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Consumer Science Lab Leader Cooking Products
Primary Focus:
To lead, organize and prioritize the activities within the
consumer science labs to maximize cooking performance as it relates to
those key consumer metrics for each product platform and new model
launch. Impose a discipline system
of testing and documentation for present and future use on both branded and
competitive product.
Responsibilities:
1. Coordinate and manage all activities
within the consumer science labs to support all new product launches and
their respective development schedules.
2. Coordinate and maintain a historical log
of data for all tests done in the CSL.
3. Develop schedules and prioritize work for
assigned personnel in relation to the defined goals and objectives for each
project.
4. Present within regularly scheduled
meetings to both internal and external customers.
5. Manage activities and personnel to meet
or exceed company objectives.
6. Work with multiple labs to develop and maintain standardized
testing plans for the consumer science metrics.
7. Provide leadership and support in
developing plans for future growth with Consumer Union.
8. Provide leadership in maximizing our
product performance as it relates to Consumer Union testing and publicized
ratings.
9. Provide leadership and support in
building the relationship with Good Housekeeping.
10. Provide project updates to management and project teams as
required.
11. Must be able to work within a team environment.
12. Analyze lab data and correlate to field experiences.
13. Assist in the establishment of testing methods and execute
these methods to meet these objectives.
14. Fully supports company programs, policies and objectives.
General Duties:
- Assist in
writing new procedural instructions as well as maintain current
database
- Conduct test
procedures with diligence and accuracy
- Maintain
orderly and correct test files
- Ability to
write test reports
- Follow
established test plan as per test unit
- Give written
and oral presentations
- Develop key
performance metrics, provide feedback, and evaluations for direct
reports.
- Operate
productively in a cross functional and diverse workplace utilizing the
global experience within the corporation.
Qualifications and
Basic Skills:
- Associates
degree required – Bachelors degree a plus
- Micro-Soft
Office skills – Word, Excel, Power Point
- Good
interpersonal skills
- Ability to
work effectively with minimal supervision
- Excellent
understanding of statistics and good measurement systems
Qualifications:
· Bachelor of Science
degree is required.
· Minimum of 5 years of
product related experience is required.
· Professional or
residential cooking experience is preferred.
· 3 years minimum management
or leadership experience.
· 5 years minimum
product testing / development experience in a home economic or consumer
science related field.
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