About Kerry

About the role

Key responsibilities

• Leading medium to high complexity technical projects with a focus on Dairy & Dairy Alternative Applications
• Building Strong customer relationships, delivering customer centric solutions and managing customer opportunities to drive Business growth
• Working closely with RD&A Technology teams and collaborating to validate specific technologies into Dairy & Dairy Alternative Applications including Milk, Cheese, Butter spreads and Margarine and Cream.
• Managing projects end to end whilst working cross-functionally with Commercial, RD&A, Strategy and Regulatory teams. This role requires strong project management skills with the ability to map out timelines and ensure they are met
• Leading Application Innovation projects from Ideation stage through to launch. Working cross-functionally to understand the market/customer needs and how this can be addressed utilising Kerry solutions

Qualifications and skills

• BSc in Food Science or equivalent
• Previous experience in the Dairy Industry with strong technical capability
• Experience and knowledge in relation to the use of technologies into Dairy Application
• Project management and organisational skills
• The ability to work well as part of a team and collaboration with different stakeholders
• Experience in evaluation of ingredients in food applications
• Strong innovation mindset to develop novel solutions and create competitive advantage for Kerry
• Driven to overcome challenges and develop timely solutions
• Strong commercial acumen and market focus
• Excellent communication skills and knowledge sharing ability