Consumer Sensory Insights Specialist at Nestle in Fremont, MI
Nestle Nutrition, a global company in the Nestle Group, helps to enhance peoples' lives through science-based nutrition products and services for consumer groups with specific nutritional needs. Our brands include Nestle and Gerber maternal and infant nutrition, PowerBar and Musashi performance nutrition and Jenny Craig weight management. Position Summary Provide value-added Sensory and Consumer Preference knowledge in close collaboration with Strategic Business Units / Markets / R&D to ensure innovation and renovation meets consumer expectation and is aligned with Business strategies. Continuously seek to improve CSI best practices and promote the use of Sensory and Consumer Research in innovation and renovation at R&D and Market level. Manage and execute research with excellence. JOB
Responsibilities:
Provide consumer & sensory insights to I&R projects:
Partner pro-actively with Project Managers to define questions and outcomes from consumer and sensory insight to add value and influence project's success. Provide guidance on use of sensory evaluation and consumer methodologies. Play an active part in cross-functional project teams, from front-end innovation (contribute insights, ideation, concept building) until launch (knowledge transfer to Operations, guide consumer-centric sensory specifications). Build sensory & consumer preference knowledge on product
Experience:
Build and leverage knowledge to identify growth and/or cost optimization opportunities. Support Product and Process Mastership to better understand the effect of recipe and process parameters on sensory attributes and consumer acceptance. Manage and execute consumer and sensory research studies with excellence:
Define clear and time-bound plans and prioritize resources available. Manage studies:
plan, design, then analyze and present results in line with best practices and with impact to the cross-functional team and business partners. Ensure collaboration with data providers in order to ensure lean and transparent execution. Ensure CSI continuous improvement and team development:
Be responsible for continuous improvement of consumer & sensory practices. Support Quality Management to ensure Products Sensory Consistency:
Guide Quality Management in Markets (head office and factories) Provide training to the factory sensory analysts and assist them with the implementation of In/Out tests on the category, as needed. Build and share knowledge:
Contribute to improve sensory and consumer competencies in R&D and within Nestle. Contribute to internal trainings and to knowledge sharing in the CSI Network across Nestle. JOB QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience and Knowledge):
Master degree on Sensory Science, Consumer Science, Marketing Research, Food Technology, Food Science or other related fields Min. 3 years of experience in a wide range of sensory analysis and consumer product testing techniques and their applications, including the integration of both (e.g. preference mapping/category appraisal studies) Experience leading sensory/consumer activities and/or working with sensory/consumer agencies Demonstrated knowledge of statistics and statistical analysis, design of experiments Experience in marketing research with exposure to a variety of consumer product design testing is a plus Experience leading ideation workshops a plus Experience in consumer-packaged goods, from R&D and business side is a plus Software knowledge:
Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, SAP Experience with Mini Tab and/or EyeQuestion is a plus Strong written and oral communication skills Strong organizational skills Requisition ID 148668 Nestle is 308,000 people strong and are driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. With more than 91.4 billion CHF in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic international working environment with constant opportunities for development. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.
Salary Range:
$80K -- $100K
Minimum Qualification
Quality Management, Marketing Research & AnalysisEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Responsibilities:
Provide consumer & sensory insights to I&R projects:
Partner pro-actively with Project Managers to define questions and outcomes from consumer and sensory insight to add value and influence project's success. Provide guidance on use of sensory evaluation and consumer methodologies. Play an active part in cross-functional project teams, from front-end innovation (contribute insights, ideation, concept building) until launch (knowledge transfer to Operations, guide consumer-centric sensory specifications). Build sensory & consumer preference knowledge on product
Experience:
Build and leverage knowledge to identify growth and/or cost optimization opportunities. Support Product and Process Mastership to better understand the effect of recipe and process parameters on sensory attributes and consumer acceptance. Manage and execute consumer and sensory research studies with excellence:
Define clear and time-bound plans and prioritize resources available. Manage studies:
plan, design, then analyze and present results in line with best practices and with impact to the cross-functional team and business partners. Ensure collaboration with data providers in order to ensure lean and transparent execution. Ensure CSI continuous improvement and team development:
Be responsible for continuous improvement of consumer & sensory practices. Support Quality Management to ensure Products Sensory Consistency:
Guide Quality Management in Markets (head office and factories) Provide training to the factory sensory analysts and assist them with the implementation of In/Out tests on the category, as needed. Build and share knowledge:
Contribute to improve sensory and consumer competencies in R&D and within Nestle. Contribute to internal trainings and to knowledge sharing in the CSI Network across Nestle. JOB QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience and Knowledge):
Master degree on Sensory Science, Consumer Science, Marketing Research, Food Technology, Food Science or other related fields Min. 3 years of experience in a wide range of sensory analysis and consumer product testing techniques and their applications, including the integration of both (e.g. preference mapping/category appraisal studies) Experience leading sensory/consumer activities and/or working with sensory/consumer agencies Demonstrated knowledge of statistics and statistical analysis, design of experiments Experience in marketing research with exposure to a variety of consumer product design testing is a plus Experience leading ideation workshops a plus Experience in consumer-packaged goods, from R&D and business side is a plus Software knowledge:
Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, SAP Experience with Mini Tab and/or EyeQuestion is a plus Strong written and oral communication skills Strong organizational skills Requisition ID 148668 Nestle is 308,000 people strong and are driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. With more than 91.4 billion CHF in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic international working environment with constant opportunities for development. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.
Salary Range:
$80K -- $100K
Minimum Qualification
Quality Management, Marketing Research & AnalysisEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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