Role & responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end New Product Development (NPD) projects from concept to commercial launch.
- Develop innovative food products, recipes, and formulations in line with market trends and consumer preferences.
- Conduct product research, competitor benchmarking, and market analysis to identify current business opportunities.
- Develop and standardize product formulations while ensuring quality, taste, texture, and cost optimization.
- Plan and execute laboratory trials, pilot trials, and commercial production trials.
- Evaluate and approve raw materials, ingredients, and packaging materials for new product development.
- Coordinate with Production, Quality Assurance, Purchase, Marketing, and Sales teams to ensure successful product launches.
- Conduct sensory evaluation, shelf-life studies, and product stability testing.
- Optimize manufacturing processes to improve product quality, efficiency, and profitability.
- Ensure compliance with FSSAI, HACCP, GMP, and other food safety regulations.
- Prepare product specifications, SOPs, process sheets, and technical documentation.
- Work closely with packaging vendors to develop suitable and cost-effective packaging solutions.
- Support cost reduction initiatives through ingredient and process optimization without compromising product quality.
- Monitor industry trends, consumer insights, and emerging technologies to drive innovation.
- Resolve product-related technical issues during commercial production.
- Present new product concepts, trial results, and commercialization plans to management.
- Lead and mentor the NPD team to achieve innovation and business objectives.

Preferred candidate profile

- Lead end-to-end New Product Development (NPD) projects from concept to commercial launch.
- Develop innovative food products, recipes, and formulations in line with market trends and consumer preferences.
- Conduct product research, competitor benchmarking,



and market analysis to identify new business opportunities.
- Develop and standardize product formulations while ensuring quality, taste, texture, and cost optimization.
- Plan and execute laboratory trials, pilot trials, and commercial production trials.
- Evaluate and approve raw materials, ingredients, and packaging materials for new product development.
- Coordinate with Production, Quality Assurance, Purchase, Marketing, and Sales teams to ensure successful product launches.
- Conduct sensory evaluation, shelf-life studies, and product stability testing.
- Optimize manufacturing processes to improve product quality, efficiency, and profitability.
- Ensure compliance with FSSAI, HACCP, GMP, and other food safety regulations.
- Prepare product specifications, SOPs, process sheets, and technical documentation.
- Work closely with packaging vendors to develop suitable and cost-effective packaging solutions.
- Support cost reduction initiatives through ingredient and process optimization without compromising product quality.
- Monitor industry trends, consumer insights, and emerging technologies to drive innovation.
- Resolve product-related technical issues during commercial production.
- Present new product concepts, trial results, and commercialization plans to management.
- Lead and mentor the NPD team to achieve innovation and business objectives.

Key Skills

- New Product Development (NPD)
- Product Formulation
- Recipe Development
- Food Product Development
- Research & Development (R&D;)
- Product Innovation
- Product Commercialization
- Pilot Trials
- Process Optimization
- Raw Material Evaluation
- Sensory Evaluation
- Shelf-Life Study
- Packaging Development
- Product Validation
- Cost Optimization
- Food Safety
- HACCP
- FSSAI
- GMP
- ISO 22000
- Cross-functional Coordination
- Project Management

Preferred Industry

- Food Manufacturing
- Frozen Food
- FMCG
- Snacks
- Namkeen
- Ready-to-Eat (RTE)
- Ready-to-Cook (RTC)
- Bakery
- Dairy
- Confectionery
- Packaged Foods

📌 New Product Development Manager (Rajkot)
🏢 Annapurna Universal Foods
📍 Rajkot