We are - Hiring R&D; Operations Manager | Food & Beverage | Research & Development Domain R&D; Operations Manager | Food & Beverage
Location: Noida
Department: Research & Development / Innovation
Level: Assistant Manager
Experience: 6–10 Years
Qualification: M.Sc. / B.Tech / M.Tech – Food Technology, Food Science or related discipline.
Email:
[email protected]
Main Domain Requirement
We are looking for an R&D; Operations Manager with strong Food & Beverage NPD experience who can manage a high-volume R&D; pipeline from project intake to commercial launch.
The role will manage 200+ concurrent R&D;/NPD projects and coordinate a team of approximately 10 members, including formulation executives, project coordinators, pilot-plant associates and sensory coordination.
Key Responsibility Areas ● 200+ R&D; Project Portfolio Management – Project prioritization, stage tracking, timelines, ownership and closure.
● NPD / Stage-Gate Management – Concept → Feasibility → Formulation → Trial → Sensory → Scale-Up → Commercialization → Launch.
● Cross-Functional Coordination – Solid coordination with R&D;, QA/QC, Regulatory, Procurement, Packaging, Marketing, Supply Chain and Plant/Production.
● Formulation & Trial Operations – Lab trial planning, RM availability, pilot-plant scheduling, formulation cards, trial sheets, yield and costing documentation.
● Sensory Evaluation Management – Coordinate sensory panels, consumer trials, results and formulation feedback.
● Commercial Scale-Up & Product Launch – Pilot trials, factory scale-up, regulatory/label sign-off, packaging readiness and commercialization.
● Team Leadership – Manage approximately 8–10 R&D; team members, workload allocation, mentoring, performance and capacity planning.
● MIS & R&D; Documentation – Strong command over Excel/MIS, project dashboards, trackers, SOPs and audit-ready technical documentation.
● Cost & Capacity Optimization – Control R&D; trial costs, wastage, vendor TAT and lab/pilot-plant utilization. Must-Have Experience
Food & Beverage R&D; / NPD experience is mandatory. Candidate should have strong exposure to multi-project R&D; operations, formulation coordination, sensory, pilot trials, scale-up and commercialization.
Must be comfortable handling high-volume projects simultaneously, managing cross-functional teams and maintaining strong project visibility through MIS/dashboard systems. The role requires working knowledge of FSSAI, labelling and shelf-life/stability fundamentals.
What We Need Most
Food & Beverage R&D; + NPD Operations + 200+ Project Portfolio Management + Team Leadership + Formulation/Trial Coordination + Sensory + Plant Scale-Up + Commercial Launch + MIS/Project Management + Cross-Functional Execution. Candidates with only Production, QA/QC, Sales or General Operations experience without core Food & Beverage R&D;/NPD exposure may not be suitable for this role #Hiring #FoodTechnology #FoodScience #FoodAndBeverage #ResearchAndDevelopment #RnD #NewProductDevelopment #NPD #FoodInnovation #BeverageInnovation #ProductDevelopment #FoodIndustry #FMCG #FoodManufacturing #ProductInnovation #RNDManager #OperationsManager #FoodTechnologist #FSSAI #QualityAssurance #SensoryEvaluation #ProductCommercialization #ScaleUp #FoodProcessing #FoodJobs #FoodTechJobs #HiringNow #NoidaJobs #DelhiNCRJobs #Foodsure
📌 R&D operations manager (Noida)
🏢 Foodsure
📍 Noida