RD&A Senior Technologist

at  Kerry

ABOUT KERRY

Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

WHAT DO I NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL?

In Kerry we understand that people have very different career trajectories and experiences. In order to be successful in this role we would be looking for the right competencies and aptitudes as well as your proven track record of success in a similar role and environment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are recruiting for a RD&A Senior Technologist to join us on a fixed term basis from a September 1st 2024 to end of February 2025.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of passionate food creatives developing new products for the Foodservice poultry and red meat markets.
In this role you will be working as part of the Meat RD&A team based in Naas, while also travelling regularly to support our customers in their production facilities throughout Europe.
You will work on continuous improvement of products in our current portfolio, as well as developing innovative new products in line with customer briefs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Commercially focused development and application lead creating market suitable, innovative products for strategic Foodservice customers
• Manage projects from ideation and bench development, through to scale-up and launch
• Develop a strong business acumen and understanding of the Foodservice market
• Link consumer and customer insights into development of new products and renovation of existing products
• Work in line with business strategies to help deliver ambitious growth targetsDevelop best-in-class products through in-depth understanding of ingredients and processing for meat coating and seasoning technologies
• Develop processing expertise to support customers in achieving the best possible product and possess the ability to problem solve and work through processing issues
• Strong collaboration with Development & Application and Field Support teams
• Regular face-to-face engagement with customer Product Development and Production teams, as well as developing and managing working relationships with the customer teams
• Regular reporting of project updates to management and the wider team
• Leading customer engagement, presentations and RD&A communications