Product Development Manager – Paints & Coatings

Location:
Ahmedabad / Bhavnagar

Experience:
5–10 Years

Industry:
Paints & Coatings / Specialty Chemicals / Construction Materials / Industrial Products

About the Role

We are looking for a commercially driven Product Development Manager to identify, evaluate and launch high-potential products in our Paints & Coatings segment. The role involves market research, import-export data analysis, product feasibility, sourcing, vendor development and end-to-end product commercialization.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze domestic and global markets using import-export, customs and trade data.

• Identify high-demand, low-supply and high-margin product opportunities.

• Conduct competitor, pricing, demand and supply-chain analysis.

• Shortlist and evaluate recent product opportunities based on commercial and technical feasibility.

• Evaluate manufacturing complexity, raw material availability, regulatory requirements, costing and profitability.

• Develop low-CapEx strategies through contract manufacturing, toll manufacturing,



strategic sourcing or partnerships.

• Identify and develop contract manufacturers, technology partners and raw material suppliers.

• Coordinate sampling, trial production, pilot launches and market testing.

• Drive products from market identification → feasibility → sourcing → pilot → commercialization.

• Build a pipeline of scalable products and contribute to revenue growth.

Candidate Profile

• 5–10 years of relevant experience in Paints & Coatings, Specialty Chemicals, Construction Materials, Industrial Products, B2B Chemicals/Materials or Commodities.

• Strong understanding of import-export / customs/trade data and HS codes.

• Experience in product development, market intelligence, sourcing or commercialization.

• Strong knowledge of costing, margins, pricing and business feasibility.

• Experience in vendor development/contract manufacturing / strategic sourcing will be preferred.

• Strong

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