A leading Food & Beverage company in Dubai, UAE is hiring a talented and driven Executive — Product Innovation (NPD) to join its research and development team. Working closely with the Head of NPD, you will be responsible for developing new products and improving existing ones from concept stage through to commercial launch, managing scaling-up with manufacturing plants, conducting shelf life and storage studies, sourcing new ingredients, and maintaining recipe documentation in ORACLE. This is a hands-on, high-impact NPD role for a food technology professional with 3 to 5 years of experience who is passionate about creating innovative food and beverage products for one of Dubai’s most dynamic and growing F&B organizations.
About the Role — Dubai’s F&B Product Innovation Opportunity
Industry: Food & Beverage (F&B) manufacturing and product innovation — Dubai, UAE
Function: New Product Development (NPD) — from ideation and concept development through to commercial scale-up and market launch
Systems: ORACLE ERP — recipe documentation, routing, formula management, COA and specification sheet maintenance
Cross-Functional: Close collaboration with production, marketing, quality assurance, supply chain, and external manufacturing partners
KPI Focus: NPD ideation to commercialization, global trend assimilation, recipe optimization, and consistent manufacturing quality output
Why Build Your NPD Career in Dubai, UAE?
Tax-Free UAE Income: Competitive salary package in Dubai’s zero-income-tax innovation and F&B hub
Innovation Capital: Dubai is one of the MENA region’s most active food innovation markets with a global consumer base demanding next-generation F&B products
Career Growth: NPD and product innovation executives are among the most sought-after specialists in the UAE’s rapidly expanding food and beverage industry
Global Trend Access: Work at the forefront of global and regional F&B trends — assimilating consumer insights into commercially successful new product launches
Position Overview
This Executive — Product Innovation (NPD) role in Dubai is a full-time, on-site position embedded within the company’s New Product Development function, reporting directly to the Head of NPD. You will own the end-to-end development of new food and beverage products — from initial ideation and concept creation, through formulation, shelf life studies, supplier sourcing, and plant trials, all the way to commercial scale-up and market launch. The role requires hands-on expertise in food technology, a strong understanding of F&B global and regional trends, proficiency in ORACLE for recipe management, and the cross-functional coordination skills to liaise effectively between production, marketing, quality assurance, and supply chain teams. With 3 to 5 years of practical NPD experience and a BSc in Dairy Technology or Food Technology, this is your opportunity to shape the future of an exciting Dubai F&B brand through genuine product innovation.
Why This Role Matters: As Executive Product Innovation at this Dubai F&B company, you are the creative and technical engine behind every new product that reaches consumers — taking ideas from concept to shelf with real commercial impact, applying global and regional F&B trend intelligence to create innovations that resonate with today’s most demanding food consumers across the UAE and MENA, building deep cross-functional collaboration between R&D, production, supply chain, marketing, and quality to deliver products that are not just delicious but consistently manufacturable at scale, managing the end-to-end ORACLE documentation that underpins every recipe, formula, and specification across the product portfolio, and building a high-value product innovation career at the heart of Dubai’s most dynamic and globally connected food and beverage industry.
Key Responsibilities
New Product Development — Concept to Commercial Launch
- Develop new products and improve existing ones from the initial concept stage through formulation, trial, refinement, and final commercial market launch
- Assimilate global and regional F&B trends to generate innovative product concepts that meet consumer demand and align with the company’s brand strategy
- Manage pre-launch storage studies and shelf life evaluations for all new products to ensure quality, safety, and regulatory compliance before commercial release
- Conduct product scaling-up activities in collaboration with internal and external manufacturing plants to ensure consistent quality during commercial production
Manufacturing Process Development & Optimization
- Ensure process development and optimization within manufacturing plants to deliver consistent, high-quality product outputs that align with NPD specifications
- Collaborate closely with Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams to scale R&D product designs into efficient, repeatable, and commercially viable production processes
- Identify opportunities for recipe optimization and value engineering that reduce costs without compromising product quality, taste, or consumer appeal
- Maintain optimum and consistent manufacturing processes across all production facilities to ensure uniform product quality and regulatory compliance
Raw Material & Packaging Sourcing
- Search for and evaluate new suppliers to source ingredients (raw materials) and packaging materials that complement and enhance the company’s existing product range
- Develop and manage raw material and packaging material specifications — including selection criteria, quality benchmarks, and supplier recommendation documentation
- Maintain Certificates of Analysis (COAs) and specification sheets for all new ingredients in the initial development and launch stages
- Ensure all sourced ingredients and packaging materials meet applicable food safety regulations, quality standards, and consumer labelling requirements in the UAE
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the NPD liaison between production, marketing, and quality assurance departments to produce desired products at acceptable quality standards and on defined timelines
- Coordinate NPD project milestones and communications across internal teams and external manufacturing partners to ensure smooth and timely product development execution
- Present NPD concepts, progress updates, and commercialization recommendations to the Head of NPD and senior leadership clearly and effectively
- Apply strong customer-centric thinking to ensure that every new product development decision is grounded in consumer needs, market relevance, and business value
ORACLE Documentation & Recipe Management
- Document and update all recipes, routings, and formulas in the ORACLE ERP system accurately and in a timely manner throughout each product development project
- Maintain COA and ingredient specification sheets within ORACLE for all new materials introduced during the development process
- Ensure all NPD documentation — from concept briefs to technical specifications — is organized, complete, and accessible to all relevant cross-functional stakeholders
- Support compliance with food regulations and documentation standards by maintaining precise, audit-ready NPD records throughout the product lifecycle
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Dairy Technology, Food Technology, Food Science, or a closely related technical discipline
- Additional certifications or training in food regulations, quality management, or new product development processes are a clear advantage
Experience Requirements
- 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in New Product Development (NPD), Research and Development (R&D), or product innovation within the F&B or food manufacturing sector
- Demonstrated ability to take products independently from concept ideation through to successful commercial manufacturing scale-up and market launch
- Practical experience using ORACLE or a comparable ERP system for recipe management, formula documentation, and specification maintenance is a strong advantage
Core Competencies
- Strong food technology knowledge with an understanding of current and emerging global and regional F&B trends and consumer insights
- Solid understanding of food regulations, labelling requirements, and ingredient compliance standards applicable to the UAE and MENA region
- Excellent analytical ability for shelf life evaluation, recipe optimization, value engineering, and process improvement data interpretation
- Strong communication, documentation, and reporting skills for cross-functional coordination and senior management presentations
- Self-motivated, results-oriented, and ownership-driven with strong planning and decision-making skills in a fast-paced NPD environment
About the Employer — Dubai’s Dynamic F&B Innovation Company
This Executive — Product Innovation role is offered by an established and growing Food & Beverage company based in Dubai, UAE, with a dynamic NPD function focused on creating innovative, consumer-relevant products for regional and international markets. The company operates across food manufacturing and distribution in the MENA region, maintaining high product quality standards and a deep commitment to continuous innovation. Its NPD team works collaboratively across internal departments and external manufacturing partners to bring exciting new food and beverage products to market efficiently, consistently, and profitably.
Dubai’s position as the MENA region’s leading F&B innovation hub, combined with a zero-tax environment and access to a diverse global consumer base, makes this an outstanding location to build a high-impact product innovation career in 2026 and beyond.
Who Should Apply?
- Food Technology Graduates: With a BSc in Dairy Technology or Food Technology and 3–5 years of practical NPD or R&D experience in an F&B environment
- NPD Specialists: Who have managed full product development cycles from ideation and formulation through to commercial scale-up and market launch
- ORACLE-Experienced Technologists: With hands-on ERP recipe management, routing, and formula documentation skills in an F&B manufacturing context
- F&B Trend Innovators: Who are passionate about global food trends, consumer insights, and translating those insights into commercially successful new products
- UAE-Based Food Scientists: Ready to join a dynamic Dubai F&B company where their NPD expertise will directly shape an exciting and growing product portfolio
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