R&D Manager/Category Lead - Bakery (12-15 yrs)

Position Description

Position Title - Manager R&D (Category Lead)

Function - R&D

Location- Bengaluru, Karnataka

Key Job Responsibilities - New Product and process development in bakery products category to fuel category growth and reformulation of existing products to achieve margin improvement and consumer satisfaction

- Lead disruptive innovation process to develop products "First to the market" and thus create competitive advantage

- Lead team to create the concepts/Prototypes and demonstrate the same in various business forums.

- Create future pipeline of products in respective category space and manage the same till commercialization

- Thorough understanding of scale up process and execution

- Lead Technology transfer

- Partnership building with Vendors, Business Partners etc and recommend next phase of technology (jointly)

- Thorough understanding of functions of Ingredients, Product costing etc.

- Lead and manage Specification Management process related to the category

- Leading team in HACCP, Food Safety, Product stability and Adherence to Regulation culture

- Driving the category through collaboration with all stakeholders and ensure smooth functioning of development and execution process

- Developing High Performance Team through coaching and guidance

Desired competencies Desired Competencies :

- Product Development and Research knowledge (Food)

- Project Management skills

- Knowledge in Food Quality Management System

- Collaboration and Stakeholder Management skill

- Influencing skill

Additional : Experience in Bakery Products R&D is preferred

Education Qualification - Masters in Food Science or Engineering discipline (Food Science and Technology)

Experience (in years) - 12 - 15 Years of Experience (in Product Development or R&D function in Foods / Bev Company).

Added experience of 3 - 5 years in Manufacturing / Quality will be preferable.

Stakeholders (Internal):

Functional Heads and other Category Leads of R&D and Quality, Marketing, Procurement, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, HRBP etc.

Stakeholders (External) - Ingredients and Equipment Vendors

- Universities and colleges

- Technology Experts

- Consultants