Seasoning Scientist

Requisition ID 65767 Position Type FT Permanent Workplace Arrangement  #LI-Onsite

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

We are looking for a RD&A Seasoning Scientist that will work on developing Snack seasonings driven by consumer taste preferences and nutritional targets across different types of application in partnership with major crisp manufacturers within Europe.

The successful candidate will be based in our Centre of Excellence in Portbury (UK). They will report directly to the BU RD&A Manager and will be part of the UK&I Savoury Snacks team.

Savoury Snacks is a dynamic and exciting market with many eating occasions, leading trends whether through clean label, salt reduction or simply out of this world heat levels!

Key responsibilities

Customer facing role developing cost competitive Snack seasonings utilising top note and flavour knowledge and Taste solutions expertise to meet Business and customer requirements

Building customer relationships, delivering customer centric solutions and managing customer opportunities to drive Business growth

Knowledge of market trends, restrictions, Regulations, customer requirements and processes. Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies

Collection development in partnership with Flavour Technology and Culinary foundations, Flavour Technology Business Development and Portfolio Manager

NPD to scale up in factory - Using technical expertise to develop, create, innovate and commercialise. Link with operations teams to ensure efficient manufacturing of developed seasonings

Understanding of the full range of Kerry Technologies and ability to build that into development of Snack seasonings. Leading key internal and external projects building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

Work independently on projects/briefs liaising with Account Managers, managing customer expectations, attending customer visits and ensuring timelines are met - Understanding of project management

Commercial awareness to ensure development of cost effective formula’s providing value to our customers, along with cost optimisation projects to achieve PIP (Profit Improving Programme) objectives in alignment with Regional PIP leads

Understand systems and RD&A ways of working including Salesforce (Opportunity management), Optiva (recipe creation), MDG (requesting new or extending raw materials), SAP

Qualifications and skills

BSc or Master’s degree in Food Science or related field.

Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in R&D within the Snacks, savoury or broader food industry.

Experience in product development for savoury applications

Customer facing experience

Experience with sensory evaluation of ingredients in food application

Project management & organisation skills.

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Excellent communication skills and knowledge sharing ability

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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