Senior Officer - PD Dairy

Position Description
Position Title-Senior Product Development Officer (Dairy)Function-R&DStakeholders -Internal : PD Officers, PD Managers, Lab Officers, Lab Managers, Packaging Managers, Packaging Officers, SRA officers, SRA Managers, Nutrition Officers, Nutrition Managers and Marketing TeamExternal: Flavour Houses, Ingredient Suppliers etc.Location-R&D Centre, Bidadi, Bangalore and Dairy R&D Centre, Ranjangaon, Pune (W.e.f: Jan 2026)Key Job Responsibilities Responsibilities of role requires acquiring in depth knowledge of dairy ingredients, their selection criteria and role. Should know critical properties of ingredient and their impact on mixing, processing and keeping quality of product. It is expected that the candidate has knowledge of storage condition, storage implications and basic quality control of materials.Knowledge of Long life (UHT) dairy/fruit/plant/fermented/acidified drinks is a must and fresh n fermented products would be added advantage. This role will work hands on with the ingredients in developing recipes with the manager’s guidance.Person should be willing to experiment, exhibit lateral and critical thinking. Should be having an external outlook and an eye on market place for new launches in segment and other food segments.In his role he/she collects competition products, defines right characteristics for analysis, works closely with lab, develops prototype and defines packaging requirement.Regularly interacts with marketing/CMI and takes consumer insights by actively participating in consumer researches, take useful information and assist his superior.He/She may be assigned to undertake product development efforts encompassing New Products, Quality and Nutritional enhancements as well as Productivity improvements independently and with the Cross-functional Teams to deliver Company Objectives.Education Qualification-Graduation(Must)/Post graduation(Preferable) – Dairy / Food TechnologyDesired competenciesKnowledge of Dairy & Food Ingredients, Beverages process and formulations, Dairy/Food Science and Technology, Storage Stability of Food Products, Food Product Analysis, Food Products Nutrition, FSSAI regulationsExperience (yrs)5– 7 years of experience in Dairy product development