About Open Secret:
Open Secret is a brand with a vision to make every Indian family snack better. Powered by a strong operating team of strategists and marketers from Harvard Business School, IIM, and IIT with 40+ years of collective FMCG experience and backed by the strongest set of mentors - Matrix, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal, and Vivek Gambhir.
The goal is to become the most preferred snacking brand for families by un-junking their favourite snacks. Open Secret is currently available through their website at https://opensecret.in, multiple ecommerce platforms, and across offline stores Pan India where they sell their entire range of un-junked snacks including; Nutty Cookies, Nutty Chips, Flavoured Nuts, Nutty Shake Mixes and Nutty Spreads.
About the CEO and Co-Founder:
Ahana Gautam is an experienced operator with a passion to build and grow the biggest consumer brands in India. She has a B.Tech from IIT Bombay and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She started her career at P&G where she worked across multiple functions - supply chain, finance and marketing. Ahana grew her passion for food brands at General Mills in the US where she launched natural and organic products.
R&D Manager ensures that manufacturing processes run reliably and efficiently. This senior POC will
act as a bridge between the Innovation team & Production Team. Responsibilities of the job include:
(i) catering to all production related challenges post launch, (ii) estimating, negotiating and agreeing
budgets and timescales with stakeholders.
Educational Qualification:
Food Tech. Engineering
10 Years experience in an FMCG / food processing unit, with specific knowledge on food safety
standards
Identify outside manufacturers that is capable of producing required products consistent
with established quality and regulatory requirements and within established cost
parameters.
Negotiate contracts that provide the overall best value to the company and establishes key
performance indicators for each external manufacturer to drive continuous improvement and
reduction in total delivered cost.
Work closely with the Innovation Team & RND Consultant
Ensuring the commercialization of the recipe takes place objectively.
Keeping a close eye on the PNL and other critical checkpoints from product perspective
Ensure demand for the new product launch is being met by production plan
Travel to the vendor and contract manufacturer for quality checks
Monitor, document and analyse trends around production deficits (e.g. defect increasing
specific to a line, down time, cost & root cause analyses of the same) and suggest corrective
actions
Learning how to operate different machines and processes involved with production.
Commissioning the machines to ensure smooth functioning
Conducting training & ensuring adherence to the SOP (manufacturing process) by the
contractors.
Identify opportunities for improvements which will help achieve cost savings
Develop an enterprise-wide operating strategy for Contract Manufacturers, including
detailed workflows, transparent demand forecasts, the development and maintenance of
contract agreements and the establishment of an efficient sourcing pipeline.
Lead all operational aspects for Contract manufacturing sites, including compliance, QA
procedures, product formulas and specifications, and adherence to the Supply Plan.
Coming from a technical background but having a strong commercial mindset, understanding
the measures required to manage these contracts
Having an understanding of the supplier network in either food or FMCG would be ideal
A continuous improvement mindset- always open to new suppliers, new ways of working
and opportunities to enhance the existing agreements
Work closely with Stake holders that include Supply Chain Operations, Procurement,
Finance, external RND Consultants.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: 40,
- 00 - 50,000.00 per month
Schedule: - Morning shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban - 400076, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
