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

Kerry is currently seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Director of Marketing-Beverage. This key role will focus on driving flavor growth and partnerships specifically within the Beverage ingredient market and support our internal sales efforts. We are looking for an entrepreneurial-minded marketing leader, readily established in the market, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and excels in building and sustaining strategic customer relationships.  While this position can be remote based, there is a strong preference for someone to be based local to either Beloit, WI, New Jersey or the LA area in California.  

Key responsibilities

 Lead Strategic Vision: Partner with the Beverage EUM Leader to define the "where to play" and "how to win" strategy for the beverage business across key subcategories and channels.

•  Drive Market Share Growth: Lead initiatives aimed at expanding Kerry’s footprint as a leading flavor and taste partner across all beverage segments.

•  Customer Engagement at the C-Suite Level: Engage directly with senior-level marketers and R&D leaders at top beverage brands and co-manufacturers to build trusted partnerships, articulate Kerry’s unique value, and shape collaborative innovation.

•  Value Proposition Development: Champion differentiated, market-ready value propositions—brought to life through compelling beverage concepts in application—that directly support commercial growth and align with priority taste platforms.

•  Sales Team Enablement: Equip the sales organization with powerful go-to-market tools, trend insights, concept portfolios, and tailored presentations that accelerate pipeline development and commercial conversion.

•  Category & Competitive Intelligence: Build a deep understanding of consumer trends, emerging beverage formats, competitor strategies, and white space opportunities to inform strategic planning and external positioning.

•  Portfolio Strategy: Collaborate with R&D, Applications, and Technology teams to develop “collections” of taste-forward, trend-aligned beverage concepts that resonate in-market and reflect Kerry’s full capabilities.

•  Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead alignment across marketing, sales, R&D, insights, and communications to ensure a unified go-to-market approach.

•  Marketing Campaign Direction: Brief central marketing partners on campaigns that showcase Kerry’s leadership in flavor, aligned with the beverage strategy and portfolio collections.

•  Talent Development: Coach and develop a team of high-performing marketers; foster a culture of curiosity, agility, and accountability.

 

Qualifications and skills

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Food Science, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred

•  12+ years of progressive marketing or commercial Beverage experience at a peer flavor company.

•  Proven track record of creating a strategic vision, driving commercial execution against the vision and delivering measurable business growth.

•  Strong people leader with experience managing, developing, and motivating high-performance teams

•  Highly collaborative, with demonstrated success leading within matrixed organizations

•  Dynamic presenter and storyteller with the ability to influence senior-level stakeholders both internally and externally

•  Strong business acumen, project management skills, and ability to balance long-term vision with near-term execution

•  Willingness to travel up to 30% for customer meetings, industry events, and team collaboration