Product Development Manager

Responsibility and Mandate: •Process: Responsible and Instrumental for driving “Stage Gate Innovation Process” and following the SOPs for smooth execution of the Innovation process of the products in the category. •Responsibilities include developing a Basic Research platform within the R&D Centre to input the Product development team. •Provide technical support to QA/QC and production departments as required. •Responsible for Safety & hygiene in Research & Development Lab. •Responsible and Instrumental for carrying out fieldwork in the living communities/consumer groups, observing activities of food eating/buying, recording fieldnotes and observations, participating in activities during observations of various forms of ethnographic interviewing. •Key member of Cross Functional teams and collaborate effectively to execute projects within timelines. •Work closely with Packaging Development team to ensure that the packaging innovations on the category are delivered meeting all norms. •Work closely with Recipe Development team for smoother and faster development and renovation of products. •Provide technical guidance, manage, coach and develop team of Executives as direct reports Education (Level and area): M.Sc. / PhD / M. Tech / B Tech in Food Technology/Food Processing Engineering Experience •Experience of over 6+ years in R&D (Foods) •Experience of 2 years in Quality Assurance area. •Experience in being part of and managing CFT projects. •New product development (quality, packing, P & L, Operationalization - scaling up, newer products. •Knowledge of Product quality and Operational consistency. •Quality guidelines for procuring raw materials (Support vendor development & quality standards at vendor site). •New line commissioning & installation/ Capacity enhancement. •Setting standards: Quality/Design & adherence to SOPs quality & hygiene standards. •Passionate on acquiring knowledge & building new range of Authentic Indian cuisines. •Knowledge of SAP Show more Show less