Key Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative food concepts including rice box meals, ready-to-eat (RTE), ready-to-cook (RTC), and processed food items tailored for the retail market.
• Conduct market research and analyze food trends and consumer behavior to create products that meet customer demand.
• Coordinate closely with food manufacturing partners and OEM factories for product sampling, test runs, and commercial production of rice boxes and other meals.
• Monitor production processes at the factory to ensure compliance with product specifications, food safety, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Purchasing, Marketing, Operations, and Quality Assurance, throughout the product development cycle.
• Support product testing, shelf-life validation, and pilot launches to ensure readiness for market release.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a chef or in a culinary role, preferably with exposure to large-scale or commercial cooking.
• Hands-on experience working with food manufacturers or knowledge of industrial food production processes.
• Strong understanding of recipe development, ingredient sourcing, and cost control.
• Creative, trend-aware, and capable of translating culinary ideas into scalable products.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel to production sites or partner factories as needed.
• Experience in the retail or modern trade business is a plus.