R&D Manager | Fruit Beverages | Delhi NCR

Vishwa Management Services; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Vishwa Management Services in India is seeking a innovative Beverage R&D professional to lead formulation development for fruit juices, fruit-based beverages, and CSDs in line with consumer trends. You will drive end-to-end product development from ideation to commercialization, optimize for sugar reduction, nutrition, and clean-label claims, and design shelf-life studies and sensory evaluations.

Collaborating with Marketing, Quality, Sourcing, Packaging and Manufacturing, you will ensure

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Fruit Juices / Fruit-Based Beverages / Beverage R&D.
• Expertise in formulation development, processing technologies, product stability, nutrition, and regulatory compliance.
• Hands-on experience with pilot plant equipment, sensory studies, and commercialization of new products.
• Proven ability to solve complex technical and operational challenges in the food & beverages industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative formulations for fruit juices, fruit-based beverages, and CSDs aligned with consumer trends.
• Lead end-to-end product development from ideation, feasibility, prototyping, pilot trials, and commercialization.
• Drive innovation in sugar reduction, fortification, nutrition enhancement, and clean-label solutions.
• Design product specifications, shelf-life studies, sensory evaluations, and consumer testing.
• Ensure compliance with FSSAI, FDA, and CODEX regulatory requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Quality, Sourcing, Packaging, and Manufacturing for successful product launches.
• Identify innovative ingredients, emerging technologies, and raw material development opportunities.
• Monitor competitor products and market trends to build a strong innovation pipeline.
• Resolve technical, sourcing, and product quality challenges while ensuring business continuity.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Develop innovative formulations for fruit juices, fruit-based beverages, and CSDs aligned with consumer trends.
• Lead end-to-end product developmentfrom ideation, feasibility, prototyping, pilot trials, and commercialization.
• Drive innovation in sugar reduction, fortification, nutrition enhancement, and clean-label solutions.
• Design product specifications, shelf-life studies, sensory evaluations, and consumer testing.
• Ensure compliance with FSSAI, FDA, and CODEX regulatory requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Quality, Sourcing, Packaging, and Manufacturing for successful product launches.
• Identify innovative ingredients, emerging technologies, and raw material development opportunities.
• Monitor competitor products and market trends to build a strong innovation pipeline.
• Resolve technical, sourcing, and product quality challenges while ensuring business continuity.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience in Fruit Juices / Fruit-Based Beverages / Beverage R&D.
• Expertise in formulation development, processing technologies, product stability, nutrition, and regulatory compliance.
• Hands-on experience with pilot plant equipment, sensory studies, and commercialization of new products.
• Proven ability to solve complex technical and operational challenges in the food & beverages industry.