Head of Sensory & Consumer Insights for Menu Innovation
Panera LLC
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Job summary
Panera LLC is seeking a Sr Manager, Sensory & Consumer Insights to shape the future of the brand's food and beverage portfolio through deep consumer understanding. You will guide menu strategy, innovation pipelines, and long-term growth opportunities, ensuring guest needs inform product development and brand experiences.
You will lead a team to translate insights into actionable product briefs and collaborate with Culinary and Marketing to drive a robust innovation pipeline, with direct impact
Qualifications
- 4 to 7+ years of consumer insights, focusing on menu/product development and innovation, sensory experience in a restaurant context.
- Proven track record of influencing product development and innovation decisions.
- Experience managing direct reports and leading teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end insights agenda for menu strategy, culinary innovation, and new product development.
- Translate consumer, category, and competitive insights into actionable recommendations for cross-functional partners.
- Build and manage a learning roadmap integrating qualitative, quantitative, syndicated, and behavioral data sources.
- Oversee concept testing, sensory testing, and translate results into higher sales and traffic.
- Collaborate with Culinary and Marketing to shape long-term menu vision and innovation pipeline.
- Identify whitespace opportunities and emerging trends to fuel future concepts.
- Present insights and strategic recommendations to leadership with clarity and influence.
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Job description
Panera LLC is seeking a Sr Manager, Sensory & Consumer Insights to shape the future of the brand's food and beverage portfolio through deep consumer understanding. You will guide menu strategy, innovation pipelines, and long-term growth opportunities, ensuring guest needs inform product development and brand experiences.
You will lead a team to translate insights into actionable product briefs and collaborate with Culinary and Marketing to drive a robust innovation pipeline, with direct impact
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