Research and Development Manager
Job Details Experience Needed: 7 To 10 Years Career Level: Manager Education Level: Bachelor's Degr...
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Job Details
Experience Needed:7 To 10 Years
Career Level:Manager
Education Level:Bachelor's Degree
Salary:Confidential
Skills And Tools:
Job Description
- Develop new recipes aligned with brand positioning and customer trends.
- Improve and optimize existing menu items to enhance taste, consistency, and cost.
- Conduct tasting sessions, pilot trials, and feedback evaluations before approval.
- Standardize all recipes with detailed measurements, photos, videos, and SOPs.
- Ensure all recipes comply with HACCP and food safety guidelines.
- Calculate and document theoretical food cost for each recipe.
- Work closely with Supply Chain to source high-quality and cost-efficient ingredients.
- Reduce variance between actual and theoretical food cost.
- Reformulate expensive or low-performing recipes to improve profitability.
- Collaborate with Food Operations, Retail Operations, and QA teams for launch readiness.
- Conduct on-site trials to ensure recipes are executable with existing equipment.
- Train store teams on preparation techniques and quality standards.
- Prepare full operational manuals for kitchen and service staff.
- Conduct routine quality checks at stores to ensure correct recipe implementation.
- Address product quality complaints with root-cause analysis and corrective action plans.
- Maintain flavor, texture, presentation, and portion consistency across all branches.
- Stay updated with F&B trends, new ingredients, and competitive offerings.
- Develop seasonal menus, LTOs, and signature items.
- Analyze sales reports to improve recipe performance.
- Work with Supply Chain to test new suppliers and evaluate product samples.
- Coordinate with Marketing for new product launches and campaigns.
- Support QA with audits, safety enhancements, and compliance standards.
- Maintain a complete database of all recipes and updates.
- Submit monthly R&D progress reports.
- Track performance of new items and update recipes as needed.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts, Food Technology, Hospitality, or related field.
- Specialized culinary training is a strong advantage.
- HACCP or Food Safety certifications preferred.
- 7 – 10 years in culinary operations.
- Minimum 5 years in R&D, menu development, or chef leadership roles.
- Experience with multi-outlet or franchise operations preferred.
- Strong recipe creation & flavor profiling.
- Food costing, portioning, and yield calculations.
- Knowledge of HACCP and kitchen safety requirements.
- Familiarity with industrial kitchen equipment.
- Strong documentation and SOP-writing ability.
