We are looking for a Product Development Officer for one of our clients

Responsibilities:

Leadership-
1. Implement and control the product & packaging development activities.
2. Communicates with the sales team regarding the projects requiring innovation.
3. Manages the lab & pilot plan trials & oversees the production trial.
4. Defines the product formulation with RM & PM specifications based on the lab &pilot plan trials & risk analysis.

Business Excellence (Performance)-
1. Liaise with the sales team & Communicates with the sales team regarding the projects requiring innovation.
2. Conducts market sample analysis inorder to benchmark the market leaders in various technologies.
3. Design Product & Packaging development documentation.

People Development-
1. Provide technical know how about the products & packaging developed considered the safety, Quality & legality aspect.
2. Train the relevant team for successful completion of the trial formulation.

Planning & Execution-
1. Improvement for the total product & packaging knowledge of customers including cost engineering.
2. Responsible for ensuring that NPD and EPD activities related to all technologies are approved according to specifications agreed with the clients/customers. This includes new RM, PM and process qualifications.
3. Manages stocks of RM’s, PM’s, market samples, Lab Chemicals and Reagents for analyses used for product & packaging development.

Level of Education(s)

Chemical Engineer/Chemistry