Vacancy for Product Development Specialist | Unilever

Vacancy for Product Development Specialist | Unilever

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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