EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AT FONTERRA, NEW ZEALAND
Senior Research Scientist
Consumer Science
Close date – Midnight Monday 30th November 2015
Are you interested or do you know someone who could be interested in this great opportunity?
- Fantastic senior scientist role utilising your depth of sensory and consumer expertise
- Work with the best at Fonterra’s World Leading Research and Development Centre in New Zealand
- Lead sensory and consumer science towards commercial success of new dairy products.
Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role you will ideally possess:
- Proven strong sensory science and consumer science expertise and delivery within a commercial food environment.
- Proven experience in sensory and consumer science methods throughout product lifecycle (from concept to commercialisation), shelf life and quality control.
- Strong business acumen and commercial nous across national and overseas food markets.
- An ability to translate customer and consumer needs to product attributes in New Product Development.
- Proven ability to influence without authority to a senior management level, around sensory and consumer structure and direction.
- Leadership in method assessment and application
Strong, persuasive written and verbal communication skills - A scientific first degree in Food Science or a relevant area with a focus on sensory and consumer science is essential; a relevant postgraduate qualification would be advantageous.
Close date – Midnight Monday 30th November 2015
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For more information contact Marc Garratt, Senior Sourcing Consultant, Fonterra Resourcing Services on 0064 (0)9 354 7956 or marc.garratt@fonterra.com
Posted 10/11/15