Sensory Panel Leader

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Type of contract: Permanent

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.

We are looking for a Sensory Panel Leader to manage sensory activities within given product categories, providing sensory expertise and knowledge to support product and technology development projects and contribute to success in innovation/renovation activities.

A day in the life

Provide sensory support and expertise to innovation/renovation projects:

1. Play an active part in cross-functional project teams and define Sensory Evaluation methodologies to apply.
2. Involved in tasting, including technical tasting within projects.
3. Plan, organize, and run panel sessions and sensory tests.
4. Analyze/interpret and report results with recommendations (and present results if required).
5. Interact closely with Category Sensory Specialist to integrate sensory and consumer data within projects, to ensure consumer preference.

Coach and assign activities to the panel leader and/or technician:

1. Conduct training and coach Sensory Technicians.
2. Assign work to the Sensory Technician for the preparation of panel sessions.

Manage sensory panels:

1. Screen, train and monitor performance of internal and external panels.

Network and provide technical assistance:

1. Network/communicate within R&D locations on sensory methodology, to contribute to knowledge transfer and to keep up with new development in the field.
2. Continuously seek to improve Sensory Evaluation methods.
3. Support Category Sensory Specialist in providing sensory training to markets and business units on the product category for the implementation or improvement of sensory panels (sensory training toolkit on the product category).

What will make you successful

• Academic background in food science / food technology (scientific / technical and statistical knowledge).
• Ideally min. 2-3 years of experience in sensory evaluation, preferably in FMCG from R&D side. A broader experience in operations or business side is a plus.

• Candidates with extensive experience may be considered for a Sensory Group Lead position.