About Kerry Dairy Ireland
Kerry Dairy Ireland is a vertically integrated farm-to-fork business with a substantial consumer foods presence and a leading nutritional and dairy ingredients division. We deliver high-quality dairy solutions with a focus on sustainability and innovation.
From partnering with local family farms to producing world-class dairy products, we ensure every step of our value chain reflects our commitment to excellence.
Our Portfolio
* Cheestrings
* Charleville
* Coleraine Cheese
* Dairygold
* Golden Cow
* SMUG range
Our from food, for food culture and deep-rooted connection to our 2,800 milk suppliers differentiates our business and offers captivating opportunities for our customers and consumers.
Sustainability and Innovation
Our dairy comes from some of the world's richest grazing land and is produced by a network of Irish family farms that have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world.
Through a combination of expertise, innovation, and sustainability, Kerry Dairy Ireland is proud to shape the future of dairy while meeting the diverse needs of our farmers, customers, and communities.
Global Presence
We operate multiple manufacturing facilities in the southwest of Ireland, including Listowel, Charleville, Newmarket, and Farranfore. We also manage 29 Farm & Home stores throughout the region.
In Northern Ireland and the UK, our presence extends to key locations in Portadown, Coleraine, and Ossett.
Globally, Kerry Dairy Ireland employs over 1,600 dedicated professionals across Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK, USA, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and China.
In 2024, we achieved a turnover of approximately €1.3 billion, reflecting our commitment to excellence and growth.
About the Role
We are recruiting a suitable candidate for the role of Marketing Manager for our Dairy Ingredients and Nutritional Ingredients business to help us realize our purpose of Reimagining Dairy.
This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced, dynamic team.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and deliver the marketing plan and initiatives, containing clear strategies and tactics that will drive our business forward.
* Collaborate closely with our business development and sales teams to ensure marketing plans and initiatives are fully aligned.
* Create and deliver effective, insight-driven marketing collateral and engage with customers.
* Lead business analysis projects to quantify our target markets and inform our business strategies.
* Provide marketing insights for the strategic planning process, ensuring that the external market landscape is well understood and informs our strategies.
* Support our R&D team in understanding market opportunities and customer needs to aid new product development.
* Manage content, presence, and interaction at key conferences, trade shows, and scientific events.
* Support regular reporting of activities and their impact for the senior management team and key stakeholders.
* Stay up to date on the latest industry trends and practices and educate colleagues on these.
This is a hybrid role based in Tralee.
Qualifications and Skills
Required qualifications and skills include:
* Minimum Qualification: Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Nutrition or Science
* 3-5 years relevant experience in the Food, Beverage or Pharma Industries
* Ideal B2B marketing experience
* Digital marketing experience
* Good Communicator with experience of working with multiple stakeholders
* Demonstrable success at anticipating customer needs, planning and actioning marketing projects to address these needs and measuring impact.
* Self-starter attitude and results driven.