Senior Global Foods Consumer Technical Insight Manager

<p><b>UNILEVER IS HIRING FOR SENIOR GLOBAL FOODS – CONSUMER TECHNICAL INSIGHT MANAGER </b></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Location: Global Foods Innovation Centre (Hive), Wageningen, Netherlands </p><p>Local conditions apply</p><p>Full Time, Local conditions apply</p><p></p><p>For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the Netherlands. If you are based outside of the Netherlands and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the Netherlands.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>ABOUT UNILEVER</b><span>        </span></p><p></p><p>With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. </p><p></p><p>At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. </p><p><br/>We want our business to flourish, and we know that our success depends on others flourishing around us. That's why our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace, and why sustainable, long-term growth is at the heart of our business model. </p><p></p><p></p><p><b>ABOUT UNILEVER FOODS R&amp;D  </b></p><p></p><p>Foods Business Group (BG) is home to global multibillion-dollar brands such as Knorr and Hellman’s and many strong regional and local brands. Foods BG’s vision is to Bring the taste everyone loves to brighten every day. Foods R&amp;D develops and delivers unmissably superior products and solutions that are Boldly Healthier for People and Planet, rooted in differentiated science and technology. With our global innovation center Hive, in the heart of the Silicon Valley of Food, in Wageningen, The Netherlands, and our network of R&amp;D teams across the world, we work closely with many internal and external partners to create market-winning innovations. Increasingly, Digital and Data are the currency of how we work in R&amp;D, from discovery through product development and deployment. New developments in AI and Data Science will be the crucial differentiator for us to win.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>JOB PURPOSE </b></p><p></p><p>We are seeking a highly experienced, creative Senior Consumer Technical Insights Manager to join our dynamic team within our Foods business.</p><p>The Consumer Technical Insights (CTI) Manager plays a pivotal role in driving the delivery of a Bigger &amp; Bolder innovation pipeline, rooted in insights, and holistically superior products in the marketplace through qualitative, quantitative consumer and sensory research.</p><p></p><p>In this role, you will both be responsible to build capability and lead the program to drive strategic business decisions. The CTI Manager will work closely with R&amp;D, Marketing, and other business partners to ensure that consumer insights are effectively integrated into innovation, claims and marketing strategies.</p><p></p><p>If you have a passion for shaping the strategic program and consumer and sensory research, enjoy team work, and have an ability to translate insights into new business opportunities – this is a role for you!</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE?</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>​​Offer foresight as well as insight, by proactively identifying consumer and market trends, and using these to help identify strategic opportunities.</p></li><li><p>Lead Strategic Understanding Program to apply (new) insight approaches, through partnering with agencies, which improve our understanding of the key drivers of preference.</p></li><li><p>Design and implement comprehensive research strategies for long term innovation funnel to gather qualitative and quantitative data on consumer behaviors and delivery for benefit-led technology innovation.</p></li><li><p>Drive superior product experiences and holistic design thinking in core brand programs, ensuring practical execution, and winning in the market.</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with R&amp;D and marketing teams to integrate consumer insights into product development, ensuring our products meet and exceed consumer expectations.</p></li><li><p>Leadership of the capability program (qual, quant and sensory): maintaining our high-quality standard, developing/piloting new methods and models enabled by digital a