Vacancy for Product Development Specialist (Foods Category)
Vacancy for Product Development Specialist (Foods Category)
Position: Product Development Specialist – Foods Category
Company: Unilever
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job Description:
Join Unilever, a purpose-led global business, and contribute to brands making a positive impact worldwide. We’re seeking a Product Development Specialist for our Foods Category Savoury R&D team in Bengaluru. Work with mentors who inspire, challenge ideas, and foster innovation. Unleash your potential to make the world a better place and be part of a company that believes in business as a force for good.
Purpose & Context:
With the Compass organization in place, Nutrition (Foods, Beverages & Functional Nutrition) is now a distinct global business group. We value diversity and encourage individuals to bring their purpose to life. As you strive to make a real impact, we’ll support your growth.
Responsibilities:
- Drive savoury product innovations, renovations, and value engineering projects.
- Plan and execute experiments, analyze data, and draw scientific conclusions.
- Apply food science, technology, chemistry, engineer ing, and microbiology principles at lab, pilot, and factory scale.
Deliverables of The Role:
- Develop new products and enhance existing ones for superiority, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Prototype formulations in the lab, scale up in the pilot plant, and deploy at the main plant.
- Conduct technical scoping and benchmarking exercises, staying updated on consumer trends and ingredients developments.
- Manage specifications, ensure compliance, and support improvement and value engineering projects.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including METs, GDC, country R&D, and marketing.
Required Professional Skills:
- Creative idea development
- Experimental techniques
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Science and technology expertise
- Project management
- Supplier/vendor development support
- Consumer research and insight capture
- Commercial knowledge
- Legal/regulatory knowledge
Required SOIs (Skills, Qualities, and Attributes):
- Consumer Love
- Passion for performance
- Business Acumen
- Agility and Personal Mastery
Required Experience:
- Education: Master’s degree in food science/technology or related field
- Work experience: 1-3 years in foods R&D new product development and scale-up
Travel:
Work-based travel, approximately 10-20% of the time, especially to manufacturing and supplier locations.
Organizational Structure:
- Head – Nutrition R&D, South Asia
- Regional Program Leader – R&D Savoury South Asia
- Product Development Specialist – R&D Savoury
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