Seasonal R&D - Tết Campaign

Your Role

We are seeking a hands-on R&D executive to join our team for the Tết 2027 gift box campaign. You will own the full product development cycle — from recipe creation through to mass production handoff — for a curated collection of baked confections produced in-house using our machine. You'll be developing recipes, running tastings, calibrating equipment, and ensuring every product scales cleanly and holds up on the shelf.

Responsibilities

Recipe Development

- Develop, iterate, and document recipes for Tet confections (cookies, pineapple cakes, fruit-filled pastries,…) aligned with the campaign's product brief and brand standards.

- Run structured internal tastings across multiple recipe iterations per SKU.

- Document all recipes in BOM, production instructions and control COGS.

Equipment & Scale-Up

- QC the recipe during production and calibrate the machine at production speed.

- Identify and resolve recipe adjustments needed for machine compatibility at scale.

Quality Control & Compliance

- Conduct shelf life testing at ambient conditions targeting minimum 45-60 days stability.

- Coordinate external lab testing for nutrition panels, allergen verification, and microbial analysis.

- Prepare product declarations (Vietnamese + English), allergen matrices, and storage instructions for product labeling.

- Conduct regular tastings and evaluations to ensure products meet or exceed quality standards and are aligned with original recipes.

Production Support & Training

- Produce production-quality samples for photoshoot, B2B sampling, and internal review.

- Support pre-production trial runs and provide daily QC oversight during peak production.

- Provide training sessions for production staff, sharing techniques and quality benchmarks.

- Troubleshoot production issues in real time.

- Sign off on QC release for B2C launch and B2B delivery batches.

- Salary based on experience and skillsets.

- Mind food (we reimburse for cultural consumption).

- Discounts in our bakery, cafés and lounges.

- Potential for recurring seasonal engagement (Mooncake, Tết) based on performance.

- 2+ years of proven experience in pastry R&D, product development, or food production.

- Hands-on experience developing recipes from scratch and scaling them to production volume.

- Experience working with industrial food equipment.

- Strong understanding of shelf life factors.

- Strong organizational and project management skills.

- Effective communication and collaboration skills.

- Culinary degree or equivalent experience in pastry.

Preferred

- Experience with mooncake or Asian confectionery production.

- Background in French pastry or European baking techniques.

- Familiarity with Vietnamese food labeling regulations.

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