R&D Manager – Ice Cream

Heritage Foods Ltd.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Foods Ltd. is seeking an experienced R&D Manager – Ice Cream to steer product development, innovation and process improvement initiatives. Candidates without direct ice cream R&D experience will not be considered.

The role focuses on leading new product development, evaluating formulations, coordinating trials and ensuring regulatory compliance to bring new ice cream products to market.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities essential.
• Proven project management skills with cross-functional coordination.
• Experience in R&D/product development governing timelines and trials.

Responsibilities

• Lead new product development and innovation in ice cream.
• Develop and improve ice cream formulations, recipes and processes.
• Conduct trials, sensory evaluation and product validation.
• Drive cost optimization while maintaining product quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Procurement and Marketing teams.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and regulatory requirements.
• Support scale-up and commercialization of new products.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Project management

Education

B.Tech/M.Tech – Dairy/Food Technology or relevant qualification

Job description

Heritage Foods is looking for an experienced R&D Manager – Ice Cream to lead product development, innovation and process improvement initiatives.

Candidates without direct Ice Cream R&D experience will NOT be considered.

• Lead new product development & innovation
• Develop and improve ice cream formulations, recipes and processes
• Conduct trials, sensory evaluation and product validation
• Drive cost optimization while maintaining product quality and consistency
• Work closely with Production, Quality, Procurement and Marketing teams
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality and regulatory requirements
• Support scale-up and successful commercialization of new products

• Mandatory experience in R&D / Product Development of Ice Cream
• Strong knowledge of ice cream formulations, ingredients and processing
• Experience in new product development and plant-scale trials
• Experience in FMCG / Dairy / Ice Cream industry preferred
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management skills
• Qualification: B.Tech/M.Tech – Dairy/Food Technology or relevant qualification