Sales & Marketing Leadership Development Program

At Kerry, we're obsessed with food and an ambition to provide 2 billion people access to more sustainable nutrition. 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 opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

The Kerry Leadership Development Program is a 24-month graduate rotational program designed to build future leaders through meaningful business experience, structured development, and exposure to Kerry’s global taste and nutrition organization. This Commercial Excellence pathway will begin in July 2027 and provide early career talent with opportunities to learn, contribute, and grow through sales and/or marketing-focused rotations.

The Sales & Marketing Leadership Development Program is designed to develop future commercial leaders by building foundational experience across customer engagement, market activation, commercial strategy, and business growth. Participants will gain hands-on exposure to Kerry’s Sales and/or Marketing functions while learning how Kerry partners with customers to bring innovative food and beverage solutions to market.

Throughout the two-year program, participants will work closely with account teams, marketers, business development, RD&A, insights, finance, operations, and other cross-functional partners to support customer solutions, category growth, pipeline development, and commercial performance. Rotations may include sales and/or marketing experiences based on business needs, development goals, and program structure.

This program is ideal for someone who is commercially curious, collaborative, analytical, and energized by customer-focused work. From day one, participants will contribute to real business priorities, manage projects, build internal networks, and develop the commercial, leadership, and problem-solving capabilities needed for future roles across Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Customer Strategy, Category Leadership, and broader commercial career paths.

• Commercial Acumen & Business Growth
• Build an understanding of Kerry’s commercial model, customer priorities, market dynamics, category trends, competitive activity, and growth opportunities across Sales and/or Marketing rotations.
• Support customer engagement, lead generation, opportunity management, pipeline development, and commercial activation initiatives that contribute to business growth.
• Sales & Customer Engagement
• Develop foundational capabilities in customer relationship management, account planning, value selling, customer presentations, and cross-functional solution development.
• Partner with account teams, Business Development, RD&A, Finance, Operations, and other functions to support customer needs and deliver business results.
• Marketing & Market Activation
• Gain exposure to brand, category, customer, and market strategies that support Kerry’s value proposition and help bring innovative food and beverage solutions to market.
• Create customer-facing materials, presentations, insights, and value propositions that clearly communicate Kerry’s capabilities, technologies, brands, and solutions.
• Insights, Analytics & Strategic Thinking
• Conduct analysis on customer performance, market trends, commercial opportunities, and business results to identify insights and recommendations for growth.
• Translate data, customer needs, and marketplace…