Consumer & Sensory Insights Coordinator

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Consumer & Sensory Insight Coordinator, your future opportunity?

You will manage sensory projects to provide insights to develop new flavors and taste solutions, according to our overall goals and global marketing strategy.

You'll report to our Consumer Sensory Insights Manager based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In this exciting opportunity, you'll:

1. Based on project objectives and sensory testing needs, develop approaches and collaborate with the team to deliver appropriate results.
2. Coordinate sensory projects locally, regionally, or globally under hierarchical management.
3. Provide relevant sensory support to marketing, product managers, flavor creation, application, and commercial teams.
4. Communicate sensory results and insights to all partners.
5. Work with sensory staff to ensure appropriate resources for projects. Provide instruction, management, and mentoring.
6. Ensure implementation of the latest methodologies and best practices.
7. Contribute to the sensory elements of the sensory/CU strategy.
8. Share experience with relevant teams.
9. Work together with Consumer Understanding to provide project teams with sensory and consumer insights.
10. Maintain accurate records of all sensory testing: create and enter information in the sensory system.
11. Design advanced sensory testing protocols.
12. Conduct relevant statistical analysis, interpret results, write reports, and provide results, interpretation, and guidance to internal and external customers.

Your professional profile includes:

1. Advanced university degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Nutrition, Food Engineering, or related area with experience in the industry.
2. Minimum 2 years of technical functional experience in industry or academia.
3. Relevant industrial experience in project management and in a research and product development environment.
4. Relevant experience applying sensory methodologies including descriptive, discriminative, and consumer testing.
5. Communicates clearly and precisely in written and oral form.
6. English and Spanish (at least intermediate).
7. Relevant experience using statistical approaches and software applied to sensory projects.

We offer the following benefits:

1. Temporary Contract (12 months).
2. Medical and Dental plan for you and your dependents.
3. Free Parking or Charter or Transportation Voucher.
4. Daycare Assistance (for women with children up to 5 years and 11 months).
5. Pharmacy Assistance (medicine paid through payroll).
6. Employee Assistance Program - specialized assistance and guidance in legal, psychological, financial, and social matters - 100% Confidential.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate, and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions, and divisions. Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers, and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.