Head - Research & Development - D2C Pet Care Firm

This is for India's leading D2C pet care firm based in Pune.

Work Location : Pune

The role will be responsible to lead the R&D Function to develop new product lines for the pet food and pharma category.

- Ensures and consolidates that the growth of the technical "know-how" within the working group is shared and constantly increasing

- Leads development projects for multiple categories.

- Incorporates relevant design expertise and experience in projects in line with brand/product strategy

- Encourages creativity and guide in R&D teams

- Actively searches for best-in-class technologies among domestic & global competitors and develops innovation roadmap

- Partner with product managers to assure customer focus and target costing; co-develops product roadmaps

- Coordinates with product development managers defining the right allocation of the resources

- Cooperates with design committee to ensure brand-consistent design of product ranges

- End-to-end responsible for developing products and driving innovation according to product roadmap

- Maintain a relevant product suite to support strategic growth objectives

- Support execution of product and manufacturing portfolio strategy - including innovative ways to successfully commercialize new products

- Determine and execute improved technologies used by suppliers, competitors, and customers.

- Establish and maintain testing procedures for assessing raw materials, in-process and finished products.

- Keep current with changes in technologies and regulation for the countries where we do business.

- Manages and develops a cohesive work team, absent of disruptive conflicts within the team.

- Identify avenues to achieve sustainable goals either through sustainable raw materials or packaging or technology.