RandD Product Development Manager

Overview

Leading seasoning development across multiple snack brands and products for the PepsiCo India region. The role includes flavor ideation, seasoning development or reformulation, ecosystem partnerships with flavor and ingredient houses, seasoning scale up and seasoning qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovations and seasoning reformulation to drive human sustainability, Productivity, Competitive Advantage for brand Kurkure and Premium
• Support Chef and culinary engagements to build a future pipeline
• Collaborate/Partner with Internal (PD, Marketing, Consumer insights, Sensory and consumer product insights, Quality etc.) and external stakeholders (Seasoning suppliers) to leverage their tools/expertise and deliver business targets against the briefs.
• Support creation, update and approvals of specifications through online tools
• Support the Internal project governance process
• Risk Management: Identify potential technical risks associated with future strategies and develop mitigation plans
• Collaborate with Nutrition and Regulatory functions and accurately implement guardrails and targets in advance of project delivery. Display an advanced level of understanding in these areas
• Rigorously implementing basic Project management and seasoning functionality tools during development process
  
  

• Masters of Food Science/Food technology preferred.
• Project management with 5-7 Years experience in product development and/or seasoning development activities, processes, and systems .
• Good understanding on sensory evaluation processes, sensory discernment and capable to share constructive feedback on product/Flavor attributes.