Lead Innovation – Food Technologist – Michael Page Delhi India

About the job – Lead Innovation – Food Technologist – Michael Page Delhi India

Opportunity to lead R&D division for a global leader in bakery ingredients
Leadership role in facilitating growth of the Innovation Centre

About Our Client

Our client is a global leader in production and distribution of bakery ingredients with operations spread across more than 30+ countries and sales in over 100+ countries

Job Description

Direct the New Product Development Teams towards creating sustainable product pipelines for sweet bakery and bakery ingredients portfolio
Lead the Innovation Centre teams to broader technologies like protein technologies, natural solutions and functional flours, to deliver superior results
Work in collaboration with customers, internal stakeholders, institutions and ingredient suppliers towards positive impact on New Product Development and better value creation for customers
Recommend the management towards potential and strategic acquisition opportunities in line with organisation long term goals
Assist with CAPEX plans, project management, raw material, packaging, shipping, and similar manufacturing support to ensure process excellence and operational efficiency
Provide insights and suggest disruptive/innovative technologies for the management to achieve efficient manufacturing capabilities
Liaise with Human resource team to ensure talent requirements, trainings and adequate development goals for the R&D teams

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate would have a Masters Degree or equivalent in Food Science/Bakery Science or relevant field with 8-18 years of New Product Development/Innovation Experience in Food B2B
Ideal candidate must have a proven track record of building sustainable product pipeline in sweet bakery portfolio
Experience in building cake based product portfolio will be highly desirable
Proven track record of leading R&D Teams with strong stakeholder management skills

What’s On Offer

A leadership opportunity to build and drive the Innovation Centre for a global leader in bakery ingredients

Quote job ref: JN-022022-5248171