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This leader oversees a high-performing team, strengthens organizational capability and drives innovation, renovation, productivity, and sustainability initiatives in support of enterprise growth objectives, regulatory requirements, quality standards, and operational priorities. The Director works in close partnership with Global R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Global Procurement, and Quality to set portfolio priorities, and deliver differentiated solutions from concept through commercialization.\nKey Responsibilities:\nSet and drive the technical and operational agenda for beverage flavours, concentrates, and kit development, ensuring differentiated formulation design, robust scale-up, commercialization readiness, and strong support for concentrate & kit manufacturing priorities.\nServe as the senior technical leader for flavour strategy, concentrate and kit design, and concentrate process development, providing guidance on risk, quality, and technical decision-making.\nOwn and govern a portfolio of flavour and concentrate innovation, renovation, productivity, and sustainability initiatives, ensuring clear prioritization, effective resource deployment, and strong execution through commercialization within the concentrate operations and bottling system. \nProvide leadership to a multi-disciplinary R&D organization, including talent development, capability building, succession planning, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\nPartner with senior R&D and cross-functional leaders across Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing, and other key business functions to identify growth opportunities, resolve complex technical challenges, and deliver solutions that create enterprise value.\nInfluence senior stakeholders across Global R&D and Concentrate Operations on Flavour & concentrate strategy, investment priorities, compliance matters, and capability development.\nUnlock Ireland’s food and beverage innovation ecosystem by building high-impact partnerships with flavour houses, ingredient suppliers, research agencies, technology centres, and industry networks to accelerate science-led, commercially scalable Beverage processing and Innovation solutions.\nProvide leadership in the resolution of flavour, concentrate & product quality, formulation, and manufacturing issues, ensuring timely decision-making and sustainable corrective actions.\nManage functional budget, lead organizational design, and resource planning to enable delivery of near-term commitments and long-term technical strategic priorities.\nTotal Rewards:\nAt KDP Ireland, you will find that:\nWe aspire to have the top talent within the industry and are committed to maintaining an extraordinarily brilliant, remarkably diverse, and decidedly engaged team.\nWe invest in the development and growth of our employees and promote continuous learning to enable progressive career tracks.\nWe offer a competitive salary and bonus structure, and excellent employee benefits including private medical care, pension contributions, and holiday entitlements.\nWe provide Global exposure - As a multi-national CPG with HQ offices in the USA and peers operating in five countries, there are opportunities travel to different countries and share international perspectives and experiences.\nWe have an active interest in the community - We run events throughout the year to support local charities, people & communities.\nRequirements:\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.\nMinimum 12+ years of progressive beverage R&D experience, including significant leadership in flavour formulation, concentrate & kit development, scale-up, and commercialization.\nProven ability to set the technical agenda for complex beverage R&D portfolios, translating enterprise strategy into focused technical priorities, capability plans and scalable innovation outcomes. \nDeep expertise in flavour technology, including flavour key chemistry, ingredient functionality, sensory performance, formulation design, flavour concentrate processing, and commercialization within complex beverage systems.\nProven experience leading multidisciplinary R&D teams across multiple technical disciplines, including managers and technical experts, with responsibility for capability development, succession planning, and a culture of accountability.\nSenior leadership experience with demonstrated contribution to business strategy, culture and capability development.\nExperience operating successfully within a matrixed global function across multiple locations, aligning priorities, ways of working, decision-making, and stakeholder expectations across regions and teams.\nDemonstrated project and portfolio management capability, including leading multiple complex initiatives concurrently, managing priorities, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and delivering outcomes against timelines and business objectives.\nExceptional leadership, communication, and senior stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions, regions, and leadership levels.\nAbility to travel domestically and internationally as required\nPreferred Qualifications:\nEstablished operational and technical mindset, with experience strengthening internal R&D capabilities, development rigor, technical decision-making, and scalable execution.\nExperience leading productivity initiatives with a holistic cost management mindset, balancing formulation, ingredient, process, supply, and operational considerations to deliver sustainable value.\nKnowledge of the sustainability agenda, with the ability to integrate sustainability considerations into formulation, ingredient selection, packaging, process choices, and capability development.\nExperience in technical brand stewardship, including renovation of flavours and concentrates to meet compliance requirements, quality expectations, productivity targets, sustainability goals, and other key success KPIs.\nKnowledge of beverage concentrate manufacturing technologies, quality systems, and scale-up processes.\nFamiliarity with relevant data analysis, formulation, or R&D digital tools.\nStrong understanding of regulatory requirements, quality expectations, and risk management relevant to beverage flavours, ingredients, concentrates, manufacturing, and commercialization\nDeep technical expertise in concentrate processing and kit development technologies, including process design, scale-up, manufacturing readiness, and commercialization within complex beverage systems.\nCompany Overview:\nKeurig Dr Pepper (Nasdaq: KDP) is a leading beverage company with more than 150 owned, licensed and partner brands that meet a wide range of needs and occasions. Our North American refreshment beverage business holds leadership positions across carbonated soft drinks, water, juice and mixers with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Dr Pepper®, Canada Dry®, Mott’s®, A&W®, Peñafiel®, GHOST®, 7UP®, Snapple®, Clamato® and Core Hydration®. Our global coffee business spans more than 100 markets and includes the leading Keurig® single-serve brewing system in the U.S. and Canada, along with powerhouse brands such as Peet’s, L’OR and Jacobs, and other regional coffee leaders. Our more than 50,000 employees aim to enhance the experience of every beverage and coffee occasion while making a positive impact for people, communities and the planet.\nWe strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.\nWhatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation and growth. Will you join us?\nKeurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.\nA.I. Disclosure:\nKDP uses artificial intelligence to assist with initial resume screening and candidate matching. This technology helps us efficiently identify candidates whose qualifications align with our open roles. AI does not make hiring decisions; all decisions throughout the hiring process are made by talent acquisition team members. If you prefer not to have your application processed using artificial intelligence, you may opt out by emailing your resume and qualifications directly to  in lieu of clicking Apply. 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