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Job Purpose/Overview

Develop and drive the sensory and consumer science agenda in Food and provide consumer and sensory leadership to the R&D project portfolio.

 

Key Responsibilities 

•    Set up, conduct and analyze sensory and flavour related researches on the consumer-product interface.
•    Provide consumer research methodology leadership to Product Design and Development teams, in terms of experimental design, statistical modeling/tools and data

     analysis.
•    Building and guiding of sensory panels to provide sensory leadership to R&D projects and enable tailored product design
•    Exploit existing sensory & consumer related product knowledge, identifying appropriate external partners and existing or new tools to address knowledge gaps and develop

     critical product insights on behalf of R&D associates. Use the data and knowledge gained to provide creative technical guidance and performance feedback based on proven

     consumer protocols
•    Any other activities that are beneficial to the role and business (might vary over time)

Context and Scope
Subject to any legally required processes:
•    Core member of the Innovation Team.
•    Close collaboration with Consumer Insights, Regional Innovation leads, Commercial and R&D community.
•    Partnering both internally and externally to deliver key product insights through sensory evaluations 
•    Individual contributor with the need to be able to influence without positional authority

Job Specifications/Qualifications
Note: May differ from the current job holder’s own skills and experience.

Education & Professional Qualification

Degree in Sensory Science, Consumer Science, Consumer Research or equivalent 

 

Process

For more information about job content and tasks,  please contact Cherry Coleman - cherry.coleman@effem.com the Talent Acquisition Partner

 

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