Food Research & Development Manager

1. Food Application & Product Development

• Develop food and nutrition prototypes using GroupG’s specialty ingredients, additives, flavors, stabilizers, cultures, proteins, sweeteners, extracts, and other portfolio products.
• Create and optimize formulations for customer projects, internal concepts, supplier promotion, and market-driven innovation.
• Conduct lab-scale trials, sensory evaluation, stability checks, and application tests to validate ingredient performance.
• Improve existing formulations to enhance taste, texture, stability, cost efficiency, process suitability, and commercial feasibility.
• Prepare application notes, formulation guidelines, trial reports, and technical recommendations for internal and customer use.

2. Technical Support for Sales, BD & Key Accounts

• Work closely with Sales/Business Development teams to understand customer needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Support customer meetings, product presentations, technical discussions, sample evaluations, pilot trials, and troubleshooting.
• Provide technical input to help Sales/BD position GroupG’s ingredients and solutions effectively.
• Support key account projects from concept, prototype, trial, scale-up, to commercial launch.
• Follow up technical actions after customer meetings and provide clear next-step recommendations.

3. Supplier & Portfolio Development

• Collaborate with the suppliers to understand ingredient functionality, application potential, technical limitations, and market opportunities.
• Support new product evaluation and portfolio expansion together with Supply Chain, Technical Project Management, and Sales/BD teams.
• Develop demonstration concepts and prototypes for new ingredients, hero products, and strategic supplier portfolios.
• Provide technical feedback to suppliers based on customer trials, local market needs, and application performance.
• Participate in supplier training, product launch activities, and joint business development projects when required.

4. Project Management & Commercialization Support

• Plan and execute assigned R&D/application projects with clear objectives, timelines, responsibilities, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with Technical Project Management, Sales/BD, Suppliers, Supply Chain, and Customers to ensure smooth project execution.
• Monitor project progress, identify technical risks, and propose solutions to remove bottlenecks.
• Support scale-up from lab prototype to pilot trial and commercial production at customer or contract manufacturing sites.
• Ensure R&D outputs are practical, scalable, cost-aware, and aligned with commercial priorities.

5. Quality, Regulatory & Documentation Support

• Support the review of technical documents for ingredients, including Specification, COA, SDS/MSDS, Halal, Kosher, Non-GMO, Allergen, Origin, and other supplier documents.
• Coordinate with Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Suppliers to prepare technical information required for customer submission, import dossiers, product registration, or project approval.
• Ensure formulas and ingredient recommendations are screened against relevant food safety, labeling, and local regulatory requirements.
• Maintain proper records of formulations, trial results, sample codes, customer feedback, and technical documents.

6. Lab, Sample & Knowledge Management

• Manage R&D lab activities, sample preparation, raw material storage, application samples, and lab equipment.
• Ensure samples and prototypes are properly labeled, stored, tracked, and documented.
• Maintain confidentiality of customer formulas, supplier technical information, and internal R&D data.
• Ensure compliance with lab safety, hygiene, and internal documentation standards.
• Build and maintain a knowledge library for formulations, applications, ingredient functions, and troubleshooting cases for trial and commercial orders..

7. Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, coach, and develop R&D/Application team members to improve technical capability and project execution.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet project priorities and business needs.
• Conduct internal technical training for Sales/BD and related teams to improve ingredient knowledge and solution-selling capability.
• Stay updated on food trends, ingredient innovation, processing technologies, and competitor products.
• Proactively propose new concepts and application ideas to support GroupG’s growth strategy.

Yêu cầu ứng viên

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Food Microbiology, Food Chemistry, Sensory Science, Biotechnology, or related fields.
• For Manager level: 5–7+ years of experience in food R&D, application development, technical service, or product development, preferably in food ingredients, beverage, dairy, bakery, confectionery, nutrition, or related industries. Experience in the Beverage/Dairy industry is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of food ingredient functionality, formulation, processing, sensory evaluation, and product application.
• Experience in lab trials, prototype development, pilot trials, and scale-up support.
• Good understanding of food safety, technical documentation, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong project management, planning, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.