Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Senior Executive, Research & Development
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
- Assist or lead all development and optimization initiatives for innovative and renovative projects.
- Responsible for new product development for snacks, instant noodles & food services.
- Proactively design and establish new processes, new products and process controls.
- Support the sourcing of new ingredients from reliable suppliers, compare the quality and cost advantage with procurement colleague.
- Set product specification and quality standard for the manufacture of new products.
- Work with the operation team (production, engineering, quality assurance) on new process control and process improvement.
- Responsible on the product compliance with country regulation, brand values and consumer expectation.
- Assist or lead NPD processes from concept to commercialization including formulation development, shelf-life study, label development, Halal, FSSC 22000 management, etc.
- Strong stakeholder management where able to manage cross-functional teams such as sales & marketing, manufacturing team, and external parties.
- Support on shipping related issues i.e. technical aspects of the products.
- Lead the trial run processes, troubleshooting and improvements in control settings.
- Strong consumer insight, able to lead consumer acceptance surveys / studies.
- Ensure product launching according to timeline and product brief.
- Present innovation and technology NPD to customer to support business development.
- Develop and train the technical know-how on formulation and processes.
- To perform ad hoc tasks assigned by superior from time to time.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Candidate should possess a Bachelor’s Degree / Master in Food Science/Technology/Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in food industry.
- Experience in snack, fried, extruded products or instant noodles is highly preferred.
- Proven track record in new product development, formulation optimization, and factory scale-up.
- Possess own transport, willing to work in Subang Jaya and travel to Malacca whenever needed.
- Strong knowledge of sensory evaluation, shelf-life testing, and analytical techniques.
- Familiarity with food safety, HACCP, GMP, and regulatory requirements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration.
- Project management capability and ability to manage multiple priorities.
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