When you think of Church & Dwight, brands like ARM & HAMMER™, OxiClean™, and Trojan™ may come to mind. But beyond household essentials, Church & Dwight is also a key player in professional products, driving innovation across multiple industries through its Specialty Products Division (SPD).
SPD is the business-to-business (B2B) division of Church & Dwight, specializing in high-performance solutions for industries ranging from agricultural animal nutrition to professional laundry and specialty industrial applications. This dynamic team of scientists, technicians, and business professionals makes sure that cutting-edge science meets real-world needs.
Whether you're interested in animal science jobs, B2B sales, or microbiology, SPD offers exciting opportunities to work on industry-changing innovations.
Who is the SPD Team?
The Specialty Products Division (SPD) operates primarily as a global B2B division of Church & Dwight. Different from our retail-focused teams, SPD partners with distributors, businesses, and industry leaders to supply Arm & Hammer-branded critical ingredients and solutions that power essential products and the food chain worldwide.
SPD is structured into three specialized business units:
- Commercial & Professional: Sells Arm & Hammer and other consumer products tailored for professional markets, including commercial laundry, hospitality, janitorial, and food service.
- Performance Products: Specializes in Arm & Hammer sodium bicarbonate-based solutions for pharmaceutical, food, and industrial applications, plus sodium-reduction and probiotics for human nutrition.
- Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition: A science-driven business that enhances dairy, swine, poultry, and beef health and production through research-backed gut health solutions and nutritional supplements.
SPD’s impact spans multiple commercial, professional, specialty chemical, nutritional, medical, and more applications, ensuring businesses have the products and ingredients they need to be successful.
Collaboration and Innovation
SPD’s success is driven by collaboration and innovation. The team works closely with various other departments at Church & Dwight, such as marketing finance, operations, IT, and R&D to develop products tailored for nutritional, professional and industrial use. This approach makes sure that every solution meets the demands of diverse businesses across multiple sectors. The Commercial & Professional and Performance Products teams maintain strong ties with packaging, supply chain, and plant operations to ensure efficiency and market success.
In the animal nutrition space, SPD’s ScienceHearted Center serves as a hub for advanced microbiology and microbiome research and development. This is where we create cutting-edge solutions to improve livestock health and productivity.
Innovation is fundamental to SPD’s growth strategy. With a dedicated innovation team, SPD continuously develops new products and solutions tailored to industry needs.
Recent breakthroughs include advanced human probiotics, targeted probiotic solutions for animal health, and specialized packaging solutions for commercial laundry. By leveraging research and emerging science, SPD stays ahead of industry challenges, offering customers state-of-the-art solutions that drive productivity and sustainability.
Our challenges and breakthroughs drive us.
In a fast-paced global market, our SPD team stays ahead through constant innovation. Just in the last few years the SPD team has achieved groundbreaking advancements, from launching human probiotic strains that support gut health to developing targeted solutions for poultry challenges like reduced egg hatchability. SPD has also expanded into Amazon Business, making its products more accessible to commercial buyers and reinforcing its position as an industry leader.
The Future of SPD
The SPD team is evolving to meet growing market demands while staying committed to sustainability and corporate responsibility. As part of Church & Dwight’s global sustainability initiatives, SPD is committed to developing eco-friendly solutions for industries worldwide.
What do you need to join our SPD team?
- Share our Church & Dwight values
- A passion for innovation and problem-solving
- An ability to collaborate with industry experts
- For animal nutrition roles, a background in related fields like either chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology and nutrition.
Join the SPD Team at Church & Dwight
Interested in working at the intersection of science and industry? We offer diverse roles across science, research, sales, marketing and logistics, and are looking for action-oriented, adaptable and team-oriented people that can roll up their sleeves, make a difference and have fun!
