New Product Development

Omam Consultants; Greater Noida; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Omam Consultants in India is seeking a product development specialist to drive end-to-end development from concept to commercialization. You will ensure formulations are manufacturable, stable, and aligned with market trends and consumer preferences.

The role requires deep knowledge of ingredient interactions, recipe and process optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams including suppliers, QA, regulatory, and sales to deliver innovative products while controlling costs.

Qualifications

• Develop and/or duplicate products from concept to commercialization, ensuring manufacturability and shelf-life stability.
• Deep understanding of interactions between ingredients, recipes and processes.
• Understand consumer feedback and create products that resonate with target audience.
• Supervise manufacturing/scale-up trials during new product commercialization, define process controls and transfer technology.
• Collaborate with suppliers/vendors and liaise with cross-functional partners in vendor approval programs.
• Provide technical and troubleshooting support to internal and external stakeholders.
• Protect and manage intellectual property related to product formulations.
• Identify opportunities to reduce product cost without compromising quality.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Procurement, QA, Regulatory, Finance, Operations, Packaging.

Responsibilities

• Develop and/or duplicate products from concept to commercialization, following project briefs.
• Ensure products are suitable for manufacture and stable throughout shelf life.
• Interact with suppliers/vendors and cross-functional partners in vendor programs.
• Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues for stakeholders.
• Lead line validations and transfer technology during scale-up.
• Protect intellectual property related to formulations.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities without compromising quality.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Procurement, QA, Regulatory and Operations.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• 1. 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.
• 2. Understand consumer feedback & preferences & create products that resonate with the target audience
• 3. Supervises manufacturing/scale up trials during new product commercialization, including defining process controls, performing line validation & transferring technology engaging key stakeholders along the way.
• 4. Is expected to interact with suppliers/vendors and to liaise with cross functional partners in vendor approval programs and material selection, review and approval.
• 5. Provides technical and troubleshooting support to both internal and external stakeholders as required. Reviews teams work and makes recommendations.
• 6. Protect & manage intellectual property related to product formulations
• 7. Identify opportunities to reduce product cost without compromising quality
• 8. Effectively collaborate with relevant intra and cross functional team members including Sales, Marketing, Procurement, QA, Regulatory, Finance and Operations, Packaging etc