Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
Senior Group Leader, Mondelez India I R&D Professional l Food Technologist l Author I Social Entrepreneur
- Role
- Senior Group Leader Innovation Hub Amea at Mondelēz International
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
Experienced FMCG R&D Leader with a rich 17-year career spanning renowned organizations such as Nestle, Heinz, and Mondelez. Throughout this journey, I have excelled in innovation, new product development, value engineering, cost optimization, PLM (specification management), and operations. My extensive experience includes over a decade in regional roles in people manager capacity, providing exposure to multicultural teams, stakeholders, and diverse consumer bases.For the past couple of years, I am part of the AMEA R&D leadership team, driving both business and people strategies with a focus on continuous improvement and consumer centric innovation.My professional experience is marked by executional excellence, team building and conflict management, with a proven ability to deliver successful innovation and renovation projects that enhanced both the top line and bottom line of the company. Presently, I am leading the innovation and renovation pipeline for chocolate power brands in India, driving consumer-centric outcomes in various capacity enhancement projects, and nurturing high-performing technical leaders.I am an author of six books, blogger, and founder of foodtechpathshala.com, the online forum to support and guide budding food professionals. I am a member of the Co-Expert Committee of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. I am a life member of AFSTI, ex-Chief Editor of NewsLetter issued by AFST Mumbai Chapter, and Editorial Member of Indian Food Industry Magazine published by AFSTI Mysore. I am also visiting the faculty of several food technology colleges across India.
Experience
Senior Group Leader Innovation Hub Amea
Aug 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Education
DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamli, Ranchi
XII, Science
1999 — 2001
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Cheluvambe Mansion, Mysore.
MSc, Food Technology
2005 — 2007
N E L C Don Bosco School
X, Science
1993 — 1999
Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth
B Tech, Food Science
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Food Manufacturing
- Quality Management
- Quality Assurance
- Quality System
- Fmcg
- Production Planning
- Food
- Iso
- Food Industry
- Food Technology
- Food Science
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Haccp)
- Food Safety
- Ingredients
- Product Development
- Dairy Products
- Haccp
- Food Quality
- R&D
- Flavors
- Food Microbiology
- Sensory Evaluation
- Gmp
- Food Processing
- Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
- Product Innovation
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