New Product Development, Assistant Manager (R&D)

Beeworks Food; Puchong; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Beeworks Food is seeking a seasoned NPD professional to lead the full cycle from idea to commercialization in Malaysia. You will manage the product development portfolio, ensure alignment with business and consumer needs, and drive timely market launches across menus.

Strong cross-functional collaboration with marketing, operations, and supply chain is essential. You will develop prototypes, conduct tastings, and refine products based on feedback, while owning recipes, costing, and cost-saving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in food science or food technologies is required.
• Marketing, business management, or related discipline is preferred.
• 5 years of proven success in food product development, R&D, or related roles.
• Experience leading new product development in FMCG or food industry with cross-functional teams.
• Proficient in English and Bahasa Malaysia, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and govern the new product development pipeline portfolio for annual rollouts.
• Ensure all NPD initiatives align with business strategy, consumer needs, and market opportunities.
• Monitor progress of NPD projects and adjust development plans as needed.
• Lead all aspects from idea to commercialization and market launch.
• Develop prototypes, conduct tastings, and refine products based on feedback.
• Own recipes and food costing across menus and collaborate with Supply Chain and Finance.
• Prepare accurate product costing for new products.
• Drive cost-saving through insourcing, testing, and low-cost raw materials.
• Conduct product testing to meet quality standards while reducing total cost.
• Oversee production trials, packaging development, and design readiness.
• Ensure Halal certification, HACCP compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain SOPs, specifications, and records for all new products.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain and QM for launches.

Skills

NPD

Cross-functional teamwork

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Bahasa Malaysia proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in food science/food technologies

Marketing or related discipline preferred

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office (Word/PowerPoint/Outlook)

Job description

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Create, manage, and govern the new product development pipeline portfolio to ensure consistent annual rollouts of innovative and profitable products.

Ensure all NPD initiatives align with business strategy, consumer needs, and market opportunities.

Monitor progress of all NPD projects and adjust development plans when concepts are not performing as expected.

Lead all aspects of bringing successful product concepts from idea to commercialization, ensuring timely and successful market launch.

Develop prototypes and product samples, conduct internal and external tastings, and refine products based on feedback.

Own and be fully accountable for all recipes and food costing across all menus, not limited to new products.

Prepare accurate product costing for new and proposed products in collaboration with Supply Chain and Finance.

Drive cost-saving initiatives by collaborating with Supply Chain on insourcing, testing, and qualifying lower-cost raw materials.

Conduct product testing and comparisons to ensure new raw materials meet quality and performance standards while reducing total cost.

D. Production, Packaging & Certification

Oversee and follow up on production trials, packaging development, and design readiness.

Ensure Halal certification, HACCP compliance, and all regulatory requirements are met prior to product launch.

Ensure SOPs, specifications, forms, and records for all new products are completed, approved, and available before launch.

Maintain strict documentation control in compliance with HACCP, Halal, and internal quality standards.

E. Food Safety, Quality & Process Alignment

Uphold food safety as a shared responsibility and elevate any food safety or quality concerns immediately.

Work closely with Quality Management (QM) to conduct process alignment audits, while QM manages requirements audits.

Ensure full alignment between process execution and quality requirements.

F. Cross-Functional Collaboration

Collaborate closely with Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain and Quality Management, to drive the Customer-to-Concept process.

Liaise with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth product development, production readiness, and launch execution.

Where appropriate, establish and lead cross-functional introduction teams to ensure coordinated and effective product launches.

Qualifications and Preferred Skills

Bachelor's degree in food science / food technologies / required. Marketing, business management or a related discipline preferred.

5 years of proven success as a food product developer, R&D chef, or food scientist.

Experience leading new product development in QSR, FMCG or food industry and leading cross functional teams.

Required language(s): Good command of spoken and written English & Bahasa Malaysia.

Computer literacy - Proficient in especially Excel and other Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) with other.

Requires strong written and oral communication skills, planning and organization skills, and strong analytic abilities.

Can interpret syndicated market data and research and recommend appropriate actions.

Capable of working independently and staying organized while assuming multiple responsibilities and tasks.

Able to motivate, problem solve, deal with ambiguity, and effectively prioritize business needs.