Senior Director - Sensory Research

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Job Details

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Our Insights colleagues are the masters of using data to resolve challenges. They help brands define what they should stand for, how to reinvent and renew their offer, how to better reach audiences, and how to win with consumers and customers. By collecting substantial data from across the world, they blend human expertise with technology, making sure we can deliver innovative insights to brands everywhere.

Why this job is important

Kantar has a long history of sensory research in the ANZ/APAC region, with over 30 staff based in ANZ. Over the past two years, we have successfully grown our global sensory research business to the point where we need a Senior Sensory Director, based in Europe, to help support this growth. The Senior Sensory Director will be responsible for leading engagements with European-based global clients, working with both the AU/NZ Sensory CoE team and local Kantar Innovation teams to design and deliver world-class sensory programmes.

What you’ll be doing

• Collaborate with Global Client Directors and local innovation teams to identify sensory opportunities for Kantar.
• Lead conversations with global clients, including pitches, proposals, and presentations.
• Work with the UK Innovation team to win and deliver projects for UK-led clients.
• Design and deliver sensory and consumer research projects.
• Build capability in the UK to support global and local projects.
• Act as a thought leader and represent Kantar at industry events.

The skills & experience needed as

• 10+ years of experience in sensory and consumer science
• Proven success in sensory and consumer science  / recognised as an expert
• FMCG Industry experience
• Ideally both agency and client side experience
• Ability to lead teams
• Working knowledge of SPSS
• Ability to work with team based in Australia through meetings contribution to projects
• Ability to work on global projects

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Location

London, South Bank CentralUnited Kingdom

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. 

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. 

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration. 

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. 

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.