Head, Research & Development Job at Oasis Africa Consulting Limited

Oasis Africa Consulting Limited - Our client, a reputable Beverage company is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below: 

Job Position: Head, Research & Development
Job Location: Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
Job Title: Full-time

Job Description

• Responsible for the R&D functional deliveries starting from product concept development & proposal, preparing prototype sample, laboratory testing, and final approval to invest in the developed product.
• Assess the requirements for new products based on the market needs in cooperation with Sales & Marketing department & MD
• Lead NPI Process to improve on product range and keeping the product range up to date with the new trends market and phase out obsolete products.
• Coordinate with concerned departments to update the product range with the developed product, e.g. Sales to promote the product, Manufacturing for process Design, Commercials for specifications & sourcing suppliers etc.
• Perform complete review, verification, and validation for new products to ensure conformity to requirement and fitness for use.
• Conduct product development trails, market studies, stability studies.
• Lead Technology transfer process
• Specifications & test methods development for RM / PM / FG & Support utilities in collaboration with concerned departments & Vendors
• Responsible for compliance to local regulatory requirements related to product registration / certification.
• Submit periodical reports to management showing the status of R&D progress.
• Oversee all activities of laboratory testing, maintaining proper link and coordination between R&D, product design and testing activities.
• Oversee the design review, verification and validation for the new products, to ensure conformity to specifications and fitness for use.
• Oversee the evaluation of new components in accordance with design specification in coordination with Purchase and Quality Assurance Departments.
• Establish product design reviews with the aim of simplifying the manufacturing operations, reducing manufacturing cost and possibility of product standardization.
• To evaluate consumer feedback and drive improvements in product.

Qualifications

• Graduate/ Post Graduate in Science / Food Technologist / Dairy Science / with 15-20 Years of post-qualification experience in food processing / R&D Operations. Additional Qualification in packaging Tech. shall be preferred
• Leadership and Managerial essential with excellent communication and presentation Skills.
• Outstanding data collection, analysis and documentation skills
• Computer literate, proficient in using Microsoft office.

Salary and Benefits
Pay/benefits are competitive based on industry standards.