RDA Technologist

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

• The person in this role will be responsible for driving growth in the end use market of Beverage segment through application & innovation using our ingredient product range.The position involves Development, Application, and Creation of innovative & creative solutions for products listed as below.
• Ready to Drink Beverages Juice Based / Carbonated / Dairy Drink. 
• Syrups and Sauces
• Powdered Beverage mixes

Key responsibilities

• Create winning taste and functional food systems as per customer brief.

• Deliver within constraints of time, taste, functionality, nutrition, and cost.

• Work with a wide set of stakeholders –

• Internal - RDA, Regulatory, Quality, Supply chain, Finance, Plant Operation teams, customer care, Procurement and Sales teams. 

• External - Customer, processor, manufacturing partners, consultants and customer representatives, supply partners etc.

• Be abreast of manufacturing capabilities at Kerry and customers while creation of solution. 

• Create points of differentiation and firewalls in the recipe and process for future proofing. 

• Trouble shooting support at plant level for Kerry as well as the customers.

• Protect and grow Kerry technologies that can be deployed horizontally across regions and End User Markets.

• Market Intelligence - Benchmarking of customer products, Kerry competition products and processes.

• Build & grow relationships with key customers via visits, trials and trouble shooting. 

• Scale up the recipes at plant level by attending and successfully clearing first commercial batches. 

• Plan and execute Profitability improvement plans across areas of influence. 

• Use the Kerry know- how across areas of influence and improve on it.

• Acquire and grow knowledge base at Kerry by taking keen interest in self and peer development. 

• Independently formulate and handle projects in the category of Juice, CSD, nutritional drinks, dairy beverages, Ice cream, Tea, coffee, alcoholic beverages..Works on the bench, looking after the lab/project fulfilments.

• Formulate, execute product development, demonstrate through plant trials at customer locations.

• Extensive Ingredient, Application, and food processing tech skill.

• Understanding of Analytical &sensory methodology as relevant to flavor, stabilizer formulation and other ingredient selection for development of product and its stability in the shelf life.

• Knowledge of business / marketing requirements, trends, technology, and processes related to the category and ability to transfer into new innovative products.

• Hands on experience in operation of lab equipment’s and Pilot Plants.

Qualifications and skills

•  Postgraduate - Food Science / Tech, Dairy Science /Tech, Food Process Engineering. 6 to 8 years relevant industry.Experience.in Application or research and Developments in the field of dairy and beverages, preferably from flavor house or from stabilizer company.
• Demonstrated capability of launching products across Beverage/Dairy/Syrups and/or functional food systems.
• Vigilant of market trends, customer needs and process technologies.
• Proven capability to independently lead and contribute to scale up at customer’s end. 
• Capable to handle multiple stakeholders internal and external.
• A self- starter with ability to work herself/himself without support in lab. 
• It is a customer facing role hence will need lot of interpersonal rapport building skills. 
• Project management, time management and self-organization. 
• Capable to judge Sensory aspects of all food formats, take decision based on sensory. 
• Team player with can do attitude, work across geographies and matrix structure.