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Post Harvest & Consumer Research Researcher

Are you an experienced, proactive researcher with a strong scientific foundation, analytical judgement and commercial mindset—ready to translate post-harvest and consumer insights into meaningful product value?

This is why you want to join us as PH & CR Researcher at Enza Zaden

• You take ownership of post-harvest and consumer research activities that help strengthen Enza Zaden’s product value proposition across crops and markets.
• You translate market, customer and stakeholder needs into relevant research questions, robust testing approaches and actionable insights for breeding, product management, marketing and sales.
• You contribute to international, multidisciplinary projects and help prioritise activities based on their strategic relevance, business impact and added value.
  
  

• Designing, coordinating and interpreting post-harvest quality assessments on vegetable crops, including shelf life, texture, taste, colour, visual quality and other relevant product performance parameters.
• Initiating and leading sensory and consumer research activities that generate insights into consumer needs, preferences and perceptions of Enza Zaden products.
• Translating research findings into clear recommendations that support breeding decisions, product positioning, portfolio development and customer-facing value propositions.
• Assessing the relevance and impact of research requests and prioritising activities according to their contribution to Enza Zaden’s commercial and strategic objectives.
• Developing and improving protocols, methodologies and reporting standards for post-harvest testing, sensory evaluation and consumer research.
• Analysing data, identifying patterns and translating technical results into concise reports, presentations and practical recommendations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Staying up to date with scientific and market developments in post-harvest physiology, food science, sensory science, consumer research and relevant analytical methods, and translating these developments into practical applications.
• Building strong connections with colleagues across regions and functions, including breeding, product management, portfolio management, marketing, sales, laboratories, universities and research partners.
• Engaging confidently with customers and contributing to building customer partnerships from a post-harvest perspective by understanding their needs and requirements and providing research-based services and insights that help address them.
  
  

• A university degree, preferably an MSc, in Food Science, Biochemistry, Plant Science, Plant Biotechnology, Sensory or Consumer Science, or another relevant agri-food or life science discipline.
• Relevant experience in post-harvest research, food quality, sensory evaluation, consumer research, product research or a related research environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Strategic judgement and the ability to assess which activities have the highest impact and added value for Enza Zaden’s product and market priorities.
• A proactive mindset: you anticipate needs, identify opportunities for improvement and connect technical insights with business opportunities.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to connect effectively with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams across the organisation.
• Confidence and credibility in engaging with customers, with the ability to listen actively, understand customer challenges and translate post-harvest expertise into relevant services, insights and partnership opportunities.
• The confidence to take ownership, make well-founded decisions and ensure progress in a fast-paced, international environment.
• Fluent written and spoken English; knowledge of Spanish is a plus.