Sensory and Product Guidance Technologist
at Premier Foods; High Wycombe, UK

 

Consumer Scientist / Psychologist
in Hampshire, UK

 

Sensory Project Manager
at Givaudan, Naarden - Netherlands

Consumer Driven Product Design Manager
at Mars, Verden - Germany

Consumer Driven Product Design Scientist
at Mars, Verden - Germany

Consumer Driven Product Design Senior Scientist
at Mars, Verden - Germany

 

Researchers and Senior Scientists in Sensory Science
at Friesland Foods, Deventer, The Netherlands

 

Technician Sensory Science
at Friesland Foods, Deventer, The Netherlands

 

Sensory & Consumer Science Specialist II
at Labatt, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

 

Consultant – Project Manager SAM Switzerland
at SAM Sensory and Marketing Switzerland AG; Zurich, CH

 

Sensory Research Scientist
at Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association,
Department of Consumer & Sensory Sciences, Chipping Campden, UK

Company: Premier Foods
Location: High Wycombe, UK


At Premier Foods, the UK’s No. 1 food manufacturing company, it’s fair to say we’re passionate about great tasting food. And, to keep our market-leading brands on the tips of the tongues of today’s consumers, we need to make sure their mouth-watering flavours, textures and aromas move with the times. Join our team as a Sensory and Product Guidance Technologist and you’ll use your expertise to run consumer insight panels that will shape the future of great British favourites like Hovis, Mr Kipling and Bisto. Working as part of a committed team in a fast-paced FMCG environment, it’s got all the ingredients for a great career.

Through leading projects and guiding a small team of technicians, you’ll use your in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of sensory science to conduct effective discrimination tests, descriptive tests and panel performance analysis. You’ll then work with your team to collate and analyse the results to help shape the development of both new and existing products.

To take on this influential role you’ll need a degree in Sensory Science, Food Science, Psychology, Sociology or similar, coupled with a good knowledge of statistics related to data handling. You’ll also have proven experience of recruiting, training and leading sensory panels, ideally backed by knowledge of sensory data collection and statistical analysis systems (such as FIZZ and XLSTAT). Additionally, previous experience with internal and external acceptance testing would be beneficial.

If you’ve got a passion for making great food even better then grab yourself a taste of the big time with the UK’s No.1 food manufacturer. To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter (including your current remuneration) to  Ruth Kelly.

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 5th September

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Location: Hampshire, UK
Recruitment consultancy: Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment (Ref: AIB1003416)

       
As Consumer Scientist/ Psychologist you will lead our client’s research into current consumer behaviour relating to the use of their products.

You will provide clear expert guidance and direction for research, and will help understand how regulation has impacted consumer behaviour in different global markets and cultures. As Consumer Scientist/ Psychologist you will also help our client understand the consumer’s evolving attitude to the use of their products. As part of this research you will help identify possible trends or product manifestations that may prove interesting to consumers in the future and provide direction for the work effort within our client’s Applied Research function.

Key Accountabilities:

As Consumer Scientist/ Psychologist you will develop and manage a Behavioural Psychology Group within Applied Research to support the Applied Research team’s development of  novel technologies / products that support the Group Innovation and consumer protection policies. You will provide support and guidance for a small team and project manage workflow.

As Consumer Scientist/ Psychologist you will also establish new links and help develop established relationships with external research groups and / or universities to undertake research on our client’s behalf, using your network and experience to help identify potential collaborators within centres of excellence globally. In this capacity you will also capture insights into consumer behaviour revealed by other research activity within academic institutions, commercial organisations or special interest groups. You will act as an expert point of contact with these external bodies, raising our client’s profile within the research community.

Our client actively participates in publishing its research and as such you will act as an internal and external peer review of technical reports, publications and presentations. As Consumer Scientist/ Psychologist you will also author and deliver reports and presentations.

As Consumer Scientist/ Psychologist you will also use appropriate psychological methodologies to develop a wider understanding across our client’s organisation of the way in which their customers/ consumers use, react to and build an experiential relationship with their products. As such, you will provide direction and consultancy services to our client’s employees.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:Degree in Consumer Science or Psychology, (ideally PhD in Behavioural Psychology).Practical experience in the area of habitual behavioural psychology, either in a research institute or a commercial organisation.Salary, Benefits and Relocation Package:This is a senior management grade position and will therefore attract a significant basic salary and car allowance (details on request).In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Full funding and expert legal support for Work Permit application (if appropriate).
• 25 days holiday (plus 8 ‘Bank Holidays’).
• Management bonus scheme (potential for substantial per centage of base salary to be paid annually as bonus).
• Excellent non-contributory pension scheme (with option to enhance through employee contributions).
• Accident and medical insurance.
• Share reward scheme.
• Share save schemes.
• Additional flexible benefits for you to choose from.

There is also a fully expensed relocation package on offer with this role.

 

To Apply: If you would like to find out more, or you would like to be considered for this role, please contact Adam Isle at Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment, quoting reference AIB1003416, outlining your particular skills and experience and their relevance to this post.

 

Please call on
+44 (0)207 421 5232 (direct),
+44 (0)7875 686 226 (mobile) or
apply via  email, entering the job title and reference code in the subject field

 

Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment is a Recruitment and Employment Confederation registered recruitment consultancy.

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Company: Givaudan
Location: Naarden - Netherlands


Established in 46 countries with a turnover of 1.8 billion euros, the Givaudan Group is one of the leaders in the food flavour and fragrance industry. Its Flavours Division creates flavours used to design new innovative products or to flavour a wide variety of existing products. Our goal is to become the main source of Sensory Innovation for our partners.

We are currently looking for an Sensory Project Manager to join our Sensory Team located at our European Flavour Centre of Expertise in Naarden - Netherlands

We are searching for a dynamic and creative scientist to consult with our Commercial, Marketing and Technical (Flavour Creation & Application) groups to identify, support and fulfill short to mid term projects.  This individual will supervise applied sensory programs in order to relate sensory outcomes to specific business needs.

Essential Responsibilities and Specific Duties:

1. Project Management (proactive & reactive): provide relevant/actionable sensory support to regional multi-functional teams specifically on Beverage applications. Custom sensory programs in-line with business strategies and create a competitive advantage to our external customers. Build link between sensory data and other categories of information in order to provide a technical understanding of products on strategic projects. Improves the technical image of Givaudan through demonstration of differentiating sensory approaches.
2. Vision, creativity and innovation: assess and capture sensory needs of regional organization in order to improve usage of existing tools. Investigate tools already existing within the sensory scientific community and define potential use for Givaudan. Adapt studies of Global projects to Regional specific needs. Stimulate and drive flavor creativity and innovation according to regional business needs and strategy. Improves the technical image of Givaudan through scientific presentations.
3. Collaboration and Communication: collaborate and communicate effectively with regional Givaudan consumer understanding, other regional sensory groups, Global Sensory and Sensory Science to align on key strategies and initiatives. Define and Implementa jpoin actions whenever needed.
4. Coaching & Training: coach the persons in charge of Panel Leading and Technical Support. Provide leadership, coach, mentor and develop them in order to increase their skills set and reach full potential. Train internal customers and maintain overall high quality of sensory regional work to enhance Givaudan’s leadership position. Train other regional sensory researchers in conducting complex design of experiments, statistical analyses and project management to develop internal skills. Become the person of reference on specific fields of expertise (physiology, psychology and/or statistics).

This post requires proven project management experience, communication and cross-functional team leadership. Must be able to design complex research studies with minimal instruction. Should have in-depth knowledge of descriptive analysis methodologies, consumer and difference tests. Must have very good statistical analysis skills (non-parametric, parametric, multivariate, experimental design) with a proven data interpretation knowledge and good basis in Psycho-physiology, with an excellent ability to communicate results (oral and written forms) to provide effective research guidance.

The ideal candidate will have a MS degree in Food Science, Psychology, Physiology, Statistics or related field.  Ph.D. degree is a plus. 3 to 5 years of relevant experience. Fluency in English is required, Dutch is a plus. You must be enthusiastic, creative, curious, meticulous and a good team player. Our Group practices a policy of skills development and offers opportunities for personal development.

Please post your application to our Recruitment Department at Givaudan Netherlands Flavours,
Maaike Lange-Mombarg,
Human Resources,

Huizerstraatweg 28

1411 GP Naarden - The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 356992090

Fax: +31 (0) 35 6952741

or e-mail it to  Christel Adam.

To find out more about our Group, visit www.givaudan.com

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Company: Mars
Location: Verden - Germany

What do Snickers, Whiskas and Uncle Ben's have in common?
Right on - all are from Mars! Our success is driven by innovation and high quality products that make up our strong brands. Above all, it is our associates who actively move our business forward through their unwavering motivation, engagement, character and charisma.
 
At our Verden (near Bremen) location we are looking for a
 
Consumer Driven Product Design Manager (m/f)
 
Are you passionate about our consumers, means owners & pets, as well as our product offers?
Are you scientifically curious & rigour?
 
This is what you would be accountable for:
 
Scope, develop and manage identified activities for wet cat innovation & renovation covering leading edge product, packaging, claims design with strong focus on consumer needs for the cat wet segment across multiple technologies. Proactively contribute to the future product strategy in wet cat food by identifying promising consumer insights to be translated into winning consumer product propositions.
 
More specifically your tasks will be the following:

• Consumer & Market Understanding – Insight Identification: Gain and master consumer knowledge (including competitors) through direct work with consumers, analysis of multiple qualitative and quantitative studies, attention to the market/lifestyle trends.
• Understand key drivers and market dynamics in petfood – e.g.: Consumer experience with products, relationship between pets and their owners, role played by the food in enhancing    the pet-owner relationship - to identify insights that have the potential to become new product ideas and/or opportunities to strengthen the current portfolio.
• Benefit Translation: Lead the product and packaging design work delivering the relevant consumer benefit, in line with exploitation concept, which leads to product superiority & a winning overall consumer preferred proposition. Identify and support most compelling claims to associate with the product proposition
• Mastery of current Technological capabilities: Be fully conversant with the current wet cat food technological capabilities in Mars and able to steer the technical development in order to achieve a superior proposition delighting both owner and pet
• External best practice: Use internal & external networks to help identifying new ideas, methodologies, technologies, recipes that could lead to delivering innovative products and/or their components.

 

Ideally you have following qualifications and experiences:

• Minimum science graduate
• 3 years experience of research including at least 2 years Research &Development in a Business environment
• Knowledge / experience of working at the product-consumer interface would be advantageous
• Proven project management experience
• Must be fully conversant in English

 

Experience working in flat hierarchies with plenty of individual freedom to develop and realize your own ideas. You will receive above average compensation and exceptional benefits. Are you interested in taking on this exciting challenge? Then please send your complete application documents (incl. CV in English and statement of purpose) online to our homepage www.mars.com with your earliest possible date of entry.

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Company: Mars
Location: Verden - Germany

What do Snickers, Whiskas and Uncle Ben's have in common?
Right on - all are from Mars! Our success is driven by innovation and high quality products that make up our strong brands. Above all, it is our associates who actively move our business forward through their unwavering motivation, engagement, character and charisma.
 
At our Verden (near Bremen) location we are looking for a
Consumer Driven Product Design Scientist (m/f)
 
 
Are you passionate about our consumers, means owners & pets, as well as our product offers?
Are you scientifically curious & rigour?
 
This is what we offer:
 
The purpose of this job is a 100% contribution of the consumer knowledge that is necessary for a technical transfer into a product and deliver sub-sections of projects or project milestones for new product innovations.  This job will help to better understand the correlations between the positioning of our range / products in relation to our competitors and also to clearly understand our consumer needs. You are responsible for identifying new product benefits and translating them into attributes, in addition to producing product samples to enable determination of Key Quality Attributes.
 
The timeframe for sub-sections of projects is 6 to 12 months.  You operate on a product -consumer interaction level within the Consumer Product Design Team.

Ideally you have following qualifications and experiences:

• Professional qualification as a chef or master/technician in food technology or equivalent
• At least 2 years of experience in product development, ideally with direct connection to the consumers.
• Very good English skills
• Preferably good command of German language

 

Experience working in flat hierarchies with plenty of individual freedom to develop and realize your own ideas. You will receive above average compensation and exceptional benefits. Are you interested in taking on this exciting challenge? Then please send your complete application documents (incl. CV in English and statement of purpose) online to our homepage www.mars.com with your earliest possible date of entry.

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Company: Mars
Location: Verden - Germany

What do Snickers, Whiskas and Uncle Ben's have in common?
Right on - all are from Mars! Our success is driven by innovation and high quality products that make up our strong brands. Above all, it is our associates who actively move our business forward through their unwavering motivation, engagement, character and charisma.
 
At our Verden (near Bremen) location we are looking for a
Consumer Driven Product Design Senior Scientist (m/f)

Are you passionate about our consumers, means owners & pets, as well as our product offers?
Are you scientifically curious & rigour?
 
This is what you would be accountable for:
 

Delivery of medium-large projects together with key project milestones within larger projects. Investigating & transferring new approaches & methods e.g. identified by the fundamental Research team or other teams within Mars.

 
More specifically your tasks will be the following:

• Accountable for delivering medium-large projects or project milestones within larger projects in their competency areas:
• Be up-to-date with existing and newly created Consumer/Product understanding knowledge (including competition, market trends and dynamics); able to identify gaps and propose/conduct further in-depth understanding activities.
• Design, execute and analyse consumer research. Qualitative investigation, product surveys etc.
• Apply scientific knowledge to create product prototypes to support early consumer feedback to new technology/product ideas.
• Lead the identification of promising new product benefits/claims and translate them into attributes using consumer lab tools or other newly developed innovation techniques
• Manage the short term planning of the project and be accountable for ensuring milestones are met
• Able to coordinate technical teams when required by project scope

 
Accountable for the Consumer Product Design toolbox development:

• Investigate & transfer new approaches & methods (identified by the fundamental Research team or other teams) through comparison to current methods
• Translate them into detailed documented methods
• Deliver the necessary training and coaching required to establish them within the Consumer Product Design Team.

 

Ideally you have following qualifications and experiences:

• Degree in biological/life/food sciences or equivalent. Consumer related degrees, e.g. social sciences/anthropology etc… combined or containing a significant scientific element
• Experience of innovation management skills / working with consumers or methodology based role advantageous
• Must be fluent in English.
• Computer knowledge such as Microsoft Office 

Experience working in flat hierarchies with plenty of individual freedom to develop and realize your own ideas. You will receive above average compensation and exceptional benefits. Are you interested in taking on this exciting challenge? Then please send your complete application documents (incl. CV in English and statement of purpose) online to our homepage www.mars.com with your earliest possible date of entry.

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Company: Friesland Foods
Location: Deventer, The Netherlands

 

Royal Friesland Foods is a multinational company that profitably develops, produces and sells a wide range of branded dairy products and fruit-based drinks for consumers, professional users and food producers. The products contain natural foods and ingredients that provide energy and essential nutrients and are above all enjoyable to consume. Friesland Foods’ products are both consumed and used by food producers throughout the world. Taste, ease of use and reliability are their key characteristics. The branded products of Friesland Foods have a strong presence on international dairy markets, especially in Western Europe, Central Europe, the Middle East, West Africa and Southeast Asia. Turnover amounts to 4.4 billion euros. The company operates in 90 locations with a total of 17,500 employees, 12,000 of whom work outside the Netherlands.

Friesland Foods Corporate Research and the operating companies’ Research & Development departments work to build the technological foundation for the development of innovative products and processes, which in turn are the building blocks that give the company its distinctive character.

For the Sensory Science Department of Corporate Research in Deventer, the Netherlands we have excellent positions for:

 

Researchers and Senior Scientists in Sensory Science
who are able to link consumer preference insights/data with process- and ingredient data to achieve optimal sensory properties in our products.

Tasks (number of tasks and level of responsibilities differ for researcher and senior scientist)

 

• Expanding the knowledge base on sensory perception by managing and initiating research projects in the field of sensory science
• Responsible for applying know-how on sensory perception in new methods, and translating this for use in new and current products
• Link consumer data with sensory and process data
• Handling contacts with and reporting to (internal) clients on research projects
• Providing advice on the applications of sensory technology in optimising products and processes in the operating companies
• Contributing actively to the development of a vision and expertise building within Sensory Technology and related fields
• Managing contacts with scientific institutions and knowledge institutes on several levels, including alliances

 

Compensation & Benefits
An excellent remuneration package is offered.


What we require…

• Academic degree, preferably in the field of experimental psychology, perception psychology/physiology or food technology with an affinity for or experience in statistical modelling.

For senior positions:

• PhD degree
• Evident experience in sensory research
• Evident national and international network
• Experience in managing complex projects
• A balanced personality with a talent for keeping things in perspective; key competencies: client focus, persuasiveness and creativity
  
  

Interested?
For more information please contact
 Ms. C. Ponne,
Group Manager Sensory Science,
phone: +31 – (0)570 – 695 959 or by  e-mail

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Company: Friesland Foods
Location: Deventer, The Netherlands

 

In Deventer, Corporate Research develops the technological foundations for the further research and development of innovative products and processes within the Operating Companies, which form the distinguishing building blocks for Friesland Foods. Number employed: 80.

Job Description

• Responsible for execution of experiments in the area of flavour analysis
• Joint responsibility for defining research plan and design and preparation of experimental scheme’s
• Analysing and interpretation of research results and report these to the principal in accordance with the guidelines
• Determine and composing methodology and techniques in the area of flavour- and taste components
• Advising project managers, researchers and colleagues based on professional expertise

 

Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree, preferably analytical chemistry
• Preferable work experience in a research environment and in working with GC(/MS) techniques
• Good communication skills
• A team player with a hands-on attitude, with the following key competences: behavioural flexibility, result oriented, planning and organising, problem analysis

 

Remuneration

An excellent remuneration package is offered.

 

Interested?

For ambitious people Friesland Foods offers challenging career paths. If you are interested in this job opportunity you are invited to fill out the application form to fulfil your ambitions within Friesland Foods.

We look forward to receiving your application. For further information about this position please contact

 Mrs. Carina Ponne,

phone number +31 (0)570 – 695 959 or via  e-mail

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Company: Labatt
Location:  Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

 

Labatt has been shaped by a century and a half of brewing excellence. The inheritors of this proud tradition look ahead to future challenges and taking Labatt to great heights in the new millennium. In its more than 150 years, Labatt has never lost sight of the fact that it's in the business to serve customers. The company's challenge is to continue to create innovative ways to enhance products, relationships and results.
What's Labatt's ultimate goal? Simply stated, to be the best brewery in the Americas. And to do so, Labatt will strive to listen better, learn faster and innovate smarter.

Position Summary:

Technical support to product tests with consumers, in partnership with Marketing Insights & Research.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership and management of zone Quality panel & zone External panel; support for zone brewery panels & VPO Quality KPIs.
• TD-BS team sensory training management. Responsible to ensure the right level of confidence for the zone Quality panel in order to support the development projects.
• Technical assistance to the design of the sensory tests during the development of TD-BS projects (evaluation of the objectives and answers needed and recommendation of the most adequate methodology in different steps of the development).
• Development / application of new sensorial methodologies according to project demands (new sensory tools/methodologies to support the development of new products inside TD structure, and also new tools/methodologies in partnership with Marketing Insights & Research to evaluate consumer's answer / acceptance for new developments).
• Technical support to external demands from various business partners (Sales, Marketing, BS, PA).
• Follow-up of competitor's products profile in the market.
• Follow up on market trends in terms of products and consumer.

Qualifications and Technical Competencies:

• University - Bachelors Degree.
• 3 - 5 years experience.
• Project management skills, ability for multi-dimensional thinking.
• Strong organizational skills. Adherence to deadlines
• Relevant negotiation skills and ability to work in multifunctional teams.
• Knowledge and experience with the applicability of problem solving tools.
• Ability to understand key business parameters, relevant consumer understanding.
• Relevant ability to extract technical solutions from commercial needs.
• Some external network with experts in sensory and/or consumer science.
• Relevant knowledge in statistics applied in sensory methods.
• Relevant technical expertise in the science & technologies comprised in the area(s) of sensory analysis and consumer science.
• Experience in working with Marketing on product development; understanding of the product development project life cycle and the relevance/importance of sensory and consumer science.

To Apply:

Please visit our career page at www.inbev.com or click on  this link.

 

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Company: SAM Sensory and Marketing Switzerland AG
Location: Zurich, CH

SAM Sensory and Marketing is the leading European consultant in consumer research.
Sensory marketing is our core competence.
We are an international group with headquarters in Switzerland and subsidiaries in Barcelona, Hamburg, Munich, Paris, Milan and Zurich.
SAM provides a wide range of specific and tailor-made solutions for the development and marketing of consumer goods; from ideation and concept development to product design and marketing mix assessment (www.samresearch.com).

SAM Sensory and Marketing Switzerland is expanding its business activities in and therefore is looking for a dynamic Project Manager for its subsidiary in Zurich.

Mission:

Manage multiple simultaneous responsibilities:

• Clients consulting
• Multiple project management for national and international projects
• Develop innovative sensory marketing solutions

 

This position implies a sincere desire to contribute to the success of the subsidiary by a very proactive role as a SAM representative and consultant in Switzerland.

Your profile:

 

• Pragmatic personality with master degree
• 3-5 years experience in the FMCG industry: R&D, Market Research, Marketing, Technical Sales, Consulting, Retail Management or as services provider
• Hands-on experiences in consumer and/or sensory research and/or product design
• Strongly client oriented and entrepreneurial thinking personality
• A very good command of the German, French and English languages.

 

Interested in taking on this exciting challenge?

 

Send resume to:

SAM Sensory and Marketing Switzerland AG

Thomas Alex, Managing Director

Albulastrasse 57

CH-8048 Zürich

E-mail: thomas.alex@samresearch.com

www.samresearch.com

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Company: Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association, Department of Consumer & Sensory Sciences
Location: Chipping Campden, UK

 

CCFRA is the leading independent food research association in the UK, providing scientific and technical services to over 1700 client companies.

 

We now have an exciting opportunity for a researcher to join our experienced Sensory & Consumer Research team. This Section has an established and expanding research programme, with funding obtained from CCFRA members, the UK Government and the European Union.

 

Working on long-term research projects, we are looking for candidates who have a PhD, Masters or degree, preferably in food science or within the social sciences. Industrial experience in the field of sensory sciences and/or consumer research would be advantageous. Experience with statistics and/or data analysis would also be an asset.

 

The position is likely to appeal to a candidate who enjoys working on stimulating and innovative projects, where their communication, organisation and research skills are fully utilised.

 

For an application form and further details, please contact:
Human Resources Department

Debbie Wiblin
CCFRA, Chipping Campden, Glos. GL55 6LD, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 1386 842091
Email address:       d.wiblin@campden.co.uk d.wiblin@campden.co.uk
Web site address:  http://www.campden.co.uk

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