Asst Manager - New Product Development

Place of Origin's new premium, ethnic packaged food products needs a steady and exciting range of new products to be developed for its pipeline.

The candidate will look into the end-to-end product development life cycle that includes:

1. Delivering monthly targets to create fresh and innovative food products

2. Analyze data to identify products that will work for the brand within the framework set

3. Negotiate with potential vendors to be able to source product at competitive prices

4. Build and grow relationship with vendors to capture maximum value from vendor's manufacturing setup

5. Visualize and develop packaging solution to suit the product

6. Ensure FSSAI regulations and other compliances are addressed to ensure product is ready to launch

7. Strategize and create go-to-market plan

8. Liaise with teams to ensure smooth launch of products in market

9. Strategize and implement marketing to ensure product off-take is maximized

10. Own and build relationships for sales from online marketplaces/alternate channels