Rahul Vora
Amsterdam,North Holland
Summary
To seek a position by sheer performance by utilizing professional knowledge and to work in an organization where employee participation is valued in great deal.
Committed manager with exceptional leadership, organizational skills and communication abilities leads high-performing cross-functional teams. Leads projects, company operations and business growth.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Product Design Technologist
Lipton Tea & Infusions
Amsterdam, North Holland
07.2024 - Current
- Delivered full technical design and development for tea and infusions projects across brands.
- Created innovative product designs aligned with scope, feasibility, claims, and cost targets.
- Led tasting sessions from prototype to recipe development, documenting outcomes and summarizing next steps.
- Supported consumer study design, overseeing sample creation and placement through to results debrief.
- Executed technical risk assessments and data capture for ingredient attributes during blend development.
- Tracked testing results for in-market products, prototypes, and ingredients as per defined principles.
- Ensured sourcing opportunities for material portfolio and all product designs.
- Delivered the creation of all relevant technical and label data for your blend/recipes/projects, maintaining high quality specifications as part of the project delivery.
- Driven the seamless technical implementation of all tea & infusions projects into the relevant sourcing unit/third party manufacturer, including factory trial risk assessments, supporting analytical measurements and any testing requirements to support efficacy and/or claims.
- Support key partner relations for programmed and portfolio needs, in hand with Procurement teams.
- Input to the relevant gatekeeping and board meetings to share progress and forward-looking plans, where required.
- Contribute to the overall success of the Research & Innovation programme by supporting internal business events, stakeholders and external engagements.
Vice President- Tea & Marketing
Premier's Tea Limited
Kolkata, India
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Executed comprehensive tasting, evaluating, procuring, and blending of teas and tisanes.
- Participated in seminars, conferences, and business events to represent organization.
- Led strategic planning initiatives in alignment with organizational mission.
- Issued blend sheets ensuring adherence to quality control measures.
- Drove new product development while ensuring compliance with food safety norms.
- Enhanced marketing strategies for bulk tea portfolio to sustain revenue growth.
- Cultivated relationships with stakeholders to strengthen business credibility.
- Partnered with management team to improve operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Manager- Tea
Newby Teas Overseas Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata, India
01.2015 - 08.2023
- Tasting, Evaluating, Buying and Blending of Tea, Flavoured Tea & Tisanes
- Procurement of teas from multiple origins
- Preparing blend sheets
- Quality Assurance & Quality Control before dispatch of Finished Goods
- Organize yearly recertification for Kosher & Organic standards
- Tasting of Dryer mouth and individual invoices manufactured in sister concern tea garden of Assam (Suola) and feedback for improvement
- Price determination of invoices according to each category with reference to North Indian Tea average
- New Product Development
- Member of Food Safety Team
- Adhering to Food safety norms of different countries
- Part of Food Safety Team which looks after BRC, ISO & HACCP.
- Organized financial and operational data to help with yearly budgeting and planning.
- Designed and implemented training to further develop staff based on business goals.
- Supported team's transition to more flexible working environment for better employee satisfaction.
Assistant Manager- Tea
M.K. Shah Exports Ltd
Kolkata, India
03.2014 - 12.2014
- Tasting of individual invoices manufactured in twelve factories across company and feedback for improvement
- Price determination of invoices according to each category with reference to North Indian Tea average
- Auction – Comparison with benchmarks
- Allocation of Teas for Export, Packet Tea, Domestic
- Approval samples indent for tea blends in co-ordination with production
- Brand wise: Packet Tea Blends and Quality
- Tea Blending
- Preparing and Issuing blend sheets
- New product development in R & D for new clients and blends
- SOP for blending, packing, sampling, tasting at each factory
- Competition benchmarking.
- Motivated management and staff teams to consistently deliver high quality, customer-focused service.
Executive – Tea
Madhu Jayanti International Limited
Kolkata, India
07.2010 - 02.2014
- Facilitated tastings of CTC and Orthodox teas with senior tasters to ensure quality assessment.
- Acquired tea via E-auction, optimising procurement efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
- Blended various teas to enhance product offerings and cater to diverse client needs.
- Issued blend sheets detailing compositions for both internal use and client reference.
- Led research and development initiatives targeting innovative product solutions for clients.
- Demonstrated expertise in tea during customer interactions, fostering strong relationships.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
Calcutta University
Kolkata, West Bengal 01.2009 - 01.2012
Skills
- Tea tasting and blending
- Global procurement
- Product development
- Business strategy
- Supply chain management
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Food safety auditing
- Strategic sourcing
- Problem solving
- Leadership
- Marketing strategies
- Communication skills
- Project management
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Gujarati
Fluent
Bengali
Intermediate
Custom
I hereby declare that all the information provided above is to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Affiliations
- Sports
- Travelling
- Biking and Car Driving
- Stock Market Trading
Timeline
Product Design Technologist
Lipton Tea & Infusions
07.2024 - Current
Vice President- Tea & Marketing
Premier's Tea Limited
09.2023 - 07.2024
Manager- Tea
Newby Teas Overseas Pvt. Ltd
01.2015 - 08.2023
Assistant Manager- Tea
M.K. Shah Exports Ltd
03.2014 - 12.2014
Executive – Tea
Madhu Jayanti International Limited
07.2010 - 02.2014
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
Calcutta University
01.2009 - 01.2012
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