Manager Central Creams R&D IFFCO UAE

IFFCO is currently looking to hire qualified candidates for the role of a Manager Central Creams R&D in Sharjah. The successful candidate will be responsible to provide purpose, direction and manage New Projects portfolio for NPD/EPD/VE defined by assigned business/category stakeholders in order to ensure proper launch according with funnel pipeline. Define long term and short term goals to identify growth opportunities, formulating action plan across the R&D community.

Responsibilities of A Manager Central Creams R&D

Strategy Management:

• Understand, reflect & practice IFFCO’s vision & values.
• Create and manage New Projects portfolio of NPD/EPD/VE defined by assigned business/category stakeholders in order to ensure proper launch of projects according with funnel pipeline.
• Assume Product Development Lead responsibilities in key NPD/VE projects.
• Develop Specification sheet, SOP, flow diagram, nutritional facts for develop products.
• Approved products to be reformulated keep in mind the cost/ nutrition/ legal requirements.
• Continuously benchmark competing products for functionality and cost.

Operations Management:

• For all projects act as an expert for select group of ingredients’: contribute to core product designs, perform regular portfolio analysis, and approach business stakeholders with recommendations.
• Carry out Analysis required for raw materials and developed products.
• Ensure Activity Plans Along with Timelines, resources, equipment’s and space needed to execute the innovation function deliverables.
• Keep Abreast of global trends in the category including Food ingredients, new technologies, equipment’s, and competitor launches and cost of formulations.
• Maintain leading edge knowledge within the CoE team on assigned category products.
• Conduct Factory scale up of Global projects and monitor first production runs along with Factory team and Country R&D.

What You’ll Do More

Stakeholder Management:

• Market the R&D applications and sensory facility as the ‘go to’ customer support resource.
• Meet regulatory and customer specific requirements while developing products specific for country and while localizing global formulas.
• Participate in Food exhibitions and trade shows to promote IFFCO products.
• Ensure smooth and detailed hand over of Global NPD/VE formula/process to Country R&D.

People Management:

• Work closely with the team to achieve short-term and long-term product development goals on time and ensure that the customer needs are met on a priority basis.
• Oversee development of appropriate systems and policies to enable capability development of employees
• Allocate work to subordinates, nominate for training as per guidelines, conduct performance reviews and manage leave and overtime to ensure efficiency.
• Assume line management responsibilities for JM-AM and non-management team members, supervise and coach direct reports in their day-to-day tasks and guide them in managing their performance by providing appropriate feedback and counselling.
• Provide recommendations to the R&D HD on hiring and promotions.

Requirements for Role of a Manager Central Creams R&D

The eligibility requirements for role of a Manager Central Creams R&D are as under:

• Bachelor/ Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Food Technology or related field.
• BSC Agriculture degree specializing in food science and Technology is desirable.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in R&D department of a Foods company with 5+ years of experience in leading produect development for assigned category for an organization in Foods business.
• Demonstrable project leadership experience is strongly preferred.

 Desired Skills

• Balances stakeholders.
• Innovation.
• Leading and managing change.
• New product development and tool ( NPD Tools).
• Product knowledge.
• Project & change management
• Self and team management.
• Strategic Thinking.

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