About MetaMorph:

We at MetaMorph, empower startups to scale and innovate by placing people at the center of their strategy. With a proven track record of supporting over 220 startups, we specialize in aligning talent with organizational needs, enhancing employee skills, and transforming employer brands. Our data-driven insights fuel decision-making and provide comprehensive support for both acquisition and being acquired, ensuring you are covered from every angle—360°

About Our Client:

We are pre-revenue and launch within the next quarter, with Amazon and quick commerce as core launch channels. These channels are also where margins are won or lost, through ad spend, fees, fulfilment and discounting. We need one senior owner who has taken brands from zero on these platforms and can give every brand a shared playbook, the right team and open doors at the platforms. This person designs the playbook and the org behind it, and does not run campaigns day to day.

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Food Product Lead to build and launch food products from concept to commercial production. The role involves identifying market opportunities, developing differentiated products, defining pricing and margins, and managing the end-to-end product development process through manufacturing and launch.

Key Responsibilities:

- Category Research & Product Strategy: Benchmark competitors, identify market gaps, define product positioning, and develop transparent product briefs.
- Product Development & R&D;:



Lead recipe development with food technologists and manage sensory, consumer, and shelf-life testing.
- Pricing & Costing: Develop pricing strategies, maintain detailed product cost sheets, and ensure healthy margins from pilot to bulk production.
- Manufacturing & Vendor Management: Identify, evaluate, and onboard contract manufacturers; negotiate pricing and MOQs; and oversee pilot and bulk production.
- Packaging Development: Select suitable packaging formats and materials, balancing product quality, shelf life, cost, and visual appeal.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure FSSAI compliance, accurate labelling, and compliant product claims.
- Product Launch: Drive end-to-end execution from product concept and formulation to commercial production and market readiness.

Candidate Requirements:

- 5–10+ years of experience in food product development, new product development (NPD), or category management within a food brand or FMCG company.
- Proven experience developing at least one food product from scratch through R&D;, manufacturing, and launch.
- Hands-on experience working with contract manufacturers and managing bulk production.
- Strong understanding of product costing, pricing, MOQs, manufacturing economics, and packaging trade-offs.
- Ability to identify consumer needs, assess competitive offerings, and develop differentiated product propositions.
- Practical knowledge of FSSAI regulations, product labelling, claims, and quality requirements.
- Degree in Food Technology or a related discipline.

📌 Product Lead — Food | 5-12 Yrs | FMCG | Mumbai
🏢 MetaMorph
📍 Mumbai