Commercialization Manager
US$88,000 – US$145,000 / yr base salary
Posted 2 Oct 2026
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- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered
| Base salary | US$88,000 – US$145,000 / yr |
|---|
Study levelBachelor's
CertificationsAPICS CPIM, Project Management Professional
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
The Commercialization Manager leads the transition of new products and packaging changes from development into successful operational execution source. Oversight and tracking of all Commercialization projects from business approval through execution at both Kerry internal sites and third-party manufacturers The preference is for this individual to be based in Beloit, WI.
Key responsibilities
• Ensuring commercialization teams are meeting project milestones, KPI’s and global SLA’s
• Maintaining an understanding of project complexity and assigning commercialization management resources appropriately
• Ensuring all NPI projects are populated with a likely tentative plant and engaging cross functional team - Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, Engineering etc. for validation based on opportunity parameters and customer requirements
• Providing leadership to direct reporting commercialization specialists/managers and coaching on project management best practices and improvement
• Manage risk assessment and contingency planning, communicate risk and action plans to stakeholders, and own execution of action plans
• Challenging teams to quickly and efficiently reach full commercialization with minimal waste (raw materials, packaging) high margin and low risk objectives.
• Contributing to the development and maintenance of procedures and guidelines that facilitate efficient product scale up and launch as well as communication methods and training tools to support employees involved in product commercialization
• Continuously looking for ways to improve project management and processes connected to the commercialization process
• Completing business review of opportunities post execution to identify whether opportunities met revenue, volume, growth, and quality expectations as identified in the opportunity at project onset
• Developing strong working relationships with all business functions that are involved in commercialization.