Job Description

Do you have a real passion for food and drink and looking for an opportunity within sensory research?

MMR is looking for a Sensory Assistant Manager/ Manager to join our growing sensory teams, our sensory assistant manager/ manager will be based in Singapore, but you will be working as part of the wider Global Sensory Team, working with fellow sensory experts around the Globe.

MMR is a UK-headquartered, independent, global consumer and sensory research agency specialising in food, drink, personal and household care research. This means that when you join us, you\xe2\x80\x99ll have the chance to work with a number of well-known brands to help create, shape and develop products and packs.

We are global leaders, guiding innovation for our clients \xe2\x80\x93 partnering with over 50% of the top 100 global food and drink brands. Our head office is based near Oxford in the UK. We also have offices in London, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Bangkok, the Netherlands, Colombia, and Durban.

Our team of over 800 highly engaged, multi-disciplined employees are primarily dynamic research professionals, sensory experts, and data scientists. We are experts at turning brand promises into winning product and packaging experiences. MMR\xe2\x80\x99s team includes a diverse group of market researchers, sensory and food scientists, data processors, statisticians, former client-side researchers, packaging experts and innovation specialists.

Through a strong commitment to the development of scientifically robust and unique research methodologies and the use of advanced statistical and analytical techniques, we are able to make a real difference to our client\xe2\x80\x99s products and brands.

No two projects are ever the same, often involving exciting innovations, varied methods and international markets. It\xe2\x80\x99s a great opportunity to challenge and add value to client decision-making, all while working with our passionate, friendly teams across the globe.

The Sensory Assistant Manager/ Manager role:

This exciting and brilliant opportunity entails many responsibilities which will help you to develop professionally on the job, you will be supported by some of the very best sensory experts globally.

Role responsibilities:

The Sensory Assistant Manager/ Manager will be reporting directly to Asia Sensory Director and will be leading a team of panel leaders and assistant based in Singapore to drive sensory operational excellence. He/ She will also provide support and guidance to newly set up India sensory team in sensory activities.

He/ She will manage ASEAN and India client accounts. These may include sensory panel recruitment, training, project execution, panel management, analysis and reporting and assisting with HR issues that arise from running the panels (with support from our HR team).

He/ she will be providing consultancy and training to clients to help build sensory awareness, capabilities and insights across wider communities in Asia. He/ she will be responsible for clients briefing, proposal writing and quotations creation for client projects (relating to ad-hoc sensory work, panel set up, training or management). He/ she will be required to collaborate with consumer team in study design and to establish linkages between sensory and consumer data to enable synthesis of actionable product insights.

Requirements

Skills and experience:

• We are looking for a sensory professional who has minimum 4-5 years of experience in management of trained descriptive panel, has extensive knowledge in various sensory discriminative and descriptive methods, is passionate in driving sensory research with our clients and handling client research needs.
• Ideally educated to degree level in a related field, managerial experience will be a bonus and be able to multi-task. Excellent communication skills are essential.

• This role can promise an exciting, dynamic, and challenging work experience.
• We offer an excellent on-the-job training program coupled with a bespoke MMR Academy training to build your knowledge and sensory expertise within the FMCG research industry.
• MMR is keen for our Sensory Assistant Manager/ Manager to develop and have a long and happy career. We support and are looking for candidates who are driven to achieve and progress at MMR.
• MMR offers a competitive salary; performance is also rewarded on merit.
• MMR offers a wide selection of employment benefits these are just a few!
• MMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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