Sr Manager, Sensory Design R&D

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The Senior Manager, Sensory Design manages the sensory program for R&D within the Snacks Division, works closely with R&D partners and other key stakeholders to drive alignment and coordination of sensory programs and projects.

This reports to the Director R&D of the Snacks Division and is part of the Enterprise Sensory Community of Practice.  The role manages 2 direct reports.

The Senior Manager provides thought leadership to frame and evolve strategic focus areas for new and emerging sensory methods. The successful candidate will assess organizational needs and provide sensory recommendations and testing solutions based on their strong sensory expertise.  

This role is eligible for relocation assistance and is a Hybrid position!

Office Location: Camden, NJ    

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership in recommending and executing the product & consumer testing for the Snacks portfolio (e.g., Goldfish, Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels, Kettle Brand Potato Chips etc.) Collaborate and partner with R&D to ensure the best design / method used to achieve project objectives. 
• Partner and collaborate with Strategy and Consumer Insights to create learning plans and execute with maximum impact. 
• Drive sensory & consumer knowledge building for key attributes of products, packages & technologies; understand design to consumer value concepts and tools.
• Act as a senior member within the Enterprise Sensory & Flavor team. Provide support in integrating and sharing synergies, best practices & collaboration opportunities across Enterprise. Collaborate when appropriate with Integrated Insights organization.
• Provide program direction and guidance for staff of 2 sensory scientists
• Manage consumer testing budget and prioritization of spend against the Snacks programs with collaboration and guidance from the Director R&D. Continually look to minimize testing costs and improve cycle time, while balancing requirement of high quality testing standards.
• Establish testing methodologies and develop a portfolio of methods and external providers to best serve the R&D technical community. Continually look to expand capabilities and speed to market options. Improve quality of early insight & guidance to reduce rework and gain improved predictability for validation at back end.
• Advance the strategic direction of Sensory & Consumer Science discipline including internal vs. external testing. Scope and assess emerging testing methods and partners, opportunities for consumer knowledge advancement, and the longer-term organizational needs.
• Network effectively with industry peers and influence the thinking of the internal sensory strategy.
• Accountable to measure and improve the success of our innovation - both new products and Design to Value improvement of current products.
• Lead training within R&D on Sensory & consumer understanding. Advance Qualitative research skills for gaining design insights. Ensure disciplined technical approach & rigor within the teams.

Key Skills: 

• Strong understanding of Sensory & Consumer Science as a discipline and various testing methods for qualitative and quantitative research. Demonstrate the ability to effectively utilize sensory science to understand product features and consumer value. Ability to analyze and interpret statistical data and apply design of experiments to sensory evaluation testing.
• Ability to collaborate, communicate and partner with business and technical teams bringing strong POV recommendations for testing options & design that will answer the key project questions. Provide direction and strategy to the team and operate with a customer service/supplier mindset.
• Knowledge of external network of providers & suppliers. Ability to build relationships and partner with external testing providers on design, delivery, and results. Stays abreast of new and emerging testing methods through connection with academia and sensory associations. 
• Strong sensory technical knowledge across emerging methodologies. Ability to bring creative thinking, demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities and provide leadership and technical direction to the cross functional teams to challenge and elevate the sensory and consumer testing of the organization.

Requirements:

• MSc with 4-7 years work experience in Sensory field OR has a BSc with 10+ years work experience in Sensory field
• CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) experience with big brands and track record of supporting innovation, quality improvement and cost saving initiatives
• Experience in data collection systems
• Advanced course work in statistics, design of experiments
• Basic Market Research – experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
• Demonstrated track record providing sensory guidance with a significant ROI (return on investment)

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Compensation and Benefits:

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between 

Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.

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