ITC Limited

Company Name:
ITC Limited

Job Title:
Manager Product Development

Job Location:
Bangalore

Description:

Job Description
The Manager Product Development is a senior position in the Foods Business mandated to design, develop and supervise the implementation of the Categories Product development strategy.

Principal Accountabilities

Actively collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive PD projects from concept to commercialization with focused, agile and speedy execution.
Drive expansion into new range of offerings as per business plan to develop competitively superior product portfolio.
Focus on upgrading and updating product quality parameters and systems for existing products ensuring that consumer feedback feeds into the quality and manufacturing systems so that consistent quality is maintained in the market.
Develop scientific building blocks for future innovation and portfolio building
Ensure scientific backing for meaningful product claims and applying for IP in relevant cases.
Responsible for onboarding vendors, quality system/documentation to ensure consistent quality in seasoning and regulatory compliance for all the product development & manufacturing
Develop team members to enhance their skill sets and technical capabilities

 Requirements
Expertise in Food sciences, Processing technologies and must have contributed in developing and launching the products (from pilot to commercial scale) in previous organizations.
Experience of leading a team,

Technical Knowledge and experience of:
Product Formulation, chemical composition, ingredient properties and functions, techniques of processing/manufacturing & storage
Food analysis instrumentation & procedures
Food related statutory compliances
Microbiology, food safety, food chemistry, food preservation and shelf-life study
Manufacturing and quality systems such as HACCP, GMP, ISO, TPM, Six-sigma and Lean
Design of experiments, Statistical analysis and interpretation of data
Claim substantiation and IP
Product costing and contributions

Apply here:
https://itcportal.zohorecruit.in/jobs/Careers/48611000043690738