Assistant General Manager - NPD (PTD)

DS Group; Dadri; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

DS Group seeks a Senior Manager in Product Development (PTD) to lead end-to-end food product development in India. You will own the NPD roadmap, evaluate ingredients, and guide cross-functional teams from concept to commercialization while managing technical risks.

Responsibilities include developing products that align with market trends, ensuring shelf-life stability, coordinating with suppliers, and protecting IP related to formulations.

Qualifications

• Responsible for product development within assigned priorities and manage technical risks.
• Develop NPD roadmap aligned with market trends and consumer preferences.
• Interact with cross-functional teams to plan and execute product development from concept to commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale products from concept to commercialization, ensuring manufacturability and shelf life stability.
• Understand consumer feedback to create products resonating with target audience.
• Lead scale-up trials, define process controls, and transfer technology with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional partners for vendor selection and material approvals.
• Provide technical support and review team work; protect IP related to formulations.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs without compromising quality.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Procurement, QA, Regulatory, Finance, Operations, Packaging.
• Ensure projects meet timelines and budgets using PM tools.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Education

MSc Food Science / Food Technology / Chemistry

Job description

Sr. Manager - Product Development (PTD)

Designation: SENIOR MANAGER
Location: India UTTAR PRADESH Noida
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Job Description:

Job description: Responsible for product development within the assigned priorities & is expected to identify and manage the technical risks. Must understand the properties & interactions between the ingredients, technological functions of additives for delivering innovative products. Should be able to develop NPD roadmap aligned with market trends & consumer preferences . Applies initiative and creativity in assignments. Should be able to provide technical direction to team members to achieve project objectives. Would need to interact with cross-functional teams to plan and execute product and process development projects from concept to commercialization in accordance with the given requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and/or duplicate products from concept to commercialization, as per assigned project brief and ensures that these products are suitable for manufacture and are stable throughout shelf life. Must have a deep understanding of interactions between ingredients, recipes and processes.
• Understand consumer feedback & preferences & create products that resonate with the target audience
• Supervises manufacturing/scale up trials during new product commercialization, including defining process controls, performing line validation & transferring technology engaging key stakeholders along the way.
• Is expected to interact with suppliers/vendors and to liaise with cross functional partners in vendor approval programs and material selection, review and approval.
• Provides technical and troubleshooting support to both internal and external stakeholders as required. Reviews team’s work and makes recommendations.
• Protect & manage intellectual property related to product formulations
• Identify opportunities to reduce product cost without compromising quality
• Effectively collaborate with relevant intra and cross functional team members including Sales, Marketing, Procurement, QA, Regulatory, Finance and Operations, Packaging etc.
• Ensure projects are completed within timelines & budgets preferably using PM solutions (software)

Key Skills/ Qualifications:

• MSc Food Science/Food Technology/ Chemistry.
• 15+ years of relevant product development experience in the food industry.
• Confectionery, Hard Boiled candy experience preferred
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Must be able to manage and negotiate conflicting priorities, managing key stakeholder expectations along the way.
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Strong communication and interpersonal skill