Assistant R&D Manager - FMCG, based in Shah Alam & Bandar Enstek

Job responsibilities:

Management Support

• Acts as a bridge for communication between internal and external stakeholders
• Prioritizes food safety, cost-effectiveness, product quality, and operational capability as key criteria for product development

Product Development

• Develop new flavors and products, including processing procedures, techniques, and specifications
• Review and improve existing products
• Provide technical input for formulation changes
• Provide technical input for cost simulation
• Address problems encountered during processing and ingredient selection
• Proactively manage all R&D activities

Technical Support

• Provide technical support for production issues to ensure safe and quality products
• Train and support other teams in areas such as Sales & Marketing, Procurement, and Manufacturing

Administrative and Communication

• Develop guidelines and procedures for new product research that meet HQ requirements
• Communicate with R&D staff and other departments to coordinate new projects and resolve issues
• Confident and able to facilitate change across different departments
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with excellent communication abilities to act as a project champion for stakeholders

Job requirements:

• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Excellent skill in MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and data processing
• Good team player and have leadership skills
• Good command of English.
• Positive thinking, self-motivated, result oriented and accountable, mature to challenges
• Willing to work in Shah Alam & Bandar Enstek
• Due to specific job requirements, we are currently limiting applications to Malaysian citizens.

Qualified and interested candidates can apply by clicking the button below or sending your updated resume to feiying@asiarecruit.com.my.

Consultant in charge of the role:

Fei Ying Lee
Senior Recruitment Consultant