Mir Shafi Uddin Ahmed

Experience

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  Daffodil International University

  Jun 2007 - Jul 2008

  Part Time Lecturer

  Cover Subjects Including-Food ScienceFood TechnologyDieteticsClinical nutritionResearch Methodology

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  ACI Foods Limited

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2011

  Product Development Officer

  My major responsibilities areDevelopment of new food products and processes.Continual improvements of existing products and processes.Checking and improving quality control procedures in own and suppliers' factories, from the raw material stage through to the finished product.Researching current consumer markets and latest technologies to develop new product concepts.Preparing product costing based on raw materials and manufacturing costs to ensure profitable products.Addressing issues of safety and quality.Liaising and cooperating with technical and commercial colleagues in procurement, sales and technical services, and marketing and distribution, and also with official food inspection and hygiene agencies.Carries out cooking and/or testing instructions as directed and documents sensory attributes and reconstitution methods and time.Assists with sensory testing by preparing ingredients, subassemblies, or finished goods according to instructions and assists in the documentation of results.Maintains inventory records of raw materials, finished samples, and R&D supplies.Periodic conduction of survey amongst the taste panel.Supervise the Third party production. Fix up the specification of packaging materials, raw materials and In Process Product.Formulation of SOP with various dimensions.Implementation of ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management System). Show less

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  Unilever Bangladesh Ltd

  Jun 2011 - now

  Major responsibilities are- • Designated R&D partner and first point of contact for any country activity for Foods & Refreshment Category that requires R&D input, including: innovation, regulatory compliance, issue management, challenges etc.• Working with South Asia F&R Regional Development Centre to create & implement R&D strategy at country level • Ensure OTIF (On Time In Full) delivery of R&D elements of agreed technical innovation plan • Manage external work according to Agile Outsourcing framework- Flash Model• Ensure OTIF delivery of R&D elements of agreed saving and simplification plan• Driving Unilever Sustainability Living Plan (USLP) in R&D efforts & initiatives specially for Health & Wellness.• Examine formulation and processing changes and effect on products to resolve issues, providing support to Supply Chain, sourcing units and 3rd parties • Lead Technical Market Development Activities• Manage compliance of the products with local legislation/Regulatory requirements• Where appropriate: represent Unilever with external relevant bodies.• Supports global and cluster design teams with inputs for future designs based on the local consumer trends & insights• Manage and networking with local KOF/influencer along with Marketing Show less Major Roles & Responsibilities were-• Designated Key R&D category contact for Foods category activities • Ensure OTIF delivery of Foods category innovation plan in close partnership with Regional Development Centers• Ensure OTIF delivery of Foods category saving projects (Product/ Pack logic, Alt. Supplier Dev) • Create & Manage different kind of Product Specification & Recipes for Foods Category • Understand & Ensure compliance of Foods category products with local legislation/Regulatory requirements• Develop Science based claims for Marketing• Development of Suppliers capability jointly with Supply Management• Interface strongly, on a day-to-day basis with category regional/ Local project core team, taking the lead on behalf of Product development function in planning• Develop comprehensive development testing protocols for all critical aspects of Product performance and ensure product is tested against these for all the relevant channels.• Drive Quality, Manufacturing efficiency & Productivity projects in the category jointly with SUIT & Manufacturing Team Show less Major Roles & Responsibilities were-• Asist on delivering category innovation plan • Asist on delivering category saving projects • Create & Manage different kind of Prod Specification & Recipe for the Category • Asist to develop Technical Contents for Market Development Activities• Support Development of New Supplier/ Supplier’s capability jointly with Supply Management• Support Sr. R&D Managers for external work according to Agile Outsourcing framework- Flash Model for the category • Assist Sr. R&D Managers in R&D efforts & initiatives for category Unilever Sustainability Living Plan (USLP) activities Show less

  • Product Development Manager, Foods & Refreshment

    Nov 2018 - now

  • Assistant Manager, Product Development - Foods & Refreshment

    May 2015 - Oct 2018

  • Product Development Technologist-Foods

    Jun 2011 - May 2015