Nestlé

Manager - Concept & Development Chef

Nestlé  •  Republic of India (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

At Nestlé R&D South Asia, we are looking for a Concept & Development Chef to join our Culinary Development & Seasoning Innovation team and help shape the future of noodle seasonings, and next-generation food experiences. You'll have the opportunity to work at the intersection of culinary arts, consumer understanding, flavour innovation and food technology, helping create products that reach consumers across markets and cultures.

This role is ideal for a chef who combines strong culinary foundations with curiosity, creativity, some science acumen and a passion for innovation.

Key Roles & Responsibility (What will you do?):

  • Translate culinary concepts into scalable food products and experiences.
  • Develop prototypes, recipes, and seasoning concepts for R&D innovation and renovation projects.
  • Bring authentic global cuisine insights into product development, particularly Asian cuisines including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian food cultures.
  • Work closely with product developers, flavorists, sensory scientists, factories, and markets to transform consumer and culinary insights into commercial products.
  • Explore emerging culinary trends, novel ingredients, techniques and potentially patentable culinary processes.
  • Represent culinary excellence during innovation workshops, tastings, and senior leadership events.

Qualifications (What we're looking for)

  • Culinary Degree or professional culinary certification.
  • 5-10+ years of experience in reputable hotel, restaurant, premium foodservice, Michelin-starred or equivalent culinary environments.
  • Optional: Experience in FMCG, food manufacturing, product development or culinary innovation environments is highly desirable.
  • Deep understanding of world cuisines, particularly Asian cuisine traditions, and flavor systems, and is able to articulate well on flavor nuances
  • Strong communication and command over English language, storytelling and stakeholder management skills – Must have!
  • A creator's mindset, curiosity for food science, and willingness to challenge conventional thinking.
Nestlé

About Nestlé

As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future.

We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland.

Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020.

Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category – offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.

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Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Vevey, CH
Year Founded
Unknown
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