R&D Manager - NPD and Commercialization

Agrizy; Bengaluru; Sur place; INR 2 500 000 - 4 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Agrizy is seeking a senior Food R&D leader to drive new product development and successful commercialization of convenience foods and beverages in India. You will oversee concept to scale-up, collaborate with internal teams and external manufacturing partners, and ensure compliance with food safety regulations.

The role demands 5–10 years in food R&D with proven NPD success, strong formulation expertise, and ability to manage cross-functional projects in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years in Food R&D with NPD and commercialization.
• Experience launching convenience food and beverage products is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of food formulation, process optimization, and sensory evaluation.
• Experience working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments with direct accountability for project outcomes.

Responsabilités

• Lead end-to-end development of convenience food and beverage products—from concept to commercialization.
• Develop innovative formulations based on customer briefs, market trends, and business needs.
• Optimize recipes for taste, nutrition, shelf life, functionality, and cost efficiency.
• Coordinate successful first commercial production runs with manufacturing partners.
• Provide end-to-end technical support across the product development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Sales, Procurement, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure successful launches.

Connaissances

New Product Development

Food formulation

Process optimization

Sensory evaluation

Cross-functional teamwork

Commercialization

Formation

Bachelors in Food Technology

Masters in Food Science

Description du poste

About The Company

Agrizy is a fast-growing agrifood-tech startup revolutionizing the food processing industry through its CRDMO platform. We partner with leading food brands and a nationwide network of manufacturers to accelerate product innovation, commercialization, and supply chain excellence—helping shape the future of food.

About The Company

Agrizy is a fast-growing agrifood-tech startup revolutionizing the food processing industry through its CRDMO platform. We partner with leading food brands and a nationwide network of manufacturers to accelerate product innovation, commercialization, and supply chain excellence—helping shape the future of food.

Key Responsibilities

• New Product Development (NPD)
• Lead end-to-end development of convenience food and beverage products—from concept to commercialization.
• Develop innovative formulations based on customer briefs, market trends, and business needs.
• Optimize recipes for taste, nutrition, shelf life, functionality, and cost efficiency.
• Conduct competitive benchmarking to identify innovation opportunities.
• Prototype and present solutions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Commercialization & Scale-up
• Drive pilot trials and commercial production runs at manufacturing partner facilities.
• Ensure seamless technology transfer from lab-scale development to full-scale production.
• Standardize manufacturing processes, parameters, and product specifications.
• Resolve technical challenges during scale-up and commercialization.
• Coordinate successful first commercial production runs.
• Customer & Cross-functional Collaboration
• Partner with Sales and Business Development to understand and translate customer requirements.
• Participate in customer meetings, presentations, and technical discussions.
• Provide end-to-end technical support across the product development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and Manufacturing partners to ensure successful launches.
• Quality & Regulatory Compliance
• Ensure compliance with FSSAI and all applicable food safety regulations.
• Develop product specifications, SOPs, BOMs, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate stability studies and shelf-life validation.
• Maintain consistent product quality during commercialization.

Qualifications & Experience :-

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5–10 years of hands-on experience in Food R&D, with demonstrable expertise in new product development (NPD) and successful commercialization.
• Proven experience developing and launching convenience food and beverage products—this is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of food formulation, process optimization, and sensory evaluation.
• Experience working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments with direct accountability for project outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG, food manufacturing, CDMO/CRDMO, contract manufacturing, or food ingredient companies.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks beyond FSSAI (e.g., export markets, FDA, EFSA)

Skills: new product development,food technology,commercialization,r&d