CIMR Innovation & Consumer Foresight Manager - Fragrance - Takasago International Corporation
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
About the Job
Please use the following link to apply: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=fe9b45c9-078a-4516-afbd-c3dda038d193&ccId=19000101_000001&type=JS&lang=en_US&jobId=515387
Essential Job Functions:
Essential Job Functions:
- Self starter with ability to think out of the box and lead development of innovation roadmaps identifying consumer un-met needs and growth opportunities.
- Foster a culture of Innovation grounded in consumer Insights.
- Build Innovation Consumer Center, grounding and inspiring innovation with consumer insights.
- Development of new and agile methodologies and applications to expand functional capabilities; continuously seek improvements in techniques and cost through evaluation of opportunity/risk.
- Consumer Innovation Expertise - sound knowledge and experience in a range of innovation consumer methods applied to fragrances across home and personal care categories. Fine Fragrance a plus.
- Partner with strategic vendors and ensure an agile, evidence-based and behavioral science approach is applied to the appropriate study design, planning, execution and analyzing of research. Able to leverage external consumer communities.
- Develop, manage, maintain, and foster collaborative future forward consumer panels. Practice the role of facilitator. (T-Tribes and T-Qubators; focus each on different problems to be solved).
- Curiosity and drive to explore metaverse and other new platforms.
- Curiosity to fold in and leverage AI.
- Demonstrated agility and innate curiosity, must have ability to multi-task across variety of categories with appropriate sense of urgency Creative problem solving strongly encouraged.
- Must be passionate about Fragrances.
- Guide creative development of winning fragrances and R&D innovation technology by designing, analyzing, and interpreting, deep consumer conversations.
- Inspire collaboration with cross-functional teams, energize and engage teams, fostering team building and growth.
- Establish themselves as a strategic business partner with CFG, R&D, Global Insights, Marketing, and Sales account leaders.
Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to effectively communicate and provide technically competent presentations to clients in support of CIMR capabilities and Takasago submissions.
- Provide reports and presentations and able to guide and provide actionable recommendations to internal and external clients.
- Effectively design qualitative research to complement quantitative research programs.
- Manage multiple projects while maintaining high level quality in study design, questionnaires, executing, data analysis/interpretation, and report writing.
Educational Qualifications:
- BS in relevant fields, such as Consumer Insights, Marketing, Psychology, Neuroscience, Sociology, Analytics required; MS preferred.
Competencies:
- Candidate must have an understanding of experimental design, design, software packages (e.g., SPSS or SAS), and Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
- Curiosity to navigate new platforms, such as metaverse. At least 5 years’ experience in consumer insights.
- Experience in developing and managing Panels.
Source : Takasago International Corporation