Product Development Manager
Saudi Snack Foods - Pepsico
Total des années d'expérience :14 years, 2 Mois
Responsibilities:-
1. Technical brand ownership for Tortilla Chips, Pellets within the Chips portfolio (Doritos, Quavers, Lay’s Poppables)
2. Assist with the development of the Tortilla Chips & Pellets Products AOP initiatives.
3. Develop an appropriate Tortilla Chips & pellets Products NPD pipeline to ensure flexible and rapid delivery of initiatives to support business growth
4. Executing projects utilizing solid technical project management tools and skills to ensure objectives are accomplished on time, to the agreed standards and within budget.
5. Provide regular progress updates against agreed deliverables & objectives and timely communication of issues to all primary sponsors and stakeholders.
6. Implement project briefs/plans ensuring in collaboration with all relevant functions (especially Marketing and Operations).
-Research & Development (R&D Product & Process Development, Product Design Shelf life analysis & risk assessment
-Critical and Creative thinking, Competitive analysis, Customer targeting Project Management, Innovation & New product development (NPD)
Strategic Planning, SAP & My Buy vendor tools & Techno. Ingredients,
-Product Rennovation Supply chain management Quick learner
-Product testing & experimental design Product design Project Implementation Customer Insight, Consumer Products
-Analytical thinker, Sensory Evaluation Food safety, Quality Control and Quality Assurance (HACCP, ISO 22000:2005, AIB, GMP, ISO, SFDA, )
Achievements/Tasks
1. Insightful Innovation Award winner for Lays Poppables unique snacks product 2019 through PepsiCo Chief Science Officer, NY, U.S.A.
2. Nominated and receive the Human sustainability award for Cost saving of sodium reduction, through Gulf Levant General Manger by 2018.
3. Achieving 230 M$ productivity by Developing alternate supplier for pellets
4. Developed and launched Total 30+new products and 60+ new flavors in Snacks (Till date).
5. Leading Supply chain to produce reference Gold standard product and gets qualified by the global center.
6. Supporting Egypt for Doritos Heat wave launch product.
7. Supporting Iraq for Local oil qualification process / Tortilla chip new line commissioning
Responsibilities:-
Lead the development of projects in the Potato Chips (PC- Lays) category while being the departmental TC technical “expert”.
1. Actively lead the potato chip category related to product development projects.
2. Ensure that quality systems are in place to deliver consistent quality to consumers for the potato chip portfolio.
4. Develop project briefs/plans ensuring they are aligned with R&D strategy, and meet Marketing requirements.
5. Implement company standard processes of consumer product testing, sensory, analytical, etc to ensure the delivery of outstanding products to the market.
6. Understand and develop own technical skills to execute product and process development.
7. Application of R&D tools (e.g. product testing, experimental design…etc.) to identify and action continuous product improvement.
8. Handling and coordinating potato chip product trials and sample preparation including packaging development.
9. Support Extruded products (Cheetos/sunbites Chips) and Snacks and Packaging projects as required by the R&D Manager.
10. Manage and maintain technical specifications and standards for all potato chip products.
11. Assist in conducting basic analytical work and troubleshooting on raw materials/equipment’s/final product as and when required.
12. Plan, manage and execute the FLC on potato chips &TC; Ensuring follow-up and corrective action with operations.
Achievements/Tasks
-Received the prestigious Cohesive Team Award winner for 2016 through, PepsiCo CEO and Chairman USA. (Lays Scoops).
-Human sustainability award for saving of sodium reduction, received through Gulf Levant GM by 2017.
- (Doritos SCP). Transformation Award winner for 2016 through Gulf Levant GM (Lays Scoops).
-Best Innovation Middle east and North Africa Award winner for 2016 received through Gulf Levant GM (Lays Scoops).
-Launched New product -and many new flavors.
Achieved Revenue 7$M by using U.K technology product Doritos shots.
-Developed & launched pellet for Iraq & Egypt, cost saving around 80$M.
-Leading new flavors from the existed flavors and cost saving 250$M. Cost saving $ 90M by low sodium version.
Responsibilities:-
1. Technical brand ownership for Tortilla Chips, Pellets within the Chips portfolio (Doritos, Quavers, Lay’s Poppables)
2. Assist with the development of the Tortilla Chips & Pellets Products AOP initiatives.
3. Develop an appropriate Tortilla Chips & pellets Products NPD pipeline to ensure flexible and rapid delivery of initiatives to support business growth
4. Executing projects utilizing solid technical project management tools and skills to ensure objectives are accomplished on time, to the agreed standards and within budget.
5. Provide regular progress updates against agreed deliverables & objectives and timely communication of issues to all primary sponsors and stakeholders.
6. Implement project briefs/plans ensuring in collaboration with all relevant functions (especially Marketing and Operations).
7. Evaluate brand economics for new innovations with financial planning team and work on productivity where needed
8. Work with procurement team on screening suppliers for materials needed for new innovations based on cost and material suitability for the application
9. Develop new & exciting Tortilla Chips & Pellets Products which are fully aligned to business strategy
10. Proactively challenging the suitability and performance of product designs in order to maintain a competitive advantage in terms of product acceptance, unique product design, cost of goods etc.
11. Act as the guardian of quality for the brands through owning product, process and material design standards (including gold standard/reference product supply and keeper of specifications) and tracking in-market performance through Frito-Lay Challenge, Weak-Link and competitive testing.
12. Developing an understanding and demonstrating application of consumer product testing, sensory, analytical, etc to deliver superior products to the market and capture product intelligence.
13. Apply R&D tools (e.g. product testing, experimental design etc.) to identify and action continuous product improvement.
14. Back of pack Nutritional calculation
Achievements:-
-Developed and produced Doritos supply in India and Indonesia and achieved Revenue 87$M.
-Reduced oil readiness in Doritos and achieved revenue $100, 000.
-Improved Breakage Whole chips count by 90% in Doritos, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
-Developed Aspartame artificial free flavors, TC low oil product, New yellow corn varieties
-Qualification and achieved revenue 500$M.
Support Extruded products (Cheetos, Forno, Sun bites, Tasali Chips) and Snacks and Packaging projects.
Responsibilities:-
-Handling Technical Brands Management agenda by supporting Factory trials, qualification of raw & packaging materials and suppliers, and prototype preparation as well as completion of specific project tasks.
- Assist with assigned technical & packaging related projects across business (products, packaging, process, pilot plant).
- Handling and coordinating snacks product trials and sample production.
- Support in designing and placement of effective quality systems to deliver consistent quality to consumers for existing & future snacks portfolio.
- Project management capabilities for on-time and doing it right deliverables.
- Lead R&D agenda in troubleshooting key product related issues and handle process capability studies.
- Perform analytical testing as and when required.
- To maintain contact with sister companies, other divisions. research organization and consultancies in order to keep abreast of technological developments in area of responsibility.
- Support in management of technical change initiatives within the areas of Product Innovation.
- Support in conducting consumer researches/studies.
- key support function within a fast paced and continually evolving business environment.
- control some R&D trial expenditure against a given project.
- Working within cross-functional project teams (e.g. alongside Marketing, Operations etc).
- Regular contact with Technical Brand Manager & R&D Director.
- Integral to project planning: time, cost, quality.
- Presentation of proposals and recommendations within key counterparts in marketing, operations, supply chain.
Achievements/Tasks:-
-Contributed in supplying chain to achieve 100% profit.
-Led two existed flavors and cost saving around 240 M$.
-Led development for several flavors and projects and got 10/10 flavors and launched 2 flavors.
-Participated in functional teams production to produce New Tortilla chips.Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
✓ Conduct studies to discover ways to improve the efficiency of production processes
✓ Oversee the hiring and training food production personnel
✓ Ensure manufacturing and processing staff wear appropriate sanitary and protective gear to ensure health and safety
✓ Monitor every aspect of production to ensure compliance with established procedures and standards
✓ Oversee the maintenance, repair, and replacement of production equipment to ensure smooth work operations
✓ Allot work tasks to company staff according to their specialization and history
✓ Set production objectives and implement action plans for achieving set targets
✓ Conduct forecast to identify potential risks and contingencies in a proposed project
✓ Prepare periodic reports to update upper management on food production activities
✓ Create work shifts to ensure round-the-clock food production operations
✓ Maintain accurate inventory of raw materials and processed food products
✓ Ensure products and raw materials are stored properly at optimum conditions
✓ Ensure all company regulations and government legislations are adhered to
✓ Attend seminars, conferences, and educational programs to update job knowledge
Responsibility:-
1. Supervised production schedules, production quality and on time delivery.
2. Diligently maintained safety and quality standards.
3. Implemented root cause and corrective actions to remove production constraints and improve product quality.
4. Enforced a culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership.
5. Improved efficiency and productivity by eliminating waste and production constraints.
6. Trained, developed and counseled employees to develop a high performing team.
7. Developed and maintained strong and clear communication and rapport with plant personnel.
8. Audited internal work plans per Quality, GMP, Safety, and HACCP while offering recommendations for improvements.
9. Responsible for the food safety of all products and processes.
10. Responsible for specification compliance on ingredients packaging and finished goods.
11. Employees training programs for Good manufacturing Practices.
Responsibility :
• Quality control: preparation of laboratory reagents & standard calibration.
• Handling various physio-chemical analysis & Microbiological analysis of raw product and finished goods
• Testing result during in process inspection
• Checking in process parameters during the production process
• Checking for the cleaning and sanitation process of equipment at all plant section.
• To Ensure that the product manufactured meet and pass microbiological tests & within the specified hygienic / microbial limits.
• Work closely & participate in day to day Quality & hygiene related Activities.
• Implement all best practices with regards to the CRP program.
• Ensure a pest free Plant by working in conjunction with the site pest control company. Organize any additional treatments, which may be required to ensure a pest free environment.
• Facilitate staff training sessions i.e. CRP program, HACCP and any other courses that the company may deem necessary.
• Ensure that the HACCP program is running according to schedule and that all aspects of the program are live and rectify any non-conformance as they may arise.
• Order all relevant chemicals required for plant cleaning and supervise the usage and application thereof.
• Oversee all boil-outs done over weekends and other times by Pepico Plant and cleaning company / services personnel.
• Manage all contracts related to Cleaning, Hygiene and Pest Control.
Product Quality & Safety
• Ensure all line checks are done at specified intervals on all running lines.
• Bring to immediate attention of the Quality manager, in case any non-conformance is identified.
• Check samples from all incoming raw materials and packaging materials and undertake acceptance only if all microbial specifications are met.
• Record all product Microbial analysis related parameters to be able to refer back at a later date.
• And report all product parameters as required by the PepsiCo schedule. These should be reported on a daily basis to Manager.
• To conduct air microbial quality tests /water analysis/personal hands swabbing check personal hygiene status of employees. Highlight discrepancies to Manager
• To actively involved in plant HACCP team
• To present any micro-analysis related documents that may required for audits like AIB /SASO/American Military audit
• To co-ordinate with purchasing and warehouses to advise the suppliers on improving ways and handling materials from micro-contamination point of view
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