Industry Capability Manager

Do you enjoy taking responsibility and like working in a small team?

Do you have an interest in Irish Food, Drink and Horticulture?

Are you looking to make a difference in what you do and have the relevant experience?

Then you've come to the right place.

Industry Capability Manager

Reports To: Head of Industry Capability

Grade: 4

The salary scale for this role is €81,192 - €96,231; with Long Service increments of LSI1: €99,333 & LSI2: €102,438.

New Entrants to the Public Sector commence on the first point of the Scale

Purpose

Bord Bia has a vision that customers around the globe recognise that Irish food and drink is world-class; that it is high quality, distinctive, and made by a diverse range of creative producers from a unique and fortuitous island location.

Our purpose is to bring Ireland’s outstanding food, drink and horticulture to the world, thus enabling growth and sustainability of producers.

In this role, you will enable the development of client capability in the areas of sales and marketing and at each stage of the client’s route to market journey, by sharing best-in class content, delivered through a mix of bespoke supports, group learning initiatives and always-on online materials.

What you’ll do

• Design and deliver sales and marketing client capability content and support on a 1:1, group, and self-serve basis in accordance with client needs including but not limited to Commercial Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Category Management, and Customer Management.

• Develop, evolve, and execute digital marketing capability programmes and identify growth opportunities on digital marketplaces.

• Contribute to the evaluation of the effectiveness of client capability support and identify future development needs as part of Bord Bia annual planning process.

• Develop and manage client capability content on My Bord Bia.

• Assist with the ongoing design and delivery of Bord Bia’s Commercial Strategy supports for food and drink client companies, including evolving and using the latest insights and processes in a dynamic way to create content, deliver workshops (face to face and virtual), and facilitate 1:1 bespoke support.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues and track, report and measure client capability projects via CRM and contribute to internal reporting and updates.

• Collaborate with the CSE and GBD teams to identify client capability needs and target audiences through understanding and executing client, sector, and market plans.

•  Support Bord Bia’s leadership position and expertise in commercial strategy and client capability through championing best practice in all client work.

• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with other departments and develop opportunities to build and maintain strong external relationships with Bord Bia clients.

•  Manage assigned budgets in accordance with One Bord Bia procedures.

About You

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities

Knowledge:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in an FMCG marketing or commercial role

• Food industry understanding

•  Innovation/Design thinking

• Sustainability

• Category Management

Skills & Capabilities:

• Agency/supplier Management

• Presentation skills

• Coaching and mentoring

Desirable Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities

Knowledge:

• Insight-led thinking

• Digital Marketing

• Consumer marketing and brand development

• Strategy & Planning

Skills & Capabilities:

• Digital first mindset with highly digital/technically enabled skills

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced change orientated business environment

• Communication, presentation and facilitation skills

• Influencing ability

• Analytical capability

• Creative thinking

• Project management

Closing Date/Time: Tuesday, 24th June 2025 @ 12:00pm (GMT/UTC +1)

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Bord Bía is an Equal Opportunities Employer: We want to see a society where everyone is equal. We know our foundation must be an equitable workplace that recognises the dignity and worth of everyone and gives all our employees the freedom and opportunity to fulfil their potential: we want for you to be able to bring your whole self to work, so you can be the best you can be and live your purpose whilst developing your career with us. Our talented and diverse workforce also reflects the diversity of our clients, customers and markets by utilising their range of skills, knowledge and experience. Harnessing the wide range of perspectives this diversity brings, promotes innovation and helps make us more creative and competitive.

Bord Bia is committed to ensuring that all recruitment candidates have complete and equitable access as can reasonably be provided. If you require any support or accommodation as part of the recruitment process, please contact us directly at humanresources@bordbia.ie.