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Assistant Manager - Innovations

Date Posted: Oct 01, 2026
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    Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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    Job Type: Full Time/Permanent
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    Apply Before: Dec 07, 2026
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Job Description

TATA-CONSUMER-PRODUCTS-BLUE-LOGO-Feb-13

 

 

 
Designation
Assistant Manager – Innovations, Packaged Foods
Function
Marketing		 Location
Mumbai		 Reporting To
VP – Innovations, Packaged Foods 

 

 

Job Description

 

 

What are the Key Deliverables in this role?

 

Financial Outcomes

Evaluation and Validation: The incumbent will be responsible for

  • Managing the medium/long term pipeline of new products in-line with the business goals .
  • Conduct rigorous testing and validation of innovation P&L by liaising with Finance, R&D, Factory etc

 

Customer Service:

Consumer centric mindset

  • Closely track the category for competition mapping and new trends for growth and plan innovation pipeline
  • Leverage different idea generation platforms to identify the trends, conversations and input it in the NPD process
  • Conduct consumer connects to mine consumer insights and work collaboratively with R&D team to launch new products

 

Internal Processes

  • Project Management, Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing:
  • Drive the NPD agenda in line with business priorities - initiatives that will deliver on targets for NDP as a % of turnover
  • Manage the innovation funnel stage gate process for key projects in line with business KPIs
  • Work closely with cross functional teams to deliver on the strategic pillars of the NPD funnel; drive ownership and accountability across the organization for NPD projects
  • Develop the product specifications in consultation with the consumer insights, marketing, sales, packaging, regulatory and the R&D teams
  • Draw the GTM strategy along with brand team for the NPD brands and lead the launch of the products
  • Lead research processes both qual and quant for all NPD projects
  • Lead the launch for NPD in case of new products / brands successfully transition to marketing team at a later stage – work closely with sales & category teams to see projects through to the market execution stage
  • Responsible for all marketing activities for the related Portfolio – interaction with agency in product & communication development, promotions
  • Assist in the IO/PO Creation and execution

 

Innovation and Learning

  • Support the process of shoot/asset creation by close partnership with agency partners and freelancer ecosystem
  • Building Claims tool kit - building a ready toolbox backed with defendable evidence to support Scientific /Technical /Marketing Claims through Commissioned Studies - Kantar, Clinical, Retail, etc. Laison with R&D /technical team to test
  • Support Lead, design & deliver on impactful consumer facing 360 degree activation campaigns across platforms
  • Help Proving superiority at Point of Sale - Implementing efficient and scalable superiority activation programs customizable for market type/channels.

 

What are the Critical success factors for the Role ?

  • Educational Qualification – MBA or non MBA with experience in innovations role works well
  • 2-5 years of relevant work experience
  • Great inter-personal, presentation & communication skills

 

 

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role?

  • Have worked in BTL / Event led role / organization with some creative development
  • Fluent in Excel working with ability to run varied formulas
  • Fluent in oral and written communication & ability to deliver multiple tasks under timelines
  • Experience in brand management preferred

 

 

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Tata Consumer Products
Tata Consumer Products · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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