specialists to understand emerging nutritional requirement of cluster and develop right nutritional strategy for that cluster.
- --ndependently solve moderately complex nutritional and production issues, escalating more complex concerns to global experts when required.
- --eliver technical presentations, training sessions, and documentation to internal teams and external stakeholders.
- --ther duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

- --.V.Sc (Animal Nutrition).
- --inimum 8 years of experience in dairy nutrition, feed formulation and dairy industry.
- --emonstrated knowledge of dairy nutritional requirements and feed ingredient evaluation.
- --nowledge of alternative ingredients, feed additives and dairy critical nutrients.
- --ther minimum qualifications may apply.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- --h.D. (Animal Nutrition).
- --xperience in commercial dairy operations or feed industry.
- --xperience with feed formulation software and nutritional modelling.
- --xcellent written and verbal communication skills.
- --trong data analysis and interpretation skills.

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📌 Dairy Nutritionist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Cargill
📍 Bengaluru