Marketing Director - Foodservice Chains

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Requisition  Type (US)
Full Time Workplace Arrangement  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.

What will you do?

The Marketing Director, Food service Chains is the senior marketing business partner to the Food service Chains commercial leadership team. This role leads the strategic marketing agenda for the channel, working in close partnership with Sales, Insights, RD&A, and cross‑functional partners to drive growth, strengthen customer partnerships, and enable commercial teams with best‑in‑class strategic programs and tools. This leader manages a team of two and plays a critical role in shaping channel strategy, enabling commercial execution, and elevating Kerry’s presence with senior‑level and executive customer stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

Channel Strategy & Commercial Partnership Serve as the primary strategic marketing partner to the Food service Chains commercial leadership team.

Lead development of the annual Food service Chains marketing and growth strategy, aligned to business objectives and customer priorities.

Translate consumer, category, competitive, and channel insights into actionable strategic recommendations and commercial plans.

Identify “where to play” and “how to win” opportunities across major chain segments (e.g., QSR, fast casual, casual dining, emerging chains, convenience).Influence portfolio and pipeline priorities in partnership with RD&A and Commercial leaders across meat (coatings, seasonings), food (dairy sauces & sides) and beverage (Kerry brands portfolio & finished beverage solutions).Support joint business planning and long-range strategy discussions with internal leadership and key customers.

Strategic Marketing Program Leadership Lead the creation and activation of proactive marketing programs along with the two direct repots—customer ready narratives, commercial playbooks, demand creation platforms, channel specific campaigns, customer insights, and category opportunity maps.

Ensure the sales team has the tools, stories, and content needed to execute effectively with their accounts.

Build repeatable, insight led programs that elevate Kerry’s value proposition across taste, nutrition, sustainability, and innovation to the food service industry

Partner with Insights to generate and socialize proprietary Food service Chains insights that shape commercial strategy and customer engagement.

Oversee team execution of best-in-class end to end marketing deliverables content development, capabilities storytelling, occasion platforms, trends narratives, selling decks, and executive-ready materials.

Executive Customer Engagement & Presentation Leadership Lead strategic, high impact customer engagements with priority Food service Chain accounts—including executive meetings, joint strategy sessions, immersion sessions, and business reviews.

Deliver compelling, insight-rich, and visually engaging customer presentations that strengthen Kerry’s position as a strategic partner.

Represent the Food service Chains business in cross-regional and global forums when executive-level marketing input is required.

Elevate Kerry’s brand and market presence in food service through thought leadership, forward-looking trends analysis, and best in class customer storytelling.

Establish, cultivate and maintain…