Market Insight Manager - B2B Food & Beverage

Requisition ID 61661Position Type FT PermanentWorkplace Arrangement About KerryKerry 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 roleAs Market Insight Manager, you will lead strategic thinking and insight-driven decision making by unlocking consumer and market intelligence that translates into real commercial opportunity, act as a trusted partner to Category Leads and Marketing teams to shape category visions, brand strategy and innovation pipelines.You will own the European insights agenda alongside leads — deepening our understanding of category and market dynamics, competitive landscapes, taste and nutrition trends, and future behavioural shifts. You’ll ensure we have robust and accurate market data to underpin compelling value propositions and commercial strategies.Working closely with Global Insights, Marketing, and cross-functional partners, you will design, lead and deliver primary research programmes that drive business growth, strengthen customer engagement and enable foresight-led innovation that will shape the European food and beverage landscape for some of the regions biggest players and brands.Work Location Naas - Global innovation Centre (hybrid working model)Key responsibilitiesConvert consumer and market insight into clear strategic opportunities that drive sustainable growth. Lead insight programmes that support Category, Business and Brand agendas across channels. Shape innovation pipelines through whitespace identification, trends, and insight platforms. Provide an “outside-in” perspective across strategic planning, ensuring strong competitive and category context. Act as a strategic insight partner to help build compelling category and brand visions. Evolve and scale insight platforms, including Kerry’s Human Insight and FutureLens, to inspire future-ready strategy and innovation. Leverage social listening, online analytics and syndicated data to understand evolving consumer and customer needs. Translate complex data into clear, commercially relevant insights for diverse stakeholders. Create compelling insight outputs (reports, workshops, whitepapers, infographics, etc.) that influence decision-making. Conduct competitive and market landscape analysis to inform commercial strategy. Embed insight into ways of working, serving as a proactive partner to Marketing and Innovation teams. Lead end-to-end research projects across European markets, from scoping through to delivery. Define research methodologies, timelines and budgets aligned with business priorities. Oversee analysis of qualitative and quantitative research, ensuring high standards in line with Esomar best practice. Integrate multiple data sources to strengthen recommendations and narratives. Continuously explore and adopt new research methods, tools and technologies to improve speed and quality. Further responsibilitiesBuild strong internal relationships to ensure insights are relevant, timely and actionable. Collaborate with global insights teams to share best practice and drive consistency in insight platforms. Manage external research partners to ensure quality and value. Qualifications and skillsRelevant third-level qualification with solid experience within the insight industry, ideally in the food and beverage field. Open, agile, and strategic mindset with a desire and ability to influence senior stakeholders and customers. Essential experience in both research and insight generation. Innovation experience is highly desirable. Proven leadership capability with a track record of developing talent and building high-performing teams. Demonstrated experience in design thinking, conducting research, and utilizing the latest techniques. Highly analytical with effective planning, organisational, presentation, storytelling and strategic skills. Customer-facing experience is desirable; must be comfortable presenting and moderating workshops with senior stakeholders in a complex environment. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to deliver insights with a storytelling mindset. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Self-aware, creative, innovative, and dynamic with leadership qualities necessary to drive growth. Experience in data analysis and advanced analytics is an advantage. Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.RecruiterPosting Type LI