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
Are you passionate about bringing new food products to life? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your ideas can shape the future of dairy and snack innovation? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
We’re looking for a Senior NPI Technologist to lead the charge in New Product Introduction (NPI), working closely with cross-functional teams to turn concepts into reality — from factory trials to packaging perfection.
Key responsibilities
- Management of the NPI Process, working cross functionally as part of the R&D team, ensuring a standardised approach to New Product Introduction
- Carry put factory trials on processed cheese, Yollies products in the factory, establishing the process control parameters and validation of product standards to ensure that the operations team to manufacture products with consistent product design
- Communicate the product quality standards as part of the NPI process and provide training to facilitate understanding and effective implementation
- Organise and co-ordinate new packaging trials and ensure that the outcome are effectively communicated to relevant stakeholders.
- Own activities related with introduction of new products into the factory using various systems
- Work cross functionally with internal teams, supplier, customers, brand and marketing
- Collaborate with outside agencies and suppliers as appropriate, co-ordinate and ensure the completion of relevant activities required as part of the artwork approval process
- Support the delivery of process and profit improvement projects at site level, ensuring changes are introduced in accordance with defined capabilities, ensuring product quality attributes are preserved and Food safety and legal requirements are met
- Build relationships with marketing, operations and commercials and ensure customer care and adherence to our Purpose, Dairy Strategy, vison and Value
- Maintain knowledge of market trends, restrictions, regulations, customer requirements and processes
- Presentation of samples and concepts to internal and external stakeholders
Qualifications and skills
- BSc in food Science or equivalent
- Experience in food Industry
- People management desirable
- Experience in artwork approval, packaging development desirable
- Project management and organisational skills: demonstrate flexibility and adaptability
- Driven to overcome challenges and develop timely solutions
- Numerical ability to record and analyse key process data
- Highly organised multi-tasker, able to interpret data from multiple sources
- Attention to detail with a structured approach
- Displays tenacity. Goes that extra mile to achieve results and deliver excellent service
- Able to play a key role as a high performing team
- Excellent communication skills
