Sensory and Consumer Senior Scientist

We have an opportunity for a Sensory and Consumer Senior Scientist at Kraft Heinz. This position lies within the Global Growth R&D structure and is located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. You'll be working in a successful team, alongside peers always trying to reach the next level. This position will be reporting into one of our Consumer Experience Managers within the global consumer and culinary experience team.

The primary responsibility will be to act as the drive for one of our key category strategic projects - from understanding the business need, translating it into the most relevant consumer learning plan and delivering insights to support the development of Kraft Heinz future pipeline (innovations, range extensions and renovations). You will work in an agile & cross-functional environment to deliver at speed desirable product propositions to our consumer in our different zones.

• Play a pivotal role in guiding innovation and renovation projects for assigned product categories
• Provide complete sensory and consumer research learning plan from start to end. Ensure holistic understanding of consumers perceptions to identify products opportunities and recommends action plans to implement key findings and drive business objectives.
• Use tools (sensory, qualitative and quantitative consumer research, innovation) and summarize different sources of information to guide the business for assessment of product and pack performance in alignment with our testing principles
• Use your expertise including analytical skills and consumer experience understanding expertise to convert the data into actionable insights and conclusions.
• Lead complex and strategic projects in autonomy. Able to handle high levels of complexity; capable of collecting information from different sources and connecting the dots.
• Be the CX representative of your category agile cross functional POD team; participating in rituals and collectively deciding on POD progression. Work as one team to ensure strong connections with Kraft Heinz Company business objectives.
• Develop and maintain a strong network within R&D, Marketing and Consumer Insights in order to anticipate needs and assure full alignment on insight-driven projects. Facilitate consensus on project learning plans considering resource, time and budget constraints.
• Ensure a very strong collaboration with the Consumer Insight team in building & leading the overall insights learning plans roadmaps.
• Manage activities of research suppliers. Set high standards, provide continuous feedback. Appropriately question and challenge suppliers to ensure the best thinking and continuous improvement.
• Proactively feeds the Global R&D and marketing community using projects insights into category fundamental understanding.
• Co-responsible for continuous development of sensory and consumer research best practices and new approaches to drive business impact.

• University degree (Masters or PhD) in Sensory Science, Consumer Science, Food Science, Psychology or related fields
• Relevant (6+ years) experience in Sensory and Consumer research in agency and/or FMCG company
• Generalized understanding of sensory methodologies including descriptive, descriptive analysis.
• Strong generalized knowledge and experience in Consumer testing methodologies including Qual and Quant in connection with technical data analytic (sensory, pack, etc).
• Strong communication and presentation skills: highly developed soft skills required for effective data presentation and business influence based on results.
• Expert in current and innovative Sensory and Consumer Science methodologies and Data Science
• Strong interpersonal and team skills (organization, prioritization, communication, and flexibility)
• Strong problem solving and attention to detail skills
• Strong consultation and influencing capability
• Ability to simplify complex data analysis to actionable, easy to understand insights.

• An ambitious employer: we want to the best for you;
• A fast career track like only few other companies can match;
• Reimbursement for commuting costs
• Hybrid working model
• Discount on health insurance and gym membership
• Always room for new ideas; if you have an excellent idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action

We grow our people to grow our business. We develop extraordinary people who bring ambition, curiosity, and dedication to the table as the guardians of our beloved and nostalgic brands. We choose greatness every day by challenging the ordinary and making ambitious decisions.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.