Sensory & Consumer Specialist
At FrieslandCampina we are seeking an experienced Sensory & Consumer Specialist with the drive to accelerate the product innovation process in Asia. You will provide clear direction on product experience for new developments and optimizations, identify key drivers contributing to optimal product experience, safeguard product performance and generate compelling selling stories. You will ensure that our Sensory & Consumer protocols and best practices remain up-to-date, relevant, and practical for the business. This role is based in our Development Centre in Singapore.
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Required Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience, or Master’s or PhD degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience.
Proven experience in multiple expertise areas related to sensory & consumer science, such as sensory testing methods, qualitative and quantitative consumer research, sensory marketing, design of experiments, statistical analysis linking multiple datasets and sensometrics.
Passion for coaching people and to share your knowledge with colleagues throughout the region.
Experience in working with sensory trained/expert panels, specifically in dairy, food or beverage category would be advantageous.
Familiarity with statistical treatment as well as MS Office software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Fluent in English, both spoken and written. Enjoy working with multicultural, multinational and multi-disciplinary team.
Behavioral Expectations:
Demonstrate strong stakeholder management and influencing skills toward internal and external counterparts to successfully realize best practice study setups.
Influence business decisions based on study results, effectively communicating and simplifying complex data into easy-to-digest and audience relevant-insights.
Act as a strategic partner in discussions with marketing to co-shape approaches for complex projects, including concept, product, and packaging briefs.
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- Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence
- Competitive bonus scheme, flexible working hours, and the ability to work from home.
- Diverse training and mentoring programs to help you grow on your own professional journey
- Exceptional support of cross disciplinary movement within the company to broaden your knowledge and growth paths
- A friendly and informal working environment
- Autonomy and trust to create longer term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world
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Your key responsibilities:
- Lead sensory & consumer studies within business projects, influencing stakeholders to make data-driven and consumer centric decisions. Drive impact of Sensory & Consumer data to contribute to success of product
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and manage external research partners to drive flawless end-to-end execution of sensory & consumer research activities
- Work independently, recommending fit-for-purpose research approaches, in accordance with established protocols
- Functionally supervise and coach Sensory & Consumer colleagues in Singapore and Asia.
- Act as a local consultant with broad expertise in Qualitative and Quantitative consumer research; Sensory Methods & Sensory Marketing; Design of Experiments & data linking; Sensometrics and connecting with subject matter experts in Innovation Centre Wageningen to support deeper dives as needed
- Scout and develop innovative sensory & consumer study practices or data analysis methods, managing full implementation operationally
Main Accountabilities:
- Create protocols for analyzing sensory & consumer test data using both existing and new statistical methods. Ensure data quality before analysis and perform deep dives when necessary
- Link sensory data to consumer test results or product-specific data to identify product improvement or innovation directions
- Interpret results, provide clear conclusions and recommendations for current and future initiatives
- Present findings and recommendations in clear, compelling and business-relevant manner, maximizing impact beyond individual projects
- Represent the team as a counterpart to a part of the business, steering alignment on new ways of working or new action standards. Act as right hand for the manager
Detalii despre echipa
Vezi toti colegii pe LinkedinFor thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.
We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.
All 20,000 employees at FrieslandCampina share a single passion: getting more out of milk and aim to help people move forward in life. With our brands we reach millions of people in more than 100 countries. FrieslandCampina consists of a number of business groups and operating companies with offices all around the world. The head office is located in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
You will be part of the Sensory & Consumer Asia team within the larger R&D Product & Taste department, which includes about 40 R&D colleagues in the Innovation Centre of Wageningen (the Netherlands) and the Development Centre of Singapore. R&D Product & Taste is an expert team that combines expertise on sensory and consumer behaviour with deep understanding of food physics & chemistry. At Product & Taste, we don’t just support product development for our business groups, we shape it. For optimizing flavour and texture, ensuring product stability and uncovering what truly drives consumer preference, we’re the trusted partner that turns knowledge faster into impact.