Sensory & Consumer Insight Manager Beverage (m/f/d)

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.

Its sales of € 4.6 billion in the 2022 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

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Your Role

The objective of Sensory and Consumer Insights (SCI) Manager Beverage is to support Beverage strategy with consumer and product sensory understanding and provide actionable insights with systematic information about targeted consumer groups & their needs and preferences.

Your main tasks consist of:

• Lead SCI agenda for Beverage category, in alignment with marketing, category management and technical team
• Manage SCI projects to provide actionable insights to external & internal clients systematically with information about products and targeted consumer groups needs and product preferences
• Align and plan sensory tests in collaboration with sensory manager and panels
• Drive insights and innovation interactions and conversations with EAME key customers
• Responsible for the functional management of the role related to EAME SCI resources with 2 direct reports
• Provide strategic guidance and advisory support on best practices to wider SCI Community

• Bachelor or Masters degree in food technology, psychology or other relevant field
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in consumer and sensory research including team management experience
• Good understanding of different sensory and consumer test methods including relevant statistical methods
• Expertise in data interpretation & story telling
• Communication & presentation skills
• Results foucsed with strong project management skills
• Working in a team and value-add solutions

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.