General Manager - Research & Development - FMCG

Hiring for a GM-R&D position with a leading FMCG conglomerate. Candidates having 14+years relevant experience in New Product Development / R & D in the Dairy/Food/Beverage industry only need apply.

Position based out of Mumbai and reports the AVP R&D.

Reportees : Sr Manager/ Manager/ Asst. Managers/ Executives

Responsibilities :

- Leverage solid research skills and creative approach to assess ingredients/technology.

- Exhibit innovation in discovery, advancement, and evaluation of new technologies which can have significant impact on new products, improved products or processes, and/or capital avoidance.

- Manage strategic relationships across a diverse group of external resources including research institutes, technology providers, and suppliers to facilitate focused acquisition of novel technologies.

- Utilize broad approaches to projects and exhibit collaboration with multiple functions, both internally and externally, to deliver against project goals.

- Act as the primary contact with external technology partners with regard to technology and ingredient evaluation.

- Function effectively as a Research Manager, Planner, Coordinator, Communicator, and Technical Expert.

- Effectively document all work including technical plans, experimental reports, and plant trial reports.

- Provide Technical advice to senior management on advances / developments within the scientific community that may be of beneficial to the Company.

- Provide Technical Support to the Marketing group and to companies customers in the completion of key projects.

- Adequate resource alignments to ensure key projects are delivered on time.

- Clearly communicate Management Strategy to R&D Team and progress on the same, vice versa.

Essentials :

- Deep system and process knowledge of state of art R&D Centre

- Strong product development skills in Dairy and Beverage Industry

- Strong knowledge of Food Flavor & Ingredient and their interactions.

- Extensive knowhow of food chemistry, food formulations and processes.

- Ability to translate technical knowledge into tangible results.

- Exposure to product development activities.

- Abreast of new Technical Developments, Product Launches and Market trends in the Food industry.

- Strong business and financial acumen to align results to overall business strategy and company financial goals.

- The ability to develop strategy from in-depth analysis.

- Proven success driving results and delivering return on investment to the company.

- Comprehensive functional skills and a result - driven approach.

- Exposure to food manufacturing facilities.