Job Description

Position Snapshot Location: Singapore


Company: Nestle R&D Center, Jurong, Singapore


Type of contract: Permanent

Position Summary

Joining Nestle means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment - passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.



We are looking for a Sensory Panel Leader to oversees the sensory team, providing guidance, support, and direction to ensure the effective execution of sensory evaluation projects; while acting as a Panel Leader for assigned categories.

A day in the life

Lead and manage a team of Panel Leaders and Technicians

1. Ensures sensory evaluations are conducted timely, accurately, and consistently.


2. Ensures sensory data provide recommendations to inform product development decisions.


3. Manages team workflows, conducts target setting, and fosters a collaborative and innovative work environment.


4. Develops strategy to sustain maximum attendance during sensory evaluations.


5. Establish standard routines and implement continuous improvement initiatives.


6. Ensures compliance to all relevant standards.

Enable competency of sensory panels

1. Develops training programs to enhance the sensory literacy and skills of the panels.


2. Ensures performance checks are done regularly.


3. Ensures back-up system is fully established.

Manage optimal use of resources

1. Leads resolution of conflicts related to schedules.


2. Conducts workload studies and implement optimization actions.

Network and provide technical assistance

1. Network/communicate within R&D locations on sensory methodology, to contribute to knowledge transfer and to keep up with new development in the field.


2. Continuously seeks for improving Sensory Evaluation methods.

What will make you successful

Academic background in food science / food technology (scientific / technical and statistical knowledge). * Ideally min. 3-5 years of experience in sensory evaluation, preferably in FMCG from R&D side. A broader experience in operations and management is a plus.