Consumer Science & Sensory Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 05 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive salary |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Haddenham, Aylesbury |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | McCormick & Company |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Consumer Science & Sensory Manager
Haddenham (Oxfordshire), UK
In this role, you’ll lead the future of flavour by driving the EMEA Consumer Science & Sensory (CS&S) strategy and shaping consumer-led insights into innovative product design in close collaboration with Product Development. As the voice of the consumer, you’ll ensure every product experience sparks innovation and influences key business decisions across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead Consumer Science & Sensory Strategy and Execution
• Define and implement the CS&S strategy for EMEA Consumer Innovation, Renovation, and Integrity projects.
• Design and deliver sensory and consumer research programmes that guide product development from concept to shelf life.
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations, integrating CS&S findings with Consumer Marketing Insights to drive consumer-led decision-making.
2. Lead and Develop the CS&S Team
• Manage and coach the Sensory Panel Manager, ensuring robust panel operations, training, and data integrity.
• Foster a high-performance culture through clear goal setting, feedback, and professional development.
• Prioritise and allocate resources effectively to meet business needs across EMEA Consumer and Flavour Solutions units.
3. Build and Strengthen CS&S Capabilities Across EMEA
• Develop and align sensory processes, tools, and training across EMEA to build regional capability and consistency.
• Drive adoption of agile, cost-effective research methods to support business objectives.
• Collaborate with global and regional sensory teams to share best practices and enhance functional excellence.
Candidate Profile
• Demonstrable experience in FMCG (Food & Drink) in a Consumer Science & Sensory role, ideally supported with people management experience.
• Strong, proven track record of successful leadership and delivery of consumer science & sensory research projects, strong statistical analysis and data interpretation skills.
• Experience working directly with onsite sensory panels, sensory scientists and product development in consumer brands.
• Successful track record of partnering with cross-functional R&D, marketing and insights teams to support and deliver strategic business growth.
• Strong presentation skills, experience of leading stakeholder/customer presentations and/or training.
• Operational and strategic experience gained in a multi-cultural, multi-site and matrix working environment.
• Degree-level qualification in a sensory/technical/food-related discipline.
• Strong communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills; effective team player.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
COMPANY
At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.
Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales., the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.
While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz.
At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.
McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.
Haddenham (Oxfordshire), UK
In this role, you’ll lead the future of flavour by driving the EMEA Consumer Science & Sensory (CS&S) strategy and shaping consumer-led insights into innovative product design in close collaboration with Product Development. As the voice of the consumer, you’ll ensure every product experience sparks innovation and influences key business decisions across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead Consumer Science & Sensory Strategy and Execution
• Define and implement the CS&S strategy for EMEA Consumer Innovation, Renovation, and Integrity projects.
• Design and deliver sensory and consumer research programmes that guide product development from concept to shelf life.
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations, integrating CS&S findings with Consumer Marketing Insights to drive consumer-led decision-making.
2. Lead and Develop the CS&S Team
• Manage and coach the Sensory Panel Manager, ensuring robust panel operations, training, and data integrity.
• Foster a high-performance culture through clear goal setting, feedback, and professional development.
• Prioritise and allocate resources effectively to meet business needs across EMEA Consumer and Flavour Solutions units.
3. Build and Strengthen CS&S Capabilities Across EMEA
• Develop and align sensory processes, tools, and training across EMEA to build regional capability and consistency.
• Drive adoption of agile, cost-effective research methods to support business objectives.
• Collaborate with global and regional sensory teams to share best practices and enhance functional excellence.
Candidate Profile
• Demonstrable experience in FMCG (Food & Drink) in a Consumer Science & Sensory role, ideally supported with people management experience.
• Strong, proven track record of successful leadership and delivery of consumer science & sensory research projects, strong statistical analysis and data interpretation skills.
• Experience working directly with onsite sensory panels, sensory scientists and product development in consumer brands.
• Successful track record of partnering with cross-functional R&D, marketing and insights teams to support and deliver strategic business growth.
• Strong presentation skills, experience of leading stakeholder/customer presentations and/or training.
• Operational and strategic experience gained in a multi-cultural, multi-site and matrix working environment.
• Degree-level qualification in a sensory/technical/food-related discipline.
• Strong communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills; effective team player.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
COMPANY
At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.
Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales., the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.
While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz.
At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.
McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.