Coatings (Flour Based), Breadcrumbs & Speciality Beverages

Delegating responsibility Globally as Manager – NPD and R&D Technologist, and Locally as Head R&D with KERRY INGREDIENTS, South West Asia. Key responsibilities:Coatings, Breadcrumbs & Speciality Beverages:To develop flour based coatings to provide taste, texture and appearance, tailored for Protein and vegetable products. The systems are individually designed to work for the processor's production parameters.Catering to the development and innovation needs of the QSR’s and the… Show more Delegating responsibility Globally as Manager – NPD and R&D Technologist, and Locally as Head R&D with KERRY INGREDIENTS, South West Asia. Key responsibilities:Coatings, Breadcrumbs & Speciality Beverages:To develop flour based coatings to provide taste, texture and appearance, tailored for Protein and vegetable products. The systems are individually designed to work for the processor's production parameters.Catering to the development and innovation needs of the QSR’s and the retail cold chains. Speciality Beverages (powder and flavoured syrups):Also responsible for development and innovation as per Indian Beverage market.Frozen Desserts premixes Scale upThe lab projects scale ups and start-up of the plant production.Technology Transfer & AssessmentTechnology transfer of global products to India & to other locations.Supplier Interaction Interacting with supplier, audits and fixing raw materials as per global specs.Market Analysis and competitior mapping:Analysis of Indian market and global products. Identify the suitability and initiate proactive development. Map the competition time to time and make the development team ready for the market change.Customer interaction & problem solving:Direct interaction with the key customers to understand their requirements and address problems and issues. Work closely with them and support them in their product development.Other Responsibilities: Liasoning with the global category technologists of APAC region for procurement and usage of the raw materials for newer developments. Direct coordination and interaction with the R&D and Application Head APAC at Singapore for the Indian function. Interactions with global R&D counterpart at UK, US, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia etc. Support accounts and finance in costing and wastage management. Supporting and direct day to day interaction with purchase, sourcing and Sales. Show less