Product Innovation & Development

- Lead end-to-end development of clean-label, protein-forward products across breakfast and snacking

formats (instant mixes, baked snacks, spreads, and new categories)
- Design and optimize formulations using natural, minimally processed ingredients, with protein density and kid-approved taste as twin north stars

Project Management & Execution

- Drive projects from concept to commercialization with clear milestones, timelines, and KPIs
- Maintain rigorous documentation for formulations, trials, sensory evaluations, costing, and specifications
- Manage pilot trials and scale-up with co-manufacturers while protecting product quality and integrity

Regulatory & Nutritional Compliance

- Ensure all formulations and labels comply with FSSAI regulations
- Substantiate protein, nutrition, and clean-label claims with robust data
- Support certification pathways (e.g., gluten-free, vegan, clean-label certifications) as the portfolio grows

Continuous Improvement & Benchmarking

- Benchmark against category leaders on taste, texture, nutrition, and cost, and beat them
- Identify opportunities for cost optimization, shelf-life extension,



and functional improvement without compromising the label
- Track emerging ingredients, technologies, and trends in kids' nutrition and clean-label foods

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Work closely with ingredient suppliers, co-manufacturers, and testing labs
- Partner with marketing, procurement, and operations to ensure feasibility, compliance, and brand fit
- Run structured sensory panels, including our toughest critics: kids and their mothers

What We Are Looking For

- B.Tech / M.Tech in Food Technology (mandatory)
- Hands-on experience in food product development and formulation
- Strong grounding in clean-label development and FSSAI regulatory frameworks
- Experience across multiple product formats, with proven scale-up and co-manufacturing exposure
- Solid execution, documentation, and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to travel to co-manufacturing and supplier sites as required
- Bonus: experience with protein fortification, millets/legumes, or kids' food categories

📌 New Product Development Manager (Gurugram)
🏢 Talent Corner HR Services
📍 Gurugram