R&D Senior Scientist

Requisition ID 50560
Position Type FT Permanent
Recruiter #LI-SS1
Posting Type LI
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
Work location: Murarrie, Brisbane Queensland Australia
Reporting to: RD&A Director - ANZ
Key responsibilities

• Drive Savoury Taste Systems (Snack, Meat and SSD) RDA for ANZ, driving and leading with Taste Solutions and supporting the growth of the Taste Systems across ANZ. To establish Kerry Technical competence as a partner of choice for all key customers in the region.
• Apply highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in Research, Development and Application across Technologies. In addition, supporting our Country Sales Teams and Direct Customers with appropriate solutions for their unique challenges. This involves feasibility studies, development and scale up/production trials.
• Building the Savoury Taste Toolbox customized for the ANZ Market, leveraging existing Savoury Taste Toolbox and adopting and creating localized new taste systems leveraging APMEA Creation Taste Team building blocks. Helping build a portfolio of Savoury Taste.
• Collaborate with all stake holders to ensure product development and solution delivery as per the requirements, technical and commercial specifications of Sales Managers / Country Teams / Customers of Kerry.
• Enhance RDA Savoury Taste Systems knowledge in the Australian Market by sharing and bringing the best of Kerry's global technology collection to customers in Australia. Enhance the skill levels of our Application Team in Australia (Brisbane) by sharing knowledge and specialised expertise.
• Responsible for design, implementation and driving of the Kerry Innovation and Community Engagement Plan that seeks to drive Innovation through collaboration with local industry bodies (AIFST, FIAL, Aust Bev Association) and mentoring emerging talent through Tertiary bodies.
• Develop strong technical and commercials relationship at all levels with Key Customers to grow the business.

Technical Competencies

• Lead the RDA ANZ snack and dry culinary taste team and advance the technical competence and ensuring flawless execution on customer projects. Collaborate with SAP Technical EUM Community.
• Pilot the taste toolbox and training plans to advance the technical competence of the ANZ RDA Team and collaborate with the APMEA Taste Team.
• Training and developing ANZ RDA Team Technical in Snack, Meat Taste, SSD (Soups, Sauces, and Dressings) Taste and plant-based teams.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Technology or similar field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in R&D in the Food Ingredients, Flavour House or relevant industry.
• Strong technical competence in "Savoury Taste and Application" or "Snack and Culinary Application".
• Genuine passion for the food and beverage industry.

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.