Our Client
A leading food and commodities manufacturing organization in the region is looking for an experienced R&D Manager to lead product development, formulation, standardization, process optimisation, and innovation across its core food product portfolio.
Role Overview
You will lead the technical development and R&D agenda across cereal-based and value-added food products, taking projects from raw material evaluation and formulation through pilot trials, process optimisation, and commercial scale-up.
The role will focus on strengthening product consistency, developing new products, improving existing formulations, optimising manufacturing processes, and supporting the organization’s broader innovation and growth strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead R&D activities across cereal-based and value-added food products, from concept development and formulation through pilot trials and commercial scale-up.
- Develop, standardize, and optimise product formulations and specifications across multiple product grades, applications, and customer requirements.
- Evaluate raw material characteristics and processing performance to improve product consistency, functionality, quality, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Lead new product development and product renovation initiatives aligned with market requirements, customer needs, and the organization’s innovation strategy.
- Conduct sensory, physicochemical, shelf-life, and performance testing while establishing appropriate technical and quality benchmarks.
- Partner with Production, Quality, and Procurement teams to troubleshoot formulation and manufacturing issues and optimise process parameters.
- Maintain technical documentation covering formulations, specifications, standard operating procedures, testing protocols, and product standards.
- Support innovation roadmaps, feasibility studies, cost optimisation, and continuous improvement initiatives while monitoring developments in food processing and product technology.
Job Details
| Posted Date: | 2026-09-07 |
| Job Location: | Oman - Muscat |
| Company Industry: | Accounting |
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