Development & Research Job in Kenya

Research & Development Manager

Department: Research &

Development

Reporting to: Chairman and Sales

& Marketing Director

Responsibilities

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Manage, communicate and reinforce

organizational and departmental initiatives to the R&D department to ensure

a consistent message and targeted objectives are achieved.

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Develops and executes R&D project

timelines and deliverables.

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Creates new prototypes for R&D

initiatives, including formulation, raw material sourcing, packaging

development and costing.

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Designs and executes experiments

to meet project objectives.

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Work with customers to deliver new products

that meet customer needs in a cost-effective manner and with formulations that

can be processed in the existing operation.

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Establish and leverage contacts

and connections with existing and potential new customers in the food

sectors for commercialization of new products.

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Monitors marketplace for new

trends, products, and/or flavors and competitor products and development

activities.

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Plans, coordinates and executes

production tests to successfully meet project objectives.

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Accurately records, analyzes

and reports data to meet project objectives.

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Packaging development.

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Develops product specifications

and parameters for all new products (SOPs, HACCP plans, risk analysis and

costings).

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Coordinates 3rd party laboratory

testing and reports results.

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Conducts and analyses internal and

external sensory evaluations.

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Manages R&D and

sensory evaluation workspaces and R&D sample area.

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Contributes to development

and management of R&D budget.

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Generates all finished product

nutritional panel information and ingredient statements.

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Adheres to GMP’s, Standard

Operating Procedures, and Safety Regulations consistently.

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Ensure compliance with plant safety

standards and with applicable regulatory requirements while following the

company’s Good Manufacturing Processes.

Qualifications

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BSc or MSc degree in Food Science,

Food Technology or related field required.

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Minimum 5 years’ related work

experience in product and packaging development

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Expertise in product development and

new product innovation, with extensive Product Development/Food Science

discipline

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

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Excellent knowledge of HACCP, ISO

22000 and its application in food industry

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Knowledge of KEBS, US FDA and UK FSA

regulations for the development of product labels.

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Strong passion for food and the drive

to develop this passion throughout the organization

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Customer focused expertise in the

snacks and spices industry

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Knowledge of western and ethnic snack

foods and spices and the application of spices in cooking essential

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Strong sensory evaluation and

analysis skills

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Prior experience in facilitation of

group training desired

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Strategic decision-making approach to

business interests

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High collaboration and project

management skills

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Strong judgement and decision making

skills

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Highly organized with a strong focus

on detail and accuracy with the ability to thrive in a complex, high demand,

evolving environment, requiring quick responsiveness; must be able to handle

multiple priorities while maintaining focus on the bottom line

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Must demonstrate a high degree of

written and verbal skills and have excellent organization and presentation

skills

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Work effectively as an individual

with minimal supervision or as a team member as required

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Must possess a workable knowledge of

MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Please send in your CV to wandia@primepersonnel.com, with “Research & Development Manager” on the subject

line.