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Job Purpose
This position provides leadership and expertise to effectively design and
conduct the innovative sensory and consumer test protocols and analyze
the research data supporting long and short term business
strategy. Recommendations are to be formulated by data analysis and
will be used to support projects and mitigate risks identified in new or
existing product/packaging opportunities in the United States.
Key Accountabilities
--Develop and implement sensory evaluation, consumer
inquiry and evaluation protocols that provide consumer insight for the
development of innovative product/package designs in the U.S.
--Develop sensory approaches and analyze sets of sensory
and consumer data to help develop superior products
--Ensure the quality of our products through monitoring
sensory characteristics of our brands at all manufacturing sites
--Moderate focus groups and actively contribute to
Consumer Labs
--Collaborate with Market Research to provide expertise on
sensory evaluation and its link to consumer understanding
--Implement best-in-class sensory and consumer evaluation
methodologies – sensory tests, sensory panels, focus groups, consumer
studies, etc.
--Support continuous improvement on new
ingredients/technologies for effective development, cost optimization,
quality improvement or processing efficiencies
--Analyze and interpret sensory and consumer data and
report on findings
--Apply human senses and statistical models to describe
and quantify the sensory differences between products and ingredients and
to optimize products for consumer acceptance
--Apply project management principles to execute multiple
project work and ensure development activities are aligned with timelines
--Other
duties as assigned
Requirements
--Bachelor’s
degree in Food or Sensory Science or related field OR Behavioral
or Social Science fields; Master’s degree or PhD preferred
--Minimum
of 5 years of experience working in or with a food manufacturing company
(agency, research center, etc.)
--Minimum
of 5 years of identifying food sensory methods, and executing sensory and
consumer research
--Experience
in data analysis with actionable business results presented to the
business
--Experience
leading a project and motivating a team to deliver business results on
time and within budget
--Excellent
written and verbal communication skills; experience writing technical
papers
--Strong
attention to detail, organized self-starter/motivated and able to work automomously
--Strong
experience using MSOffice; SAS and/or SPSS preferred
--Ability
to travel domestically and internationally up to 15%
Additional Website Text
Barilla is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of
Barilla to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to
afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without
regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national
origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other
classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances,
nationally and internationally.
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