Sensory and Consumer Science Associate Research Director

il y a 13 heures

Paris, France Eurofins Sensory, Market Research and Product Design Temps plein

**Company Description** Who we are**

We are the leading international sensory and consumer research company specializing in food, beverages, cosmetics, personal care, and other consumer products. We have 19 proprietary state-of-the-art facilities across France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Morocco, China and the USA, and cover more than 65 countries through our network of approved partners.

SAM provides tailor-made solutions, delivering actionable guidelines to make our clients’ brands and products memorable.

**SAM is a great place to work.**

Join SAM to work with the most competent, creative, and fun team in the industry and let your work, opinions and ideas contribute to the future of sensory and consumer research.

Become your most extraordinary self with support and development throughout your career.

**Best in class**

Join our very diverse team of sensory scientists, food technologists, statisticians, psychologists, sociologists, strategic thinkers, marketeers, field managers, technicians and other sensory and research experienced colleagues.

**We're proud to be part of the Eurofins Group**

World-leader in Testing for Life. With about 61 000 employees, Eurofins is a global leader in testing services and over the last 20 years has been one of the fastest growing companies in the world, thanks to its innovation in technology and service.

An Associate**Research Director oversees various accounts and multiple projects and brings technical expertise to the research team, while developing a team of Research Managers.

**Responsibilities**:
**1. Client Management**:
Responsible for a few accounts in the cluster and the business development

**2. Project Management**:
**a. Complex Proposals and Tenders

b. Actively supervising the Research managers

c. Bringing their technical expertise and best practices

d. Workload Management

e. Ensuring that the Research Managers are properly trained and coached

**3. Strategy**:
Strategic recommendations based on client's feedback, market trends and operational performance

**4. Revenue**:
a. Ensure targets for the accounts are met

b. Develop proactive plans to address potential risks and opportunities of their accounts

**5. People**:
**a. Manages a minimum of two Research Managers

**b. Mentor teams in research skills and their career development

c. Ensuring that the output from team members maintains a high standard as expected
**Qualifications**
- Minimum 5 years of higher education with knowledge in market research and/or sensory research
- Knowledge of food and/or cosmetic products, quantitative consumer research methodologies, sensory methodologies and statistics.
- Significant experience in a Research manager role at SAM or in other companies
- Experience in leading and mentoring research teams
- Skills in managing budgets
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and French
- Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
- Strong leadership abilities to manage teams and oversee large-scale research initiatives
- Good organisational and problem-solving skills
- Rigorous, responsive and proactive

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