Job Title Manager – R&D; (Product Innovation & NPD)
Department: Research & Development
Reports To: Head – R&D;

Key Responsibilities:
1. Recent Product Development & Innovation
Drive new product development from ideation to launch, including bench trials, pilot runs, and production scale-up.
Explore and experiment with novel ingredients, textures, and formats to create unique biscuit offerings.
2. Product Formulation & Prototyping
Develop and fine-tune recipes considering taste, texture, cost, nutrition, and shelf-life.
Balance functional ingredient performance with regulatory and nutritional considerations.
Conduct sensory evaluations and consumer validations to refine products.
3. Scale-Up & Commercialization
Coordinate closely with Manufacturing, QA, and Engineering teams for trial planning and successful product industrialization.
Support factory trials, troubleshoot formulation or process issues, and ensure consistency across batches.
4. Cross-functional Collaboration
Collaborate with Marketing, Packaging, Supply Chain, and Procurement to ensure 360° readiness for launch.




Work with ingredient vendors and co-development partners to explore innovations and technology upgrades.
5. Documentation & Compliance
Maintain robust documentation for formulations, trials and specifications.
Ensure product compliance with FSSAI and other applicable food safety and labelling regulations.

REQUIREMENT
Education:
B.Tech / M.Tech / M.Sc in Food Technology, Food Science.
Experience:
8 to 10 years of experience in R&D;/Product Development in the biscuits, bakery.
Hands-on experience in developing and launching new products at scale.
Technical Skills:
Strong command over biscuit formulations, ingredient functionality, and processing behaviour.
Has prior experience on PLM tools and Specification designs.
Is tech-savvy and ready to imbibe and implement AI tools.
Working knowledge of food safety, regulatory standards, and nutrition labelling.
Familiarity with clean label, fortified, or func

📌 Research And Development Manager (Kolkata)
🏢 SAJ Food Products (P) Ltd(Bisk Farm)
📍 Kolkata