Research & Development Manager

Initiate research and development efforts to create new products, evaluate current and alternative food ingredients and recipes, conduct sensory evaluation of new food products to ensure to meet customer needs and requirements.
Supervise production trials of customer approved products.
Establish / maintaining and updating the related Standard Procedures, Work Instruction, including the analysis method, specification (recipe, ingredient list, nutritional fact, bakery skill) and document all projects and samples status on time and in accordance to standard procedure.
Provided support towards product quality, cost and improving process efficiency and understand the application of our ingredients in customers' products and create new product application.
Ensure product compliance to food act and regulation standards from the aspects of ingredients and nutrition and responsible for responding to customers' technical inquiries.
Involve in product and packaging development, product costing and selection of raw/packaging material used in the new product.
Continuous innovation, building the foundation of product research and packaging technology, from environment, procurement and legal compliances.
Any other tasks assigned by superior from time to time.
Requirements Candidate must possess at least Professional Degree / Diploma in Food Technology or equivalent.
At least 5-8 years of working experience in the FMCG industry.
Candidate must have Bakery skills Must be innovative and able to work independently.
Dynamic, resourceful with good communications.
Required language(s): Bahasa Malaysia & English.