Hindustan Unilever (HUL)
Location
Mumbai | India
Job description
Key Skills:
It is expected that the incumbent, during his/her work tenure, will need to deliver to the following key goals :
Identify benefit-centric insights that will guide the innovation and renovation programme for South Asia
Be a thought leader in stepping up consumer centricity through Strategic Studies and Always On approach.
Design consumer research studies to provide actionable learnings and drive decision making.
Must be well appraised of industry best practices, advanced methodologies for quick screening, extreme prototyping, need gap analysis and proactively input into Holistic product designing.
Be the custodian of Consumer Voice and translate consumer needs into technical targets and provide inputs into innovation strategy on holistic product design (product/pack)
Build strong CTI team by developing exceptional talents.
Set stretching targets and ensure appropriate coaching and mentoring is in place to support direct reports.
Motivate team in highly challenging circumstances.
Drive functional excellence & increase knowledge base in CTI & Sensory ensuring a robust testing capability.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Bachelor s degree or higher in a science or engineering field
10-12+ years of R&D experience with either direct or indirect experience in a consumer insight function
Proven track record of combining science, sensory and consumer science/insights, to drive innovation as well as product consumer research skills to help bring products to launch.
Strong cross-functional leadership skills and ability to inspire and manage teams.
Experience in managing team, partnerships, and agencies.
A tester and creative thinker - to be able to frame and translate strategies into consumer programme with a balanced view of risk vs. opportunity.
Consumer centricity and capability to turn insights into technical actions.
Resilience in the face of delivering fast pace high importance projects.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Past experience / in-depth understanding of the Category is an advantage.
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