RDA SENIOR SCIENTIST

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 Lead development initiatives and respond to customer requests in the EUM Dairy space.
Drive business strategy and performance in the dairy application category.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact results.
Support the RD&A Manager in daily operations, team coordination, project management, and training.
Key responsibilities   Develop innovative solutions to help grow customer and Kerry’s market within cost parameters, manufacturing capability whilst ensuring all new products are legal within country of use.
Managing projects/briefs as allocated ensuring deadlines are met.
Coordinating launches of new products & running trials at Kerry manufacturing sites.
Provide our customers with the best available products through developing an understanding the market, manufacturing capabilities, ingredient restrictions etc.
Supporting the R&D manager with the day to day running of the R&D team and where required assist with organizing and running team meetings and training for team members.
Leading launches of new and innovative products utilizing all appropriate Kerry technologies.
Build relationships with key personnel within allocated accounts via visits, presentations and attending trials in customer factory when required.
Working in partnership with customers and the Kerry cross functional team to deliver products from concept through to launch, in the time frames agreed with customers.
Qualifications and skills Entry qualification & Other Required Experience/Skills Interaction and troubleshooting with customers on application concerns.
Fosters relationships with peers at key accounts Globally.
Application knowledge within assigned Dairy food categories and becomes recognized as a solution   partner by Dairy food product.
Experience in analytical techniques and process technology as appropriate to role and Dairy product categories.
Good commercial awareness and decision-making skills.
Practical, value-based problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Able to work on your own initiative and great attention to detail Technical Competencies & Key Job Deliverables Expert in the Kerry Technologies within a specific Technology or Applications into Dairy EUM.
Creative and Innovative Thinking, Scientific and Technical Expertise.
Customer facing role working with leadership team to develop competitive in-cost solutions that meet customer & business requirements in Dairy EUM.
Lead R&D contact with key customers, building strong relationships with R&D customers providing excellent service in terms of concept development, sample delivery, product presentations and process support.
Knowledge of Dairy market trends, restrictions and customer requirements & process.
Operation support, maintain records & documentation, Support customer presentations, NPD to scale up in factory.
Conducts lab & pilot plant trials for optimization of current product.
Qualifications and skills BSc in Food Science or equivalent as minimum.
Higher degrees advantageous.
7 – 10 years’ work experience in RD teams.
(Minimum of which 3 must be within Dairy and/or Dairy Beverage industry) Job complexity.
Complex Managing the day-to-day work of Technologists within the team Provides coaching and mentoring to other technologists.
English advance     Other Requirements Full time job.
Job location.
San Juan del Río.
Open & able to support operations with overtime, skeletal workforce during public holidays & as and when required to ensure business continuity.