Product Development Manager

No of positions : 01

Location : Lahore

Job Type : Permanent

Gender : Any

Age (25-45)

Required Travel : 10%

The Company :

Our client is a chain of bakery and cafés. It's a young company but they have established their network across Punjab. They have exciting plans for nationwide expansion. To help them expand they are looking to recruit a talented Product Development Manager.

The Role : OVERALL AIM :

To assist in the management of the development programme at our client, including responsibility for developing and / or engineering products, kitchen trials, product costing, factory production trials, feasibility, and product launch scheduling.

The main responsibilities of the Product Development Manager role are as follows :

• To evaluate new products during the development process through conducting appropriate in-house and external taste panels - and maintain full & accurate records of results.
• To provide technical support to other departments including product cooking times and temperatures, recipe ideas, nutritional data, etc.
• To effect continuous product evaluation of both company and competitors' products (varieties, formulation, and quality), recommending action accordingly.
• To carry out initial ingredient sourcing through close liaison with Technical and Purchasing departments.
• To control and record all development samples across all departments - ensuring feedback and action plans are agreed.
• Manage the process control from development concept to finished production item, organizing production trials, cost, product reviews, and development schedules. Ensure full transfer to Technical and Production at first commercial production.
• Monitor and review the ongoing performance of new products and production requirements as necessary.
• Carry out ad hoc projects and product feasibility reports as required.

Job Specification

The Candidate :

Information Technology and Services - Lahore, Pakistan

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