Job Description Assistant Manager – New Product Development (NPD)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Manager – NPD with expertise in health foods to lead the development of cutting-edge, high-quality plant-based products. The role is responsible for end-to-end product development, including formulation, ingredient selection, pilot trials, fssai approvals for new products, scale-up, commercialisation, and continuous product improvement.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of new health and wellness products from concept to commercial launch.
- Select and evaluate ingredients.
- Conduct laboratory trials, pilot batches, and production-scale validation.
- Improve product taste, texture, mouthfeel, mixability, solubility, and overall product performance.
- Ensure formulations meet nutritional targets, label claims, and cost objectives.
- Coordinate production scale-up and technology transfer to manufacturing.
- Work closely with Production team during product commercialization.
- Develop and maintain formulation documents, product specifications,



SOPs and technical documentation.
- Conduct stability studies and recommend formulation improvements based on test results.
- Identify and evaluate new ingredients, flavours, and packaging solutions.
- Troubleshoot formulation and manufacturing challenges and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with FSSAI regulations, GMP, HACCP, and internal quality standards.
- Monitor market trends and competitor products to identify new product opportunities and innovative ingredients.

Qualifications
- B.Tech/M.Tech in Food Technology, Food Science, Nutrition, Biotechnology, or a related discipline.
- M.Sc. in Food Science or Nutrition is an added advantage.

Experience
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience in food formulation and development.
- Experience in plant-based ingredients is highly preferred.
- Proven experience in taking products from concept to commercial production.

Required Skills
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📌 Walk-in || Assistant Manager New Product Development (Chennai)
🏢 Origin Nutrition
📍 Chennai