Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager – Creation & Application (Seasoning & Savoury)

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop seasonings in various categories snacks & savoury bases (Chips, Extruded snacks, Namkeens, Corn balls, coated nuts / Makhanas, Popcorns, Noodles and Soup Mixes, Seasonings for Buttermilk and Centre filled candy’s etc.
• Timely execution of new product development including formulation development, specifications, costing, evaluation with sales team and sensory panel and closing the project in given timelines.
• Internally planning with Production team for scale up batch trials and subsequent evaluation.
• Responsible for regular evaluation and profiling of new savoury flavours in various formats. Understanding of various application techniques of seasoning in different snack and savoury bases
• Review, evaluate and renovate savoury flavour bank and update on a regular basis.
• Accountable for market research and new products evaluation of savoury and seasonings on a regular basis.
• Checking & enhancing quality control procedures from the raw material to the finished product. Standardising and shortlisting of vendors and their raw materials, additives, oils for product development
• Ensuring the microbiological quality norms for all intermediate and finished products.
• Ensuring Product Traceability, corrective action & preventive action right from raw material to the Finished Goods.
• Hands on analytical testing of spices including Moisture Content, Total ash, AIA, Curcumin, SHU, Volatile oil of spices, Spice Blend & Seasonings.

Understanding of market trends, Indian Food Laws, Conversion of customers’ expectations into prototypes and thereby wins, strengthening customer relationships by value added contributions through guidance