R&D Executive- Petcare

Reliance Industries (RIL); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliance Consumer Products Limited is seeking an R&D Executive for Pet Care in Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka. This role focuses on hands-on pet food formulation and product development, requiring a solid understanding of pet nutrition, ingredients, and processing.

The successful candidate will develop, test, and validate dog and cat food formulations, coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement and Marketing for scale-up, and maintain meticulous development documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Food Technology, Food Science, Animal Nutrition, Veterinary Science or related field.
• Hands-on experience in dog and cat food formulation and product development.
• Strong understanding of pet nutrition, ingredients, and processing principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and validate formulations for dog and cat food products.
• Conduct product development, testing, sensory evaluation, and performance assessment.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, and Marketing for scale-up and commercialization.
• Maintain formulation, trial, and product development documentation.
• Troubleshoot formulation and process-related challenges during development and scale-up.

Skills

Food formulation

Pet nutrition

Product development

Cross-functional

Analytical

Education

Food-related degree (BSc/MSc)

Job description

R&D Executive Pet Care

Company: Reliance Consumer Products Limited

Location: Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Role Overview

We are looking for an R&D Professional with hands-on experience in pet food formulation and product development, with a strong understanding of pet nutrition, ingredients, and formulation principles to join our Pet Care division.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and validate formulations for dog and cat food products.
• Conduct product development, testing, sensory evaluation, and performance assessment.
• Select and evaluate raw materials and ingredients based on nutritional and functional requirements.
• Support product trials, stability studies, and quality evaluation.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, and Marketing for product scale-up and commercialization.
• Troubleshoot formulation and process-related challenges during product development and scale-up.
• Maintain formulation, trial, and product development documentation.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Animal Nutrition, Veterinary Science, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience in dog and cat food formulation and product development.
• Good understanding of pet nutrition, ingredients, formulation principles, and processing.
• Experience in product trials, testing, evaluation, and scale-up will be preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Why Join Us?

Be part of the R&D team at Reliance Consumer Products Limited and contribute to developing innovative, high-quality pet care products for a growing market.

Industry: FMCG

Function: Research & Development

Role: R&D Executive – Pet Care

Experience: Relevant experience in pet food R&D preferred