Product Excellence & Sensory Scientist (Bilingual In Korean)

Company Overview

Pulmuone’s mission is a company that creates a healthy future for people and the earth with wholesome foods. Pulmuone Foods USA brands include Nasoya, Wildwood, Emerald Valley Kitchen, Monterey Gourmet Foods, and Cibo Naturals. Pulmuone’s family of brands provide our consumers a wide variety of delicious products that are inspired by contemporary flavor palates and encourage a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Visit www.pulmuonefoodsusa.com to learn more about the company and brands.

This position centers on conducting sensory evaluations of food products to uphold quality standards within the New Product Development (NPD) process. The primary focus is to ensure that sensory insights contribute to innovation and Product Excellence management. Alongside these responsibilities, the position involves assisting in the control of R&D budgets and managing administrative tasks. In addition, there is an active involvement in seizing opportunities to support new product development within the designated area.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct sensory evaluations of food products to assess various attributes for NPD and Product Excellence management.
• Organize, train, and maintain sensory panels, ensuring consistent and reliable data collection.
• Interpret sensory data, providing actionable insights to guide product development and enhance Product Excellence management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, primarily Marketing, to align sensory goals with product strategies.
• Identify opportunities to optimize sensory evaluation processes for efficiency and accuracy.
• Stay updated on sensory analysis techniques and industry trends to enhance evaluation processes.
• Communicate sensory findings to food scientists and stakeholders, facilitating well-informed decision-making.
• Balance sensory evaluation duties with project management and administration responsibilities.
• Monitor R&D budgets and expenses to ensure adherence to financial constraints.
• Participate and assist in the new product development limited to the possibly contributable area as assigned.
• Evaluate and improve R&D administrative processes for greater efficiency.
• Responsible for monitoring industry trends and competitors.

Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Food Science or related field.
• 3+ year’s experience in CPG food sensory evaluation.
• Experience in food product development and new product development is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office, Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to organize tasks independently with minimal supervision.
• Outstanding ability to maintain and deal with confidential information and documentation.
• Demonstrated professional work characteristics, high initiative, dependability, and credibility.
• Strong administrative skills and be able to interface with all management levels.
• Bilingual in Korean.

We offer competitive pay and benefits package, including health (~80-90% company paid) for employee and dependents, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, company match 401K plan, vacation, floating holidays, and company holidays.

Pulmuone is a global, distributed workforce in four countries. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and embrace people with different experiences, strengths, and backgrounds, who share a passion for making a healthier tomorrow for people and the planet with wholesome foods.