R&d Product Development Manager

2 weeks ago


Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa RCL FOODS Careers Full time

This specific position that we are recruiting for is in SIQALO Foods Pty Ltd, a Remgro Group Company and market leader in Spreads with the well-known brands Rama, Stork and Flora.

SIQALO Foods works in partnership with RCL Foods.


Our Talent Team are currently looking for a dynamic
Research and Development (R&D) Product Development Manager to join the SIQALO Foods Business.

The role will be based at the Siqalo Plant in
Boksburg and report into the R&D Executive.


SIQALO Foods entrusts the R&D Product Development Manager to be responsible for Product Development across the continuum from medium to long term research on product design to the deployment in market.


Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Deliver product development to relevant projects/part of projects of the portfolio according to key project deliverables
  • Lead the planning and execution of all technical tests and analytical measurement activities (including sensory, nutritional and shelflife evaluation) both within projects and day to day activities, as well as competitor monitoring
  • Define the CTI plan required to generate technical understanding of consumer needs, to convert consumer need insights into technical hypotheses and to define and support execution of evaluation of prototypes
  • Lead and/or define product innovation plans to address consumer needs using relevant science and technology options
  • Work closely with other capability teams, namely packaging and process development and together with internal (marketing, SC, customer development) & external (suppliers, universities, 3P's) partners to identify technical options to deliver consumer need & generate new ideas
  • Ensure regulatory compliance with proper use of Siqalo Foods enabling systems
  • Define technical specifications for materials and formulations
  • Develop and deliver a patent review strategy in the product development area
  • When applicable: develop a strategic vision for specific areas of product development (such as the SF nutrition strategy)
  • Ensure nutritional compliance to SF nutritional strategy
  • When applicable, managetodelivery external research projects/open innovation projects as well as joint development projects with suppliers
  • When leading projects: work closely with marketing to define and deliver to projects
  • When applicable, for those with line manager responsibilities: coach and make development plans for project/team members
  • Assess new ingredients/suppliers and facilitate approval of these, according to the Siqalo foods Ingredient / supplier protocol
  • Drive continuous improvement programme relevant to recipe and ingredient optimisation

Minimum Requirements:

  • Food science, or any natural science Bachelor's degree
years relevant experience within the food manufacturing industry

  • Product development, science & technology expertise
  • Required to solve technical and analytical problems related to product development


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