We are looking for a talented, hands-on R&D Manager. As a Research and Development (R&D) manager, you want to get the most productivity out of your team as possible, and the goal is always to get the next product on the market. You will assist in numerous phases of R&D activities, such as: researching, planning and implementing new protocols or products. As a R&D Manager, you report to the CEO.
Day in the life:
- Determine , implement and monitor research and development strategies, policies and plans
- Mentor and work closely with your team to foster innovation and high-impact results
- Be involve in design and product development of the product
- Take part in designing solutions, set technical direction and quality standards
- Take charge of existing product improvement and rework with new product
- Oversee research projects, analyze results, and give recommendations based on these results
- Be up-to-date with the latest developments in the research and development field to ensure the organization is familiar with those developments.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies to be current with food regulations for Islamic republic of Iran
- Liaise with suppliers for new products and ingredients.
- Identifies and advances quality and process improvement opportunities
What will make you successful?
To succeed in this R&D Manager role, you will need to demonstrate good interpersonal skills and the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams and people of all different levels. You will need to be innovating to provide solutions that improve the product.
Requirements
Candidate's Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field
- +4 years' working experience in a similar R&D role in FMCG
- Excellent project management skills, and the capability to engage well across groups
- Great communicator with highly analytical and attention to details.
- Strong people management skills
- Experience with implementing new processes and managing an agile team
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Competent with Microsoft Office
- Time-management skills
- Professional written and verbal communication skills, with excellent client facing skills (external) and the ability to communicate at all levels within the organization (internal).
- Adaptable, flexible, detail-oriented, creative, innovative thinker