Commercial Ruminant Nutritionist

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

To support the commercial sales team in the growth of Bloom feeds, Calf Milk Replacer (CMR), minerals and other seasonal products along with providing an on farm nutrition guidance to Kerry milk suppliers/purchasers of feed from Kerry agribusiness.

The position is field based with a requirement to work from the Manufacturing Feed Mill in Farranfore for circa 1 day per week.

Travel within the Kerry milk supplier region will be required on a regular basis with some other travel required to match business requirements.

Key responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate a nutrition support service with the commercial team on a weekly basis
• Dedicated structured farm visits accompanying a member of the commercial team
• Be the first point of contact for handling nutrition/feed quality issues on farm e.g. Milk fever, low butterfat/protein %, feed shortage, diet feeder, diet formulation and overcoming objections to the reluctance of customers not using Bloom feeds.
• Develop nutrition guidelines and offer training on a regular basis to store staff on the Bloom feed range including minerals and milk replacer products.
• Liaise with the team at the mill in Farranfore and external service providers on the development of potential new feeds/feed related products i.e course mixes, dry cow minerals, new feed additive technologies.  Taking ownership of this process will form an integral part of the role
• Attend trade shows and speaker opportunities at farmer facing events to promote the Bloom feed range.
• Enable and up-skill  the sales team to have the ability to overcome objections on farm to up-sell and to be further supported the Commercial Ruminant Nutritionist where needs be
• Engage with key stake holders who directly and indirectly impact on the Bloom feeds business to cascade information up and down the chain
• Work in conjunction with the quality, sustainability and commercial teams to garner enhanced participation in Kerry’s Evolve programme

 

Qualifications and skills

Qualifications and skills:

- Degree in Agricultural Science (preferred)

- 3-5 years of experience in the field.