Technical Business Development Manager, Coated Meat Applications

Job overview

The Technical Business Development Manager, Coated Meat Applications role is onsite in Beloit, WI; the posting also gives Springdale, AR and Rome, GA as preferred commuting-distance locations. Annual salary is $102,400–$168,250, with eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry partners with food, beverage, and pharmaceutical customers to develop healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products. This role drives commercial growth by identifying near-term technology opportunities in coatings and coated protein applications. It develops technical solutions and testing plans, finds raw materials and product improvements, and works with customers and internal teams to turn innovation opportunities into commercial outcomes.

What you'll do

• Serve as a subject matter expert in technical creation of coating solutions
• monitor markets for innovation opportunities
• identify raw materials that can deliver nutritional, operational, functional, or cost benefits
• develop experiment designs and replicate testing across substrates
• optimize solutions for operations and cost
• execute work with Kerry operations teams
• collaborate across Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Finance.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

technical business development manager

coated meat applications

beloit wi

kerry

$102,400–$168,250/year

20% travel

coatings

protein applications

product innovation

customer-facing

r&d

commercial growth

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision
• paid time off
• 401(k) with employee and company contribution opportunities
• Employee Share Plan
• life, disability, and accident insurance
• tuition reimbursement.

Why this role

Requires at least five years of relevant experience and customer-facing technical expertise; travel across Kerry and customer sites is expected at 20% once settled in the role.

About the employer

Kerry is hiring for this role. Industry: Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing. Sector: 31.