NPD Chef – Multi Cuisine

SATS Ltd.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

SATS India is seeking an NPD Chef – Multi-Cuisine to lead innovative product development across multiple food categories. You will translate trends into scalable recipes and drive trials from concept to commercialization.

Location: Devanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka. You will collaborate with R&D, QA, Production and Commercial teams to create viable, high-quality products for airlines, foodservice, hotels and institutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-cuisine food development, preferably within large-scale kitchens or food manufacturing.
• Strong background in NPD, product trials, and recipe development with successful commercialisation.
• Good understanding of current food trends, consumer preferences and scalable manufacturing concepts.
• Ability to translate culinary concepts into commercially viable products and optimize costs.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovative product development across multiple food categories.
• Translate culinary concepts into scalable, commercially viable products.
• Collaborate with R&D, QA, Production and Commercial teams to deliver viable products.

Skills

Multi-cuisine development

NPD

Product trials

Recipe development

Commercialisation

Food cost

Shelf life

Quality & food safety

Industrial production

Team leadership

Commercial mindset

Job description

About Us

SATS India is a part of SATS Ltd.’s (based in Singapore) venture in India. While SATS Food Solutions India (SFSI) is a subsidiary of SATS India. SATS is Asia's leading provider of food solutions and gateway services, dedicated to creating long-term value and sustainable outcomes for the communities it serves. Using innovative food technologies and resilient supply chains, we create tasty, quality food in sustainable ways for airlines, foodservice chains, retailers, and institutions. We have opened our first Central Kitchen in Bengaluru and are in the midst of hiring employees with an aim to build a diverse and inclusive workforce across all levels of our organization. Fulfilling our purpose to feed and connect communities, SATS is delighting customers in over 215 locations and 27 countries across the world. For more information, please visit . As an organization with a culture of inclusiveness and innovation, we focus on bringing out the best in people by empowering them with technology, skills and opportunities.

About SATS INDIA & SFSI

SATS India is a part of SATS Ltd.’s (based in Singapore) venture in India. While SATS Food Solutions India (SFSI) is a subsidiary of SATS India.

SATS is Asia's leading provider of food solutions and gateway services, dedicated to creating long-term value and sustainable outcomes for the communities it serves. Using innovative food technologies and resilient supply chains, we create tasty, quality food in sustainable ways for airlines, foodservice chains, retailers, and institutions.

We have opened our first Central Kitchen in Bengaluru and are in the midst of hiring employees with an aim to build a diverse and inclusive workforce across all levels of our organization.

Fulfilling our purpose to feed and connect communities, SATS is delighting customers in over 215 locations and 27 countries across the world. For more information, please visit

As an organization with a culture of inclusiveness and innovation, we focus on bringing out the best in people by empowering them with technology, skills and opportunities.

Position : NPD Chef – Multi Cuisine

About The Role

NPD Chef – Multi-Cuisine to join our team and drive innovative product development across multiple food categories. We are looking for someone who is not just a great chef, but a culinary innovator who can connect food trends with scalable manufacturing and business opportunities.

Location : Devanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560300

The ideal candidate should have:

• Strong experience in multi-cuisine food development, preferably within food manufacturing, QSR, airline catering, hotel, cruise, or large-scale commercial kitchens.
• Proven experience in NPD, product trials, recipe development and commercialisation.
• Good understanding of current food trends, consumer preferences and emerging cuisines.
• Ability to translate culinary concepts into scalable, commercially viable products.
• Experience working with industrial food production processes, equipment and advanced technologies will be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of food cost, yield, standardisation, shelf life, quality and food safety.
• Ability to identify individual components, sauces, fillings, bases and other products that can be commercialised across different customer segments.
• Strong team leadership and the ability to coach, develop and collaborate with R&D, QA, Production and Commercial teams.
• A strong commercial mindset with the ability to understand which products can be developed for QSR, hotels, cafés, airlines, institutional catering, retail and export markets.