Sensory & Consumer Science Specialist II

Labatt has been shaped by a century and a half of brewing excellence. The inheritors of this proud tradition look ahead to future challenges and taking Labatt to great heights in the new millennium. In its more than 150 years, Labatt has never lost sight of the fact that it's in the business to serve customers. The company's challenge is to continue to create innovative ways to enhance products, relationships and results.

What's Labatt's ultimate goal? Simply stated, to be the best brewery in the Americas. And to do so, Labatt will strive to listen better, learn faster and innovate smarter.

For more information on our company and other opportunities at Labatt, please visit our website at: http://www.labatt.com.

Position Summary:

Technical support to product tests with consumers, in partnership with Marketing Insights & Research.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership and management of zone Quality panel & zone External panel; support for zone brewery panels & VPO Quality KPIs.
• TD-BS team sensory training management. Responsible to ensure the right level of confidence for the zone Quality panel in order to support the development projects.
• Technical assistance to the design of the sensory tests during the development of TD-BS projects (evaluation of the objectives and answers needed and recommendation of the most adequate methodology in different steps of the development).
• Development / application of new sensorial methodologies according to project demands (new sensory tools/methodologies to support the development of new products inside TD structure, and also new tools/methodologies in partnership with Marketing Insights & Research to evaluate consumer's answer / acceptance for new developments).
• Technical support to external demands from various business partners (Sales, Marketing, BS, PA).
• Follow-up of competitor's products profile in the market.
• Follow up on market trends in terms of products and consumer.

Qualifications and Technical Competencies:

• University - Bachelors Degree.
• 3 - 5 years experience.
• Project management skills, ability for multi-dimensional thinking.
• Strong organizational skills. Adherence to deadlines.
• Relevant negotiation skills and ability to work in multifunctional teams.
• Knowledge and experience with the applicability of problem solving tools.
• Ability to understand key business parameters, relevant consumer understanding.
• Relevant ability to extract technical solutions from commercial needs.
• Some external network with experts in sensory and/or consumer science.
• Relevant knowledge in statistics applied in sensory methods.
• Relevant technical expertise in the science & technologies comprised in the area(s) of sensory analysis and consumer science.
• Experience in working with Marketing on product development; understanding of the product development project life cycle and the relevance/importance of sensory and consumer science.

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