Nikhil Chopra

About Nikhil Chopra

With more than 18 years at Nestlé, I lead R&D efforts as Senior Manager for Infant and Toddler Nutrition and Maternal Supplements. My focus lies in driving the industrialization of innovative products, ensuring compliance with food safety and regulatory standards, and optimizing manufacturing processes for cost efficiency and quality. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, I enable the seamless deployment of recipes, validation of industrial batches, and successful product launches. I am committed to delivering high-quality, compliant products that meet consumer needs. My expertise spans project and product management, process improvement, and infant and maternal nutrition. By fostering collaboration across global teams and leveraging data-driven insights, I contribute to advancing nutritional solutions that impact lives positively.

Experience

1. Head - R & d for Infant and Toddler Nutrition & Maternal Supplements

   Nestlé

   Sep 2023 — Present · Samalkha, IN

   Main Responsibilities / Job Summary• Lead and manage the Application Group in the following areas :o Industrialization of all approved I&R Projects.o Process improvements leading to more efficient and cost effective operations within the framework of food safety and quality standards.o Continual manufacturing of legal and TNR compliant products.o Availability of updated Product Files (Mnf Dossiers) for each product industrialized.• Ensure timely I&R deployment through optimal industrialization:o Validation of recipes from MRM, Reller (Vevey)o manufacturing and registration of 1st & 2nd industrial batches at PTC / NNo commercial manufacture and post launch confirmation of product robustness• Ensure efficient interaction and communications to enable successful I&R implementation within the factory and with PTC, Regional Operations, MRM, Reller (Vevey)• Ensure Product Compliance, not only for new products, but day-by-day compliance of all batches produced through ingredient and product composition management.• Provide key inputs / proposals to Factory / HO with regard to factory portfolio and manufacturing set up organization • Ensure proper change management with regard to manufacturing flow – sheet and conditions, equipment modifications, ingredients (including rework)• Review manufacturing capacities in line with MBS volumes and propose appropriate expansion / investments (CAPEX).• Develop AG / Mnf team members by enhancing their competency through coaching, training and exposure. • Participate in sensory evaluation / tasting of competitors products vs. Nestlé’s products, to ensure competitor trends awareness and consumer delight.• Network with PTC, NN and other AGs of different markets to have an update on current developments • Support and achieve Operational Excellence savings from Raw / Packaging material substitution as well as recipe / process changes.

Education

• Pratap Public School, Karnal

  Senior Secondary, Non Medical

  2001 — 2003

• National Dairy Research Institute

  Bachelor in Dairy Technlogy, Dairy Technology

  2003 — 2007

• D.A.V. Public School, Karnal

  Secondary, Non medical

  1999 — 2001

• Symbiosis Centre for Distant Learning

  PGDBA, HR

  2007 — 2009