Started by three friends who recognised the gap in the market – the need for good quality coffee at home, made with minimal effort, Sleepy Owl’s vision is to disrupt the at-home coffee industry in India, and give our customers easy access to the best quality coffee. From our Premium Instant Coffee to our classic Cold Brew Packs, we’re constantly innovating and redefining the coffee drinking experience. In 2016, we became the first to introduce India to the concept of Cold Brew Coffee, and have been a proud pioneer in this space. Today, we stand over 5 years strong with a vast product portfolio that includes Cold Brew Packs, Hot Brew Bags, Ready-To-Drink Cold Brew Bottles, Ground Coffee, Premium Instant Coffee and a range of Merchandise. Our signature chocolatey and nutty flavour comes from single-origin, Grade-A plantation beans grown at 5300ft in Chikmagalur, Karnataka – some of the best there is around the world. The coffee is freshly roasted in small batches, and sealed immediately for dispatch. Better yet we’re also committed to no more plastic packs. Ever. Our Sustain packs are made with paper, aluminium and absolutely no plastic at all. This makes them just as strong, while being a lot nicer for the planet.
📢 We’re Hiring | NPD & R&D Executive
At Sleepy Owl Coffee, we’re looking for an NPD & R&D Executive to join our Product Innovation & R&D team and help us build stronger in-house product development capabilities.
🔧 What you’ll work on:
- Develop and iterate formulations for coffee, premix, functional and adjacent F&B products.
- Conduct hands-on bench trials, sensory evaluations and product benchmarking.
- Research and source new ingredients, flavours and formulation approaches.
- Build and maintain ingredient, flavour and benchmark libraries.
- Support pilot trials, scale-up and troubleshooting with external R&D partners and manufacturing partners.
- Drive reformulation, sensory improvement and cost-optimisation projects for existing products.
🔍 What we’re looking for:
- 2–4 years of relevant experience in FMCG, food, beverages, nutrition, ingredient applications or product development.
- Degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Dairy Technology, Nutrition or a related discipline.
- Hands-on experience in formulation, lab trials, sensory evaluation and product troubleshooting.
- Strong understanding of ingredients, flavours, sweeteners, proteins, stabilisers and functional systems.
- A curious, experimental mindset with strong documentation and data discipline.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, founder-led environment.
📍 Location: Delhi-NCR
💼 Experience: 2–4 years
🗓️ Working: Monday–Saturday
Budget: upto 5LPA
🌱 This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys making, tasting, testing and improving products, while working closely with the founders, NPD, Packaging, Quality, ingredient partners, consultants and contract manufacturers.
📎 For a detailed understanding of the role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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