Marketing Director, Foodservice

Requisition ID: 60905 Position Type: FT Permanent Workplace Arrangement:

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.

About the role

Reporting to the Vice President of Foodservice Europe this role will be an integral part of the Foodservice Business Leadership team, tasked with developing and executing a strategic growth plan for the Foodservice Chains, In-direct Meats and Brands portfolio into Europe.

This is a dynamic role with a broad remit – working from strategic development of the Foodservice business plan, innovation platform development, bespoke proposition development, senior customer engagement, people leadership and all elements of marketing planning, development and execution. Ability to deliver results through others, while role modeling the Kerry leadership values and behaviors are a must.

Key responsibilities

• Work in partnership with the VP of Foodservice and the extending Foodservice leadership team to set the vision and strategy for the European Foodservice business to deliver €100m, growth by 2025

• Work in collaboration with the extended Foodservice leadership team to set the innovation platform priorities for the business unit, embed a new Gate process for Foodservice and mobilise the appropriate cross functional teams around developing & executing our innovation priority projects

• Lead the planning process for the development and execution of the Foodservice business (Chains, Indep & Meats) – in partnership with the FSLT

• Work in partnership with the Commercial Directors to develop and execute channel and customer growth plans – aligned to our business priorities

• Lead a team of marketing experts to deliver best in customer propositions, NPD launches, campaign development & launches, flawless customer engagements (virtual, in person, trade events etc.) and all elements of brand portfolio management.

• Position Kerry as thought leaders in the foodservice industry by leading the development and execution of key insight reports on changing market dynamics and focus categories for our business. While constantly ensuring we are bringing the ‘outside in’ context into our business.

• Champion the sustainability agenda across the Foodservice BU – identifying new opportunities to leverage our sustainability expertise to drive differentiation versus the competitive set

• Work with the Foodservice Senior Marketing Managers to continually evaluate and assess all of our marketing activity – to foster a culture of continual improvement and optimization

• Lead the Our Voice action plan for the foodservice business unit – including chairing the FS Employee Engagement Committee

• Work in collaboration with colleagues in North America, LATAM and APMEA to drive the global foodservice agenda – identifying synergies across our key customers and brands

• Management, development and coaching of the Foodservice Marketing Team.

• Work as part of the Marketing Leadership Team to continually evolve and improve the culture, employee experience and outputs of the wider marketing department.

The above listed responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities or duties required. The successful candidate will be expected to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor, Masters/MBA in marketing or business-related discipline

• Solid marketing experience at a senior marketing/director level in FMCG or Foodservice required

• Strong knowledge of the European Foodservice market preferable

• Proven ability to drive change within a fast-paced environment.

• Strong leadership and communication skills credible at senior level

• Proven track record at customer engagement and customer planning essential

• Proven track record in strategic planning and execution and to influence across the organisation and across cultures.

• Proven capability to manage process and programs on a broad organizational scale.

• Proven track record in coaching and developing team

• A passion for actively engaging across the business, building partnerships based on trust and integrity

Required travel up to 50%

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