Head - New Product Development - Food Industry

Responsibilities-

- Working on a new menu/category/product/variant launch from product conception to market readiness for both the Restaurant Chain business and Packaged Food business

- Managing a team of chefs and Food Technologists to create prototypes and test them internally

- Identify key vendors for sourcing + manufacturing, negotiate the commercials & work with them on the final product

- Set product development timeline & meet the delivery time

- Decide on product specifications including recipes, packaging, nutrition, shelf life etc.

- Manage the entire PNL responsibility for the new product vertical, including product costing and margin analysis

- Work closely with market research team to study, identify and target potential white spaces, international trends, new product ideas and developments in the FMCG dessert market.

- Work closely with other departments such as marketing, operations and production teams to ensure rollouts, product quality and production SOPs are being met

- Problem solve any and all problems that may arise with respect to product quality

Key skills- Should be able to identify good food /deserts

- Should have an eye for new food ingredients, food technology and trends

- Problem solver

- Team manager

Reporting to CEO and Founder.

Experience Required- 8-10 years in Retail, food manufacturing, FMCG etc. industries with good knowledge of food technology and processing, ingredients etc.

- Heading a business category or business vertical

- Experience as a co-founder or entrepreneur of a food business will preferred

- International Experience or Education preferred

- Experience of modern sweet/dessert products will be preferred

Education MBA or Bachelors degree in Science/Engineering/Marketing/Food technology

Must be from a reputable or high ranked institution

Above 75% grades in 10th and 12th and college.

Other requirements/traits - Be good with MS Office

- Have good negotiation skills to work with vendors/suppliers

- Should have time management and organization ability, with exp of team management

- Have a go-getter attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit