R&D & Menu Innovation Chef: Malay Cuisine, LTO Scaling

Farm To Fork Sdn Bhd (Pop Meals)

Kajang

On-site

MYR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Pop Meals is a fast-growing Southeast Asia food brand with a central kitchen in Cheras. We seek a senior NPD/R&D professional to develop and cost new menu items, scale recipes for large batch production, and guide the rollout of 2-3 limited-time offers per quarter from idea to outlet launch.

Fluent in Malay (BM) and deeply knowledgeable about Malaysian taste, you will author central kitchen specs and SOPs, track trends weekly, and shape a menu vision aimed at becoming a beloved Malaysian food

Qualifications

5+ years in new product development or R&D at a Malay cuisine focused restaurant chain, QSR chain or central kitchen
Experience with scaling recipes to large batch production level
Ability to cost recipes precisely and make affordable food
Fluent BM and deep knowledge of Malaysian taste and Malaysian cuisine
A self-starter who works solo, hands-on, with urgency and takes pride and ownership in the work

Responsibilities

Develop, cost and scale 2-3 LTOs per quarter, from idea to outlet rollout
Improve the bestsellers on taste, consistency and cost
Write central kitchen specs and outlet SOPs that work with fry, sous vide, steam and assemble
Track food trends and competitors weekly, and propose the launch calendar
Drive the food vision for Pop Meals’ menu with the aspiration of becoming one of Malaysia’s most loved food brand