Global Product Director - Dairy & Bakery enzymes
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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.
Requisition ID: 59869
Workplace Arrangement: Full-time Permanent
About The Role
The Global Product Director - Enzymes will drive and manage the overall sustainable performance of the dairy and bakery enzyme categories, aligned to strategy and manufacturing capabilities. The role mobilises and integrates cross-functional teams to define and manage the execution parameters specific to the technologies that enable successful delivery against strategies, profitability and growth targets.
Preferable location is Ireland - relocation support is provided. Further work locations will be evaluated during the recruiting process. Travel on a global level is highly required.
Key Responsibilities
Determine the optimized Finished Good Portfolio aligned to strategy, including maintaining market-relevant collections and identifying innovation requirements; drive and own the innovation pipeline for the portfolio, including GTM launch plans.
Determine efficient business terms (MOQ, lead times, stocking policy) to ensure competitiveness and support an enhanced customer experience and a more planful, efficient manufacturing environment.
Determine and communicate target margins and pricing guardrails to optimize financial performance, informed by competitive landscape and total cost of ownership.
Identify levers to enhance margin (e.g., plant transformation activity, process technology improvements).
Qualifications And Skills
Solid experience in management/leadership roles in enzymes with strong understanding of product and portfolio management.
Ability to drive change and growth of technology at a global level.
Experience in working in a global matrix organisation with strong influencing skills (influencing without authority).
Resilient, positive attitude and ability to lead teams through setbacks.
Strong experience in food applications for enzymes – dairy, bakery, beverage, etc.
Strong industry network and understanding of landscape, competitors, market dynamics.
Strong understanding of enzyme science; ability to understand and translate.
Experience in P&L management and decision-making for short and long term.
Adept at managing senior stakeholders with clear and confident communication.
Commercial experience – customer and market experience and skills.
Project management experience, particularly managing new launches through a global organisation.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion in recruitment processes and do not discriminate based on protected characteristics. We advise to beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. Kerry will not solicit candidates via non-Kerry email addresses or use video chat rooms for interviews. Kerry will not ask for payment in the hiring process, except for reimbursable travel expenses.
Recruiter: Posting Type: LI
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