Manager - Tea Taster

10 - 20 years

15 - 25 Lacs

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Job Description

Job Purpose:

Curated Group has a vision of collating multiple bands and is looking for a key member for its Tea portfolio. Curated Group has an ambitious vision for growth driven by Innovation.

The role will require creative flair and practical know-how of tea to translate our big ideas into fantastic, flavourful tea products for our customers to enjoy.

For this you will need to be a real Tea Lover with a passion for creative, innovative and consumer trend-based product development as we keep looking to expand.

Synopsis of Role Critical:

  • Minimum experience of 10 years in tasting and selecting teas for premium export markets.
  • Experience in Specialty Tea’s (Exotic Tea/ Relaxation and Anti-Stress Tea/ Digestion and Weight Loss Tea/ Fruit Tea/ Fermented Tea/ Floral Tea/ Spice Tea/ Detox and Cleansing Tea, etc. )
  • Ensuring compliance with reference standards, and compliance to our quality standards by our co-packing partners.
  • Experience in planning, budgeting, purchasing and blending teas for premium export markets.
  • Technical knowledge of tea cultivation and manufacture (ideally in more than one area).
  • Allotment and assessment of the firms plantation output.
  • Co-ordination of dispatches from the gardens, blending units and packaging factories.
  • Willingness to travel within India and abroad on an infrequent basis.

Synopsis of Role – Preferable:

  • Knowledge of green and herbal teas as well as black tea
  • Knowledge of Ceylon and Kenyan teas as well as Assam & Darjeeling teas
  • Knowledge of and travel to, premium export markets

Critical Skills and Job Complexity

a) Knowledge and Skills:

  • Attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and spoken English, great interpersonal skills, demonstrable leadership skills, organised, methodical and a self-starter.
  • Experience managing partner (supplier) relationships, great customer relationship management and ability to work in a team.
  • Creative with a high level of culinary skill and knowledge to deliver innovative trend-based product development.
  • Must have a strong competency to demonstrate and present products to a wide audience.
  • Desirable behaviors – Spark brilliance, drive change, think big, stay curious, inspire ownership & act together.
  • Quality Assurance, Product Development, Negotiation, Supply Chain Optimization, Strategic Planning, International Business, Manufacturing, Flavors, Planning, Management, Import Export, Food Service, International Trade.

b) Contacts

Types/Levels – Internal & External

  • Organisation wide (India, UK, AU & CA ) & external too.

c) Problem Solving & Decision Making

  • Ability to detect noncompliance’s, analyse, prepare report & process / product improvement.
  • Able to manage their own projects independently; flexible and tenacious.

Preferred Education and Experience

The ideal candidate for the position:

  • Graduation in any field
  • Graduation in Botany, Food Sciences, Horticulture, Agriculture or allied fields (Food Technology) - Preferred
  • Additional Tea Tasting Courses - Preferred
  • Min 10 years’ experience in tasting and selecting teas
  • Should have exposure in managing in a global environment specifically (UK, Australia, CA)

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