Job Title Manager – R&D; (Product Innovation & NPD)

Department: Research & Development

Reports To: Head – R&D;

Key Responsibilities:

1. New 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:

- Robust 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 functional product development is a plus.

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