New Product Development Manager

United HR Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

United HR Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is seeking an NPD Executive – Fruit Preparations & Culinary Sauces/Chutneys to lead product formulation across fruit preparations, sauces, and chutneys. You will run lab, pilot, and plant trials to optimize taste, texture, acidity, and shelf-life, while managing ingredients and regulatory documentation.

The role covers application development for bakery, dairy, confectionery, and desserts, with emphasis on stability, packaging compatibility, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Food Technology / Food Engineering / Food Science or related discipline.
• Hands-on experience in independent formulation development and stabilization systems.
• Knowledge of fruit chemistry, pH, Brix, acidity, viscosity, and thermal processing.

Responsibilities

• Develop products across fruit preparations, sauces, and chutneys; include fillings, purees, toppings, jams, and condiments.
• Conduct laboratory and pilot-scale trials to optimize taste, texture, and shelf life.
• Work with fruits, spices, emulsifiers, stabilizers, flavours, and preservatives to improve functionality.
• Support application development for bakery, dairy, confectionery, and desserts; perform sensory eval and benchmarking.
• Define processing parameters, assist factory trials and commercial production; troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain formulation sheets, master recipes, BOMs, specifications, and SOPs with FSSAI compliance.

Skills

Product formulation

Pilot-scale development

Flavor balancing

Food safety & compliance

Shelf-life optimization

Process scale-up

QA documentation

Market benchmarking

Education

Bachelors in Food Technology / Food Science

Tools

Laboratory testing methods

Pilot plant equipment

Emulsifiers & stabilizers handling

Job description

Company Profile: Food Processing / FMCG Organization

Position: NPD Executive – Fruit Preparations & Culinary Sauces/Chutneys

Key Requirements:

• Product Formulation & Development: Develop new products across fruit preparations, sauces, and chutneys, including fruit fillings, purees, toppings, jams, and condiments.
• Product Trials & Optimization: Conduct laboratory, pilot-scale, and plant trials to optimize taste, flavour, texture, viscosity, acidity, stability, shelf life, and product cost.
• Ingredient Knowledge: Work with fruits, spices, purees, emulsifiers, thickeners, stabilizers, acidity regulators, flavours, and preservatives to improve product functionality.
• Application Development: Ensure product performance across bakery, dairy, confectionery, and dessert applications, along with appropriate sensory evaluation and market benchmarking.
• Processing & Scale-Up: Define processing parameters, support factory trials and commercial production, and troubleshoot formulation and processing issues.
• Quality & Stability: Conduct shelf-life and stability studies, coordinate microbiological testing, and ensure product consistency, packaging compatibility, and food safety.
• Documentation & Compliance: Maintain formulation sheets, trial reports, master recipes, BOMs, specifications, and SOPs while ensuring compliance with FSSAI regulations and customer requirements.
• Innovation & Market Trends: Explore new product opportunities, clean-label solutions, natural flavours and colours, reduced-sugar formulations, and emerging culinary trends.

Desired Candidate:

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in NPD, preferably in fruit preparations, fruit processing, sauces, chutneys, or condiments.
• Graduate in Food Technology / Food Engineering / Food Science or related discipline.
• Hands‑on experience in independent formulation development, ingredient functionality, flavour balancing, and stabilization systems.
• Good understanding of fruit chemistry, pH, Brix, acidity, viscosity, emulsification, and thermal processing.
• Experience in pilot-scale development, plant trials, production scale-up, and shelf-life validation.
• Knowledge of food safety standards, FSSAI regulations, and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and coordination skills.