SR. EXECUTIVE NPD - GLOBAL GOURMET PVT. LTD
(2023-01 - 2025-01)
- Developed Christmas range products across various categories, including hand-folded, forming breading line products, battered tempura products, and flatbread products for major retailers UK, Thailand.
- Develop firm tofu, silken tofu, plant based yogurts, plant based spread, tofu pickle.
- Conducted sensory evaluations and provided feedback to ensure product quality and excellence.
- Facilitated customer visits during trials to showcase process and product capabilities, promoting collaboration and understanding.
- Prepared cost calculations (quid calculations) and created multiple product specification sheets, adhering to relevant retailer specifications (Aldi, ASDA, Iceland, Tesco, Lidl).
- Conducted benchmarking exercises against competitor brands to maintain product excellence and stay ahead in the market.
- Ensured regulatory compliance by obtaining approvals, preparing ingredient declarations, nutritional values, and cooking instructions. Additionally, created submission sheets and performed theoretical nutritional calculations
NPD Executive - Goeld Frozen Food, Raipur
(2022-01 - 2023-01)
- Developed and modified recipes through R&D trials, ensuring product quality and innovation.
- Successfully transferred recipes and technology from R&D to production, facilitating seamless implementation.
- Evaluated and documented product manufacturing processes post-transfer, identifying areas for improvement.
- Implemented recipe adjustments based on production line evaluations, ensuring optimal product quality.
- Modified recipes to meet customer benchmarks and specifications, driving customer satisfaction.
- Collaborated with customers to finalize product specification sheets and resolve recipe-related issues.
- Created trial schedules tailored to customer needs, ensuring efficient product development.
- Renovation and reformulation of products to enhance texture, flavor, and cost-effectiveness.
- Demonstrated expertise in understanding the role of ingredients (major and minor) and their implications on processing, enabling informed decision-making.
Production Executive - TAKE AWAY & EFCPL, AURANGABAD
(2021-01 - 2022-01)
- Oversaw end-to-end production operations, managing production staff to ensure efficient and timely output.
- Developed and implemented production plans based on orders, ensuring accurate documentation and inventory management.
- Maintained rigorous quality control measures, including:
- Managing raw material (RM) records and ensuring quality incoming materials.
- Enforcing strict hygiene and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) standards among production staff.
Production Executive - NUTRIRIGHT, PUNE
(2021-06 - 2021-11)
- Supervised the entire production department, ensuring adherence to standard operating procedures and overseeing production workforce.
- Provided guidance and advice to production staff to optimize efficiency and productivity.
- Maintained accurate and detailed documentation, including:
- Creating and maintaining batch sheets
- Managing inventory records
- Tracking dispatch records
- Recording material purchases
- Completing daily documentation tasks