Vacancy

Are you passionate about consumer research? Posses effective leadership skills? Want a multicultural working environment with fantastic colleagues?

If so, we have exactly the right opportunity for you!

Who we are

We are the leading international sensory and consumer research company specializing in food, beverages, cosmetics, personal care, and other consumer products.  We have 19 proprietary state-of-the-art facilities across France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Morocco, China and the USA, and cover more than 65 countries through our network of approved partners.

SAM provides tailor-made solutions, delivering actionable guidelines to make our clients’ brands and products memorable.

SAM is a great place to work.

Join SAM to work with the most competent, creative, and fun team in the industry and let your work, opinions and ideas contribute to the future of sensory and consumer research.

Become your most extraordinary self with support and development throughout your career.

Best in class

Join our very diverse team of sensory scientists, food technologists, statisticians, psychologists, sociologists, strategic thinkers, marketeers, field managers, technicians and other sensory and research experienced colleagues.

We're proud to be part of the Eurofins Group

World-leader in Testing for Life. With about 61 000 employees, Eurofins is a global leader in testing services and over the last 20 years has been one of the fastest growing companies in the world, thanks to its innovation in technology and service.

Role Summary:

Reporting to an Associate Research Director or a Research Director, a Research Manager is the primary contact for client communication before/during/after projects and owns and delivers full research projects. 

Role Responsibilities:

• Act as Key Account Manager for select clients, managing communication throughout project lifecycles
• Lead and coordinate complex research projects independently, from brief to delivery
• Develop study proposals and recommend suitable methodologies and approaches
• Prepare cost estimates and support contract negotiations
• Ensure timely, on-budget delivery of high-quality research outcomes
• Write insightful reports and present findings with clear recommendations
• Moderate expert panels and oversee panel performance, analysis, and action plans
• Align project execution with company strategic objectives
• Share client feedback
• Collaborate closely with internal teams 
• Optionally manage junior staff such as Technicians or Panel Leaders

Skills:

• Minimum 5 years' higher education with knowledge in market research and/or sensory research
• Some experience in market research or sensory research
• Knowledge of food and/or cosmetic products, quantitative and qualitative consumer research methodologies, sensory methodologies and statistics.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Italian
• Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
• Rigorous, responsive and proactive
• Strong organisational and planning skills, that ensure work is effectively prioritised to meet deadlines

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