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Nestle
- Global Sensory, Consumer & Product Experience lead Coffee
Orbe
2019 - maintenant
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Nestlé - USA
- Group manager Sensory & Consumer
Cleveland
2015 - 2019
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Nestlé
- Marketing - Beverages Strategy Business Unit
vevey
2014 - 2015
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Nestlé
- Product development group manager, R&D program manager & business stream leader
Orbe, Switzerland
2012 - 2013
-Management of the R&D portfolio/strategy related to my category (coffee mixes)
-Management of a team of senior experts
-Business stream leader : alignement of global business strategy with R&D strategy, resources deployment an projects/activities prioritization
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Nestlé
- Consumer Champion
Orbe, Switzerland
2011 - 2012
Plays an active part in R&D cross functional project teams and provide expertise in consumer understanding and sensory evaluation
-->Collaborates with SBUs/Businesses and markets in consumer research to ensure the consumer is at the centre of the product development process
Reviews R&D project briefs to ensure it contains relevant consumer information and that proper consumer research is planned
Reviews/sets up consumer research
Provides strong leadership to influence product development by integrating both sensory and consumer data.
-->Brings consumer knowledge or connects with markets/SBU to get it – e.g. consumer research to understand behaviours, motivations and attitudes – for application to R&D projects
-->Contributes to the 60/40+ Initiative and play an active part in cross-functional teams SBU/PTC/Market to drive product development/improvement
Supervises Sensory Analyst activities
-->Supports the planning and running of studies, to integrate project priorities
-->Provides project knowledge and supports results analysis by including recommendation for next steps
-->Coach the Sensory Analyst
Innovation/science/knowledge
-->Participates actively across the Ideation Management process
-->Adapts, applies and improves consumer methods with information from NRC and external sources
-->Promotes new methods to partners
-->Develops and maintains network with NRC, other R&D centers, SBUs and markets
-->Provides technical assistance and expertise to Markets on consumer understanding
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Nestlé
- Consumer & Sensory Specialist
Orbe, Switzerland
2006 - 2010
Overall objective/accountability
Manage Consumer & Sensory studies for worldwide R&D projects. Be a key partner to Product department in R&D and markets/SBU by providing consumer & Sensory expertise.
Main tasks/responsibilities
Play an active part in R&D cross functional project teams and provide expertise in sensory evaluation and consumer understanding
Consumer activities
Collaborate with SBUs/Businesses and markets in consumer research to ensure the consumer is at the centre of the product development process.
Provide strong leadership to integrate sensory and consumer activities and findings during the overall product development process.
Contribute to the 60/40+ Initiative and play an active part in cross-functional teams SBU/PTC/Market to drive product development/improvement.
Achievements: successful research run across the world - on-site assistance: Japan, China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapour, Taiwan, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK, USA, Mexico.
Sensory activities
Plan & design studies, then analyze, report and present results.
Assign activities to the panel leader
Manage & coach the Sensory Panel Leader
Planning and running of studies
Training and monitoring of the sensory panels to ensure panel quality.
Innovation/science/knowledge
Adapt, apply and improve sensory and consumer methods with information from NRC and external sources
Promote new methods to partners
Develop and maintain network with NRC, other R&D centers and SBUs
Provide technical assistance and expertise to Markets on sensory methodology, panels set-up and consumer understanding
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Marie Groupe Uniq
- Resp. méthodes R&D et évaluations produits
Rungis, France
2006 - 2006
J'appartiens à la division "R&D technologique - programmes scientifiques et innovation" qui a pour mission d'apporter tous les outils nécessaires à l'innovation sur le long terme.
J'ai un rôle d'expert sur toutes les techniques d'analyses R&D existantes : j'ai avant tout une forte compétence sur l'analyse sensorielle mais je suis également compétent sur toutes les techniques d'analyses, depuis la texturomètrie à la RMN en passant par la rhéologie, la chromatographie, etc.
Ces techniques nous permettent de caractériser et comprendre nos produits, nos process et nos packaging.
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Marie groupe Uniq
- Responsable analyse sensorielle
Rungis, France
2003 - 2006
Marie Groupe Uniq est le regroupement de 3 sociétés :
* Marie Surgelés, spécialisée dans la fabrication de plats cuisinés surgelés à marque Marie et MDD (poissons en sauce, pizzas, tartes salées, plats cuisinés, etc.);
* Marie Frais, spécialisée dans la fabrication de plats cuisinés frais vendus au rayon traiteur sous la marque Marie et MDD ;
* St Hubert, société spécialisée dans la fabrication de margarine à marques omega, ilô, St hubert 41, le fleurier, tournolive, etc.
J'ai mis en place le service d'analyse sensorielle et développé ses activités pour les trois sociétés. Mon rôle est transversal et me permet de participer à de multiples missions (R&D, Marketing, Achats, Qualité et Production) dans lesquelles j'intervient sur la partie études et statistiques. J'apporte rigueur et méthodologie dans les divers projets auxquels je participe.
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Marie St Hubert
- Application Group Project Manager
Mirebeau, France
2003 - 2003
Création et implémentation, au niveau européen (19 sites de production à travers l'Europe / 10000 salariés), d'une méthode de rationalisation du portefeuille matière première
