NPD Manager - Food & Beverages

As the NPD Manager for Food & Beverages at Vitaliz Biosciences, your primary responsibility will be to lead the development of innovative food and beverage products. You will be driving the entire process from concept to commercialization, ensuring that the products not only meet consumer preferences and market trends but also adhere to nutritional needs. Your role will require a deep understanding of culinary techniques, food science, and ingredient functionality, along with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Your key duties and responsibilities will include overseeing the end-to-end development of new products, focusing on both culinary creativity and technical feasibility. You will be expected to drive culinary innovation by incorporating current food trends, flavors, and cooking techniques into product formulations. Collaboration with R&D, marketing, supply chain, and manufacturing teams will be essential to ensure that products are developed with the right balance of culinary excellence, cost-efficiency, and scalability. Additionally, you will be responsible for recipe formulation, ingredient sourcing, market research, consumer insights, regulatory compliance, product testing, quality control, packaging, presentation, and project management. Your decision-making authority will empower you to make cross-functional decisions in partnership with peers from other functions. To be successful in this role, you should hold a Master's degree or Ph.D in Food Science, Food Technology, Culinary Arts, or a related field, along with 3 to 5 years of experience in food product development. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, organizational abilities, and the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously are also required. This full-time position will be based in Trivandrum, with the possibility of travel as required. The remuneration will be as per industry standards, with potential for higher compensation based on merit. Benefits include health insurance and provident fund, and the work schedule may involve day shifts, morning shifts, night shifts, or rotational shifts. As part of the application process, you will be asked questions regarding your willingness to work on a shift basis, details about your higher education in relevant fields, your hands-on experience in food product development, methods of staying up-to-date with food trends, and your flexibility to join the team in either Bangalore or Trivandrum. If you are a proactive and experienced professional with a passion for culinary innovation and product development, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Vitaliz Biosciences.,