Assistant Manager – NPD (m/f/d) – Dr. Oetker India Noida Uttar Pradesh

Responsibilities:

Develops and supervises development of new products as per brief for retail and HoReCa, all within the shortest time frame, defined quality and regulatory standards and in the most cost efficient manner.
Proactively shares ideas/suggestions for improvements in existing recipes to ensure their relevance and competitiveness in terms of consumer tastes, food trends, new ingredients and product costing.
Actively keeps abreast of international food trends, new ingredients and concepts and proactively shares them within the department and with marketing, where relevant to our business.
Implements research related activities for new products from preparation of the formulation sheet, shelf-life study and manufacturing methods.
Ensures adherence to food laws and regulations in all assigned product developments.
Analyzes samples and ingredients (qualitative & quantitative) and prepares reports to enable new vendor development within agreed established time lines.
Develops methods and suggests initiatives to improve existing product in terms of quality, cost structure through substitutes and/or shelf life.
Ensures that processes and product safety aspects are considered in product development.
Researches international trends and ingredients for products in the Dr. Oetker India category and suggests ideas/initiatives based on the same.
Helps create and deliver product application knowledge, training material, presentations as and when is required to other departments, e.g. Sales.

Attributes:

Bachelors/Masters in Food Technology.
3-5 years of relevant work experience in product development in bakery segment is a must
In depth knowledge of food science and sensory analysis.
Good communication and collaborative skills