Requisition ID :497356
As Product Experience (PX) Researchers, we represent the voice of the consumer within IFF and help to drive regional sales by implementing research designs and effectively managing resources to ensure we create optimal products people love.
IFF PX NA Flavors is looking for a Product Experience Researcher II for the site in South Brunswick, NJ. Are you passionate about sensory, descriptive testing, and consumer insights and how they can impact product design, development, and create optimal products people love?
As Product Experience Researcher, you will focus your activities on leading our descriptive panel and supporting commercial category-based projects. You will be responsible to lead discussions and ensure ongoing calibration among a group of trained descriptive panelists. In addition, you will guide and support sensory and consumer research activities and projects in alignment with business opportunities and corporate strategies. You will partner closely with the creation and design team with sensory and consumer insights that are directly relevant for the product design and formulation. You will also partner with commercial and marketing teams to ensure impactful customer engagement reactively and proactively. You will be the voice of the consumer.
About You:
To be successful in this role, you must have 5-7 years of experience in the field of sensory and consumer research, preferably in the food and beverage industry. You will have experience leading a descriptive panel and related data analysis techniques. You will also have experience in guiding and supporting customer projects and internal initiatives using sensory and consumer testing approaches. You are strategic and insightful while being pragmatic and results oriented. More than anything, you are passionate about the profession and want to make a difference.
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We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
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Nearest Major Market: New Jersey