Manager - Project Management, R&D

Tataconsumer; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tataconsumer is seeking a Project Management Lead in Mumbai to drive new product development projects from concept to market activation. You will coordinate internal and external teams, manage risk, and ensure on-time delivery across exports initiatives.

Key responsibilities include leading cross-functional meetings, maintaining project documentation, and enabling smooth stakeholder communication throughout the lifecycle of NPD/EPD launches.

Qualifications

• Delivery of projects to agreed timelines for new product development (NPD/EPD).
• Ability to coordinate with internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage project workstreams across R&D, Market, Supply, Planning, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory and Finance.
• Organize project team meetings and record minutes; delegate tasks to team members.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

MSP/Gantt planning

Tools

VEGA portal

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Function

Project Management Location

Mumbai Reporting To

Head - Project Management

Job Description

What are the Key Deliverables in this role?

• Responsible for delivery of projects to an agreed timeline by managing new product development projects from concept to market activation. Responsible for managing internal and third-party NPD/EPD launches specific to exports products

Customer Service

• Demonstrate competence across all elements of project management process, methods, techniques, and tools. Manage the work of various CFT members through periodic interaction and meetings, follow up and closure of deliverables.
• Organizing project team meetings and recording minutes.
• Delegating tasks to team members.
• One point of contact for stake holders for any project. Work closely with cross functional team includes Market, R&D, Supply, Planning, Engineering, Quality, Process/ packaging development, Regulatory, finance etc. for smooth project implementation.

Internal Processes

• Manage project-related paperwork by ensuring all necessary information are current, properly updated and saved on online portal (VEGA).
• Tracking and communicating project risks and opportunities. Manage project documentation.
• Manage project reporting Organizing and attending stakeholder meetings. Providing administrative support.

Innovation and Learning

• Facilitation of project planning meetings for all approved innovation projects, ensuring project deliverables are well understood, and actions are agreed, communicated, and followed up. Preparation & updating project plans on MSP/Gantt chart or Spreadsheet applications at various stages.
• Further provide feedback/inputs to refine PM tool/portal for efficient project deliveries

Export Innovation Scope: Lead development-led export projects including new products, new variants, recipe development, recipe rework and export-exclusive launches. Regulatory-only and compliance-led replication projects remain under the Exports PM structure.