Research Manager - Sensory and Consumer Science

On-site in Reading·Full-time·Added today (last checked 5 Nov)

Eurofins

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, Reading
Contract: Full-time
Experience: 3+ years

Skills

The role

Reporting to an Associate Research Director or a Research Director, a Research Manager is the primary contact for client communication before/during/after projects and owns and delivers full research projects.

What you'll do

Lead 2-3 FMCG Accounts: build and develop a partnership relationship with clients
Ensure revenue targets for assigned accounts are achieved
Oversee timely, accurate, and high‑quality project delivery for Account team
Negotiate contracts, or specifications, technically, methodologically and financially
Supporting and consulting of our clients in all aspects of FMCG product research, bringing in internal specialists as required Preparation of proposals (test design, price calculation
End to end project management and coordination:
End to end project delivery: proposal writing, client meetings, screener & questionnaire creation, data interpretation, story-led reporting and debriefing in an engaging fashion (as required)
Supervision of fieldwork (in specified region and internationally)

Team

Potential to line manage a junior team of 1-3 researchers/technicians

Qualifications

Minimum 3 years in the industry
Significant FMCG product testing experience: practical experience of core product testing methodologies: i.e. HUTs, CLTs, IDIs
Significant experience in quantitative consumer research methodologies
Solid understanding of qual research: minimum requirement is knowing when to recommend qual/bring in qual experts from within SAM
Significant experience in a Senior Research Executive role
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
Rigorous, responsive and proactive

Hiring process

3 steps2 interviewsa task to do

Talent Acquisition pre-selection · With Talent Acquisition Team
First interview round
A first round of interviews for pre-selected candidates.
Psychometric test
Online test · Not every role
Depending on the position and role, candidates complete a psychometric test.
Second interview round
With a Manager of the department with the vacancy
A second interview round with pre-finalist candidates, held with the manager of the department with the vacancy.
Selection and welcome

The page states the company aims for clear and timely communication at every step of the selection process.

About Eurofins

Industry: Lab Services
Founded: 1987
Employees: 50,000–100,000
Headquarters: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

In their own words

About the company & team

We are the leading international sensory and consumer research company specializing in food, beverages, cosmetics, personal care, and other consumer products. We have 20 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.

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.

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.

Actively participate in internal projects, strengthen our expertise and contribute with your opinions and ideas to the growth of the company
Develop innovative research solutions for our clients together with your colleagues

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