About the role

Take charge of the end-to-end 0-to-1 R&D; and implementation of current bakery products including breads, cakes, desserts and puff pastries. Conduct product positioning, selling-point extraction, specification definition, cost accounting and pricing. Follow through sampling, formulation finalization, pilot test, mass production, launch promotion and full-lifecycle optimization of current products.

Key responsibilities
Develop bakery product formulas, adjust flavors and optimize textures
Solve core technical challenges including dough fermentation, baking parameter tuning, filling formulation, shelf-life maintenance and anti-staling performance
Manage multiple concurrent projects covering new-product R&D;, existing-product iteration and process upgrading
Establish detailed project schedules covering R&D;, sampling, trial production and go-live
Coordinate cross-functional resources among R&D;, production, quality control, procurement and operation teams
Align R&D; progress,



process standards and production requirements to ensure on-time project delivery

About you
Minimum 3 years of R&D; or product-development experience in the bakery-food industry, with proven successful cases of 0-to-1 current bakery product development, process finalization, factory-scale mass-production and commercial launch
Proficient in production processes, formulation principles, baking parameters and raw-material properties of various bakery products
Solid professional expertise in bakery R&D; with proven capability to independently perform flavor tuning and formulation adjustment
Competent in project management and cross-department collaboration, capable of advancing multiple R&D; projects simultaneously and controlling project milestones
Prior experience with chain bakery brands is preferred

📌 Bakery R&d Specialist Sydney
🏢 MollyTea
📍 Sydney