Unilever Food Solution (UFS) Scientist Foods CTI

About the role

Unilever is a global business that aims to make sustainable living commonplace. We operate in over 190 countries, impacting billions of lives daily through our products. Our mission is to empower our people to work with purpose, driving both superior business performance and positive societal change.

Job Purpose

This role serves as a bridge between consumer needs, technical expertise, and business strategy, focusing on delivering superior products and new growth opportunities. It involves designing and implementing robust sensory and consumer research, defining claims and knowledge-based selling narratives, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

• You're a born leader with a proactive approach and a hands-on style.
• You're a dot connector, collaborating with diverse teams including marketing, CMI, and R&D.
• You're a changemaker, identifying and addressing emerging issues and continuously improving processes.
• You're passionate about food and product quality, with a strong focus on operators and customers.
• You're a storyteller, adept at communicating complex insights to various stakeholders.
• You're a paradox navigator, applying scientific methodologies to drive design of experiments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust sensory and consumer research to uncover actionable insights.
• Create and execute consumer technical test plans, including sensory and consumer product and packaging testing.
• Analyze operator and sensory data to draw out big consumer insights and drive superior product designs.
• Implement CTI operator/functionality/performance best practices and processes.
• Lead and co-author strategic KBS that supports the Superiority roadmap.
• Support claims strategy through conducting claims workshops and testing, crafting compelling KBS narratives.

What You Need To Succeed

• Keep the operator at the core of every initiative, ensuring their needs guide the product development process.
• Show curiosity and enthusiasm for food and emerging trends.
• Partner closely with brand marketing, CMI, and R&D teams to define outstanding claims and KBS.
• Manage or support execution of relevant operator, sensory, or claims testing; interpret results, identify key insights, and efficiently cascade findings.
• Create exciting technical communications, visuals, and demos that bring technologies and innovations to life.
• Co-create KBS, demos for sales teams, and other activation tools.
• Understand the needs and attitudes of operators we serve, connecting them with relevance and brand tone of voice in all aspects of claims and communications.
• Write research study briefs and execute studies; work closely with internal functions and external vendors to ensure excellence in execution.

Qualifications

• Minimum BS or MS degree in psychology, nutrition, sensory science, food science, physical science, marketing/market research, or related scientific discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in consumer/chef/operators/dining insights, sensory science, and consumer technical insight.
• Experience in category R&D functions and knowledge of the category or other food-based businesses.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, to convey consumer/operator/sensory insights clearly and engagingly.
• Strong planning, organizational, and attention to detail in execution of CTI research and roadmaps.
• Ability to apply psychological principles to define operator insight research activities.
• Statistical knowledge and ability to interpret data.
• Creative thinking to support the development of new ideas and showcase product superiority.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $71,400 to $107,200. Unilever considers a variety of factors in making compensation decisions, including skill sets, experience, and training.