Associate Research Director- Sensory and Consumer Science
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Your responsibilities:
Reporting to a Research Director, an Associate Research Director oversees various accounts and multiple projects and brings technical expertise to the research team, while developing a team of Research Managers.
Account:
- Responsible for 3-4 FMCG product testing Accounts: client retention, client delight and Account growth
- Ensure revenue targets for assigned accounts are achieved
- Develop proactive plans to address risks and capitalize on opportunities within accounts
- Oversee timely, accurate, and high‑quality project delivery for Account team
Projects:
- Lead the development and delivery of complex proposals and tenders
- Bring technical expertise and ensure the use of best‑practice methodologies
- Deliver complex regional and global projects: play active role in project management, reporting and holistic delivery of projects
- Provide strategic, story-led recommendations based on client feedback, market trends, and project performance
- Ensure project execution aligns with client objectives and broader business priorities
Team
- Line manage 2-3 Research Managers
- Manage workload allocation and resource planning for the team
- Ensure Research Managers receive appropriate coaching and training
- Mentor team members in research skills, leadership, and career development
- Ensure outputs from team members meet the expected standards of quality and insight
- Minimum 3 years in consumer research and/or sensory research
- FMCG product testing experience: practical experience of core product testing methodologies: i.e. HUTs, CLTs, IDIs
- Significant experience in quantitative consumer research methodologies
- Minimum foundational understanding of qual research: when to recommend qual/bring in qual experts from within SAM
- Significant experience in a Research manager role
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
- Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
- Strong leadership abilities to manage teams and oversee large-scale research initiatives
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
- Rigorous, responsive and proactive