Think Organic Limited is hiring a Technical, Quality & NPD Manager for our food supplement (nutraceutical) business. This is a high-ownership, part-time leadership role for an experienced professional from the nutraceutical or food supplement industry. You will be focused on building, improving, and governing systems and processes across our outsourced supply chain. This role is not a routine factory QA position; it is designed for someone who has experience building systems and managing technical risk.
What You'll Do
- Build and strengthen the quality management system for an outsourced nutraceutical supply chain.
- Develop and maintain a robust food safety plan covering ingredient suppliers, contract manufacturers, storage partners, and logistics.
- Build and maintain an approved supplier and approved manufacturer program.
- Develop risk-based raw material, packaging, and finished-goods testing plans.
- Design and maintain robust recall and traceability systems across the supply chain.
- Review products, formulations, labels, and claims for technical and regulatory compliance.
- Support new product development from a technical, quality, and regulatory standpoint.
- Support the drafting and maintenance of technical and manufacturing agreements with co-manufacturers and key suppliers.
- Help design and implement a robust customer transparency program.
What We're Looking For
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Nutrition, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience.
- Proven experience building systems and processes, not only maintaining documentation.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers or outsourced manufacturing models.
- Hands-on experience in HACCP, GMP, BRCGS, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, or comparable systems.
- Experience with supplier approval, technical documentation, specifications, testing programs, and batch release.
- Experience supporting new product development in a technical capacity.
- Experience coordinating with laboratories, suppliers, manufacturers, and packaging vendors.
- Experience with regulatory and label review for food supplements or similar products.
- Practical experience in CAPA, change control, traceability, recall systems, supplier qualification, technical agreements, risk-based testing plans, packaging compliance, product specifications, CoA review, food safety documentation, NPD technical review, and label and claims review.
Nice to Have
- Preference for candidates from leading institutions such as NIFTEM Kundli, NIFTEM-Thanjavur, ICT Mumbai, or comparable top-tier institutions in India.
- Auditor training or practical audit experience.
- Experience with UK, EU, export, or international compliance environments.
- Experience with Amazon or e-commerce supply chains.
- Experience with China-sourced packaging or international vendor management.
- Experience in a fast-growing startup, challenger brand, or outsourced brand environment.
- Strong systems thinker with the ability to build practical, scalable processes.
- Commercially aware and able to balance rigor with business pragmatism.
- Strong written and verbal English.
- Comfortable working independently in a remote role.
- Able to influence external partners and challenge suppliers constructively.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and decisive.
Team & Environment
This is a remote role where you will work directly with company leadership.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive compensation of INR 6,00,000 - 10,00,000 annually (pro-rated for part-time).
- Flexible part-time remote role (20 hours/week).
- High-impact role in a fast-growing international nutraceutical company.
- Opportunity to build and shape the company’s quality, technical, and product development systems across a global outsourced supply chain.
- Exposure to international manufacturers, suppliers, and regulatory environments, working closely with UK-based partners.
- Direct collaboration with company founders and the ability to influence technical and product decisions.
Work Mode
This is a remote position for candidates based in India.
Think Organic Limited is an equal opportunity employer.
