Third Party Manufacturing Lead

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

A career with Kerry Taste & Nutrition offers you an opportunity to shape how people across the globe view food and beverage while providing you opportunities to explore and grow as your interests do. With our commitment to a sustainable future, a career with Kerry is something you can feel good about.

Key responsibilities

Project Management l (70% of role)
•    Act as primary entry point for AH&N Third-party manufacturing (TPM) requests from across the business
•    Review, filter & seek business approval for same per stage-gate process
•    Act as Project Manager to identify & qualify new or existing TPMs through flawless execution of qualification project plan. You do this by…
•    … Setting-up & leading cross-functional project teams, hosting meetings, driving actions & issue timely meeting minutes 
•    Negotiate favorable supply agreements on behalf of Kerry AH&N with TPM 
•    Ensure seamless handover of tactical TPM operations to Kerry controlling site on project completion

Strategic Management l (20% of role)
•    Responsible for the strategic & long-term management of TPMs
•    Responsible for the development & management of a Supply Agreement management plan in conjunction with team Supply Agreement manager
•    Responsible for the development & management of a Risk Management plan in conjunction with team Risk Management manager
•    Responsible for contributing to & maintaining key TPM team tools such as global TPM database, price benchmarking file, TPM price approval file & TPM contact & escalations file among others

Relationship Management l (10% of role)
•    Serve as the primary relationship manager between TPMs and Kerry
•    Deal with issues/escalations appropriately & as required
•    Strike & maintain close relationships with key TPM leads/account managers/MDs etc. 

Qualifications and skills

•    Bachelor’s Degree is required (Supply Chain, Business, Project Management, Procurement, or related field highly desirable). Graduate degree is preferred
•    Experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a food & beverage environment would be advantageous
•    Experience in managing third-party partners, preferably in a food & beverage environment would be advantageous
•    Demonstrable evidence of skills, attributes & values as outlined within
•    Knowledge of food production supply chain principles as it relates to GMP, FDA, and Department of Agriculture regulations would be advantageous
•    Basic business financial understanding would be advantageous
•    Travel: 25% approx.