The position is accountable for: /n The responsibilities of this role have been specially carved out to focus on product and process development for innovations, renovations and Value engineering. /n /n This role will be primarily responsible for :

- /n 1. Liaison with local marketing team for overall project management like preparing Gantt charts, NPD meeting updates and samples sharing. /n 2. Scheduling and completing all NPD trials in a timely manner in coordination with local mfg. team. /n 3. Coordinate with production and SCM teams for commercialization of NPDs /n 4. Regularly interact with Group R&D; team for technology transfer and trials reporting. /n 5. Creating documents related to NPD and uploading BOMs in SAP. /n 6. Ensuring ownership of stability testing and regulatory compliances for relevant products. /n 7. Ensure participation in GMP, Food Safety internal audits and have awareness about quality of products. /n /n Key result area (KRA) /n 1. Leads recipe development as per marketing brief /n 2. Ensure material connectivity and flawless execution of industrial trials. /n 3. Maintain R&D; documentation like PDR recipes, Stability tests, decay study etc. /n 4.



BOM updates on SAP – Ensure timely availability of RM codes and SFG codes for NPDs. /n 5. Executing BOM budgeting exercise /n 6.

Ownership of NPD labs: Ensure right equipment and man power allocation as per project priorities. /n /n Key Performance Indicator (KPI) /n • Coordinate with GRD and Regulatory teams. /n • Timely completion of trials as per plan. /n • Update on Devex and relevant locations on time. /n • Accurate data with right scrap factors before launch. /n • Completion of budget exercise as per timelines. /n • Optimal utilization with zero overtime. /n /n Qualifications / Certifications /n Essential - Graduate in Food technology/Science, Chemical Technology or Dairy Technology. /n Desirable - Post graduate in Food Technology. /n /n Knowledge /n Essential - Product development in confectionery and allied industry. /n Desirable - Worked with flavors applications. Application of SAP, Fluent with Power point and MS Excel. /n /n Experience /n Essential - 8+ years in product development/ R&D; or process development roles. /n Desirable - 6-8 years in Food B2C companies.

📌 PPD-Associate Manager (Coimbatore)
🏢 Perfetti Van Melle
📍 Coimbatore