Head - Product Development - R&D - Skin Care/Hair Care

Our client is the 5th largest name in the IT industry and has 29 international offices, 21 global delivery centers, over 400 Fortune 1000 companies as Clients and Revenues of over US$ 700 Million. Looking at Healthcare as a compulsory consumption our client is focusing its energies in increasing its presence in healthcare. It's brand for the hospitals, has generated strong momentum by setting up 4 green field Hospitals in just 12 months across 3 formats i.e. ortho-spine, integrated womencare (Gynaec, IVF &; birthing) and eye care. Our client has already won the fastest growing Healthcare Brand in Asia by WCRC and Brand Excellence. Our client also runs it's Fund which is India's leading Sector Fund with 17 investments. Given this backdrop, our client is now making a foray into fast growing Personal Care (Skin Care, Hair Care) category within FMCG space. Our client is excited about this endeavour and is looking to add high energy talent to build a pan India brand in next 2 years. Differentiated Product range &; Online first distribution strategy will be core thrust areas for the Group.

Reporting to the MD, you will be responsible for:

- Defining the product road map and driving the product development in an analytical and structured way across platforms

- Linking the product with consumer insights & bringing innovation in product portfolio

- Possessing knowledge of raw materials / chemicals / ingredients in Skin Care product and helping in development of different formulations

- Eventually building a team under yourself as the business grows

- Heading the QA and QC function and also implement the quality guidelines and ensure that all products on the site meets minimum quality guidelines

- Possessing knowledge on all requisite Licenses & obtaining the same

- Getting the contract manufacturers on board and working with contract manufacturers to ensure right quality

- Helping finalise packaging & labelling design & materials

- Optimising cost of the final product

Ideally you are Chemical Engineer from a Tier1/Tier2 institution and have 5+ years of experience in Product Development/R&D in Skin Care/Hair Care products in a leading FMCG company. You have a hunger to build the organization from scratch and are ready to individually contribute to the department. You should be technically sound and provide innovative product ideas. Simultaneously, you should also have leadership skills and excellent communication skills. You should have demonstrated excellent track record in your last roles and should be ready for the next challenging role in a growing organization