NPTC Nestlé Product Technology Centre Dairy                                                 

Konolfingen, Switzerland

Permanent contract

Full-time

Innovative thinking (at ease with new tools related to consumer research)

Expertise required in Lean methodologies)

Strong management experience with remote teams

We are looking for a Group Leader Consumer and Sensory Insight that will lead sensory and consumer understanding activities, competences and resources for Global Dairy to ensure innovation meets consumer expectation, and is aligned with business strategies. They will be responsible for developing short and long term plans to close key category insight gaps, and execute those plans.

• Build consumer centric mindset and ensures unit recognition and credibility - manage and influence stakeholders accordingly
• Ensure early-phase collaboration between all project stakeholders (R&D, businesses and others) to facilitate sharing and alignment in consumer and sensory (objectives, plan, outcomes, existing knowledge)
• Activate and encourage a consumer-centric mindset within NPTC notably through a close collaboration with business on consumer and sensory related activities
• Ensure build-up of consumer and sensory expertise, tools and techniques and their dissemination within the product category/ business
• Supports team to provide consultancy and trainings to markets, businesses and in NPTC on Consumer and Sensory related topics and methodologies
• Recruits, motivates and develops staff to ensure high-quality competencies to provide adequate level of support to clients

• University degree in  Business Administration or Food Science (or related discipline) or equivalent experience in R&D
• Minimum 5 years of experience in sensory evaluation
• Experience of market research and product testing with consumers
• Experience in managing groups of 4-10 people
• Understanding of relevant business / product category
• Understanding of relevant technology platforms
• Fluent in English written & spoken