Sensory Executive

**You love to look for the insights behind the numbers? You have a**

**passion for sensory science?**

**SAY YES IF OUR OFFER CAN DELIGHT YOU**

We are investing as much in people as in innovations. We create an environment that offers opportunities

to develop and where you feel part of a great, dynamic and passionate team of colleagues and experts. Join

a fresh eyed company where ownership and autonomy are encouraged.
- Challenging projects for an international client base seeking added value
- Customized training plans and exciting career opportunities
- We embrace ‘hybrid’ working In a very nice and inspiring office in Heverlee where collaboration is

stimulated combined with working from home. We organised ourselves in such digital way to
optimize our way of working at the same level as well from home as at the office.
- A competitive salary on top of a set of extra-legal advantages in a very flexible environment based

on mutual trust. A company where colleagues are proud of each other, where successes are
celebrated and where everyone is aiming for the same goal: a healthy, sustainable and most of all
fun best place to work.

**SAY YES IF YOU WANT TO JOIN A ‘SENSATIONAL PLACE TO WORK’**

Haystack Consulting, the Sensational Agency

Sensational, because we continuously challenge ourselves to touch hearts, look at things from a new

perspective, innovate, and surprise. We are a research and consultancy agency with a focus on innovation

and brand strategies. We work with the latest technologies, such as AI and big data analysis, to discover

hidden patterns that others have not even noticed yet. Just imagine: instead of merely following trends, we

help to create them. Our standards are high. We don't stop at the basics but walk into the world of the

consumer. We are creative and unconventional. With our sharp and sparkling insights and dynamic

presentations, we gain the tools to make brands grow and thrive in a world that’s constantly in motion.

What do we actually do? Branding and innovation. Two domains that are just as intertwined as Siamese

twins. A bit more explanation maybe? We work with the most respected brands, from retailers and FMCG

companies to banks and insurance firms, all around the globe. Along the way, we’ve done some pretty

wild things, such as smelling socks to prototype them optimally and playing brand strategy games with

pirates as avatars to discover new growth opportunities. And that’s just the beginning We also track

countless brands, products, needs, and occasions through customized tracking systems. All of this to

ensure that brands don’t just get better — they become sensational.

**SAY YES IF YOU WANT TO BECOME OUR SENSORY RESEARCH EXECUTIVE, AN**

**AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO START YOUR CAREER**

You will be an integral part in creating the research that we deliver to clients. Day to day you’ll be

supporting in all aspects of delivering sensory research projects including analysing and interpreting

data; refining report structures; preparing the graphic reports; and ensuring high quality on all

deliverables. This role will require working closely with Senior Researchers who have extensive

experience and look to impart knowledge, mentor and develop their colleagues.
- Your playing field and responsibilities:

- You participate to the daily organisation of our sensory expert panel. In both testing and training

sessions.
- You will be almost daily in contact with our international clients to be on top of things regarding each

single project.
- You manage all the practical aspect of the project such as samples and preparation of the tests.
- You train our panel in collaboration with a more senior Sensory colleague.
- You analyse results/data and prepare clear recommendations for the sensory marketing strategy of

our clients.
- You are a key partner for all our sensory colleagues and expert panelist.
- You conduct basic analysis and prepare the graphic reports, including first conclusions based on

the results. You will gain knowledge about what key charts mean and start to be able to talk

knowledgeably about them
- You collaborate with senior researchers in refining report structures and ensure high quality of data

checks
- You work to ensure project are runs on time and budget
- After a while, you will translate a sensory related business question of a client into an adequate

methodology and write proposals.
- You will be trained to train our sensory expert panelists.
- You will learn to handle projects through all stages from initial briefing to report writing and/or

debrief presentation, ensuring that the research design and analysis and interpretation of results

fulfils clients’ needs..

**SAY YES IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE THE ONE**
- You are very interested in food, flavours and senses.
- Some working experience in food industry, sensory research or other sensory related activities are

an asset.
- You are data driven and your mindset is both “analytical” a