Designation: Research & Development - Manager/ Sr Manager/ Lead

Location: Mumbai (Chandivali - Andheri East)

Working Mode: 6 Days (Mon- Fri -WFO & Sat - WFH)

Experience: 6+ Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly driven and cutting-edge Manager/ Senior Manager/Lead – Research & Development to lead strategic R&D; initiatives across our fresh produce value chain. This role will be instrumental in driving innovation in post-harvest technologies, shelf-life enhancement, sustainable packaging, product development, and operational efficiency to strengthen our leadership in domestic and global markets.

The ideal candidate will combine expertise in agriculture, food science, supply chain, and packaging innovation to identify emerging industry trends, evaluate recent technologies, and develop scalable solutions that improve product quality, reduce post-harvest losses, optimize costs, and enhance customer experience. Working closely with cross-functional teams across farming, procurement, operations, quality, packaging, and exports,



you will translate research into commercially viable solutions that support business growth, sustainability goals, and global expansion.

The Role: Senior Manager/Lead - Research & Development, you will be responsible for:
 Design R&D; Strategy & Framework for all products.
 Research global trends in fresh fruit consumption, varieties, and packaging. Introduce recent varieties and value-added formats for export markets (US, Europe, Middle East).
 Document trials, results, and SOPs; identify recent technologies, suppliers, and partners for continuous innovation and scale-up.
 R&D; for - Shelf life improvement, reducing spoilage, controlling ripening, reducing the cost per unit, minimizing postharvest losses, improving production, packing, and logistics efficiency.
 Making Strategic Development in packaging that maintains freshness, controls moisture, reduces weight loss, and is sustainable and easy to handle during export.
 Must work on Sustainabi

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