Marketing Director - Foodservice Chains

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary strategic marketing partner to the Foodservice Chains commercial leadership team.
• Lead development of the annual Foodservice 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.
• 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 foodservice industry
• Partner with Insights to generate and socialize proprietary Foodservice Chains insights that shape commercial strategy and customer engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in B2B marketing, foodservice, CPG, or adjacent industries. Beverage and/or poultry category preferred
• Experience partnering with sales teams and influencing senior commercial and customer stakeholders.
• Proven ability to translate insights into strategies, programs, and compelling customer narratives.
• Exceptional storytelling, presentation development, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high performing teams.
• Strong project management and organizational capability within a complex, matrixed environment.
• Deep customer orientation and passion for foodservice industry trends and dynamics.

Preferred

• MBA preferred.

Benefits

• Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.