Sensory and Insight Scientist

Salary: £36,000 – £48,000 per year

My client is a global leader in flavour. With 11,000 employees around the world and more than $4.8 billion in annual sales in 2017, the Company manufactures, markets and distributes flavours, spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures and food service businesses

This is a great opportunity to join my client’s team and continue the great work in bringing to life their condiments manufacturing facility, located in Cambridgeshire. Their vision is to build a sustainable, innovative factory-of-the-future to support their Flavour Solutions customers.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the Sensory & Consumer Testing requirements for EMEA.
• Advise on appropriate sensory and consumer science methodologies and provide clear proposals to meet objectives of internal and external stakeholders and related projects ensuring that action standards are met.
• Provide data analysis and interpretation of results and share with stakeholders in appropriate format and provide clear recommendations to the business.
• Manage the Internal Sensory testing program which would include recruitment and training of employee panels, collaborating with R&D, Procurement and Commercial to manage prioritisation of testing requirements; and leading the execution of shelf-life related activities in collaboration with R&D and QA.
• Manage consumer validation requirements which would include liaising with agencies to deliver actionable business insights and validation.
• Work closely within regional team and implement regional and global best practices.
• Demonstrate thought leadership and provide forward-thinking insights building to support business decisions.
• Confidently present Sensory & Consumer Science insights internally and externally and represent the business as research adviser in customer interactions.
• Manage the hygiene requirements and maintenance of lab environment.
• Work closely with R&D and commercial stakeholders and Insights to manage expectations and requirements and be the key support for any ad hoc sensory related activities.
• Manage sample storage as well as lab supplies.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in Sensory, Food Science, Human Sciences, or related discipline.
• You will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a FMCG, food, flavour or food ingredients environment working in Sensory & Consumer Science, Food Science, or related discipline.
• Experience in using
• Experience in data analysis using Excel and XLSTAT.
• Sound knowledge of advanced statistical analysis methods with ability to carry out complex data analysis and data interpretation and deliver outcome tailored to audience/ requirements.
• Excellent planning, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Excellent people skills with ability to develop customer relationships and maintain customer intimacy.
• Excellent team working skills with ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team.
• Highly adaptable to change with ability to work under pressure.
• Competent Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Enthusiastic about food.