Sensory and Consumer Experience Team Lead

Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global is a global food company developing and marketing iconic and emerging food and beverage brands.

What you will do

• Lead the Consumer Experience Core Platforms team for sauces and meals across the Europe Pacific Developed Markets zone.
• Mentor a multicultural team of consumer experience researchers and sensory analysts while managing resources, budgets, and project priorities.
• Develop consumer experience strategies and translate consumer needs and market opportunities into product and packaging design principles.
• Collaborate with R&D, Marketing, senior leadership, agencies, and external partners on product development and market strategies.
• Lead proactive insights, strategic learning plans, design sprints, and product and pack superiority programs.
• Develop research methodologies, standard processes, agency partnerships, and best-practice sharing across the zone.

Requirements

• BSc in Food Science, Engineering, Sensory or Consumer Science, Marketing, or Innovation Studies.
• 13+ years of experience in consumer technical insights, consumer experience, cognitive science, economic science, or sensory science.
• Established client-side experience in consumer, FMCG, or retail industries, ideally in food categories.
• International experience within a matrix organization.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills, workshop facilitation experience, and broad knowledge of sensory and consumer research disciplines.
• Knowledge of design thinking, lean startup, and design principles methodologies applied to consumer product testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast career development opportunities.
• Competitive salary with an above-market bonus structure.
• Travel expense reimbursement.
• Environment that encourages new ideas and experimentation.
• Focus on professional development, ambition, curiosity, and high performance.