Rebel Foods Hiring for Project Manager- Smart Devices at Mumbai, Maharashtra Full Time

Department

Customer Solutions Group

Job posted on

Nov 12, 2021

Employment type

Permanent

Experience range

3 years – 8 years

Background

You might be wondering why a restaurant company is looking for Engineering Project Managers. Think for a few moments about companies like Amazon (retail) AirBnB (hospitality), Uber (taxis) that have disrupted business as usual in their sectors. Technology was a key enabler for these companies’ growth. As a hardware example, observe how Tesla has shaken up the automobile industry, forcing giants like Toyota and Volkswagen to rethink their entire product roadmap. Technological innovations like electric drivetrains, batteries and connectivity were key factors in the success of their cars, along with radical designs and a superior user experience. The only large industry where technology has yet to make a similar impact is the Food industry, where the largest players are still predominantly offline – McDonalds being a prime example.

We at Rebel Foods are working to change the operating paradigm of this 500 year old industry. With 12+ own brands (Faasos, Behrouz Biryani, Oven Story Pizza, Mandarin Oak, Slay Coffee and more) and many more partner brands, 3000+ internet restaurants, 350+ cloud kitchens, spread across 45 cities, 4 countries and growing, we are the world’s largest and fastest-growing Internet Restaurant / Cloud Kitchen company. Our mission is to transform the way food is prepared and delivered, achieving a consistently great customer experience. – offline or internet based.

Below are a few blogs about our company mission and growth story.

Hardware Engineering @ Rebel

The Smart Devices team is tasked with designing and building kitchen devices that deliver the best possible user experience, whether in our cloud kitchens or at the consumer’s home. We are a mix of experienced Engineers, Project/Program managers, Designers and new college graduates, with diverse backgrounds ranging from mechatronics, electronics engineering, automation, food science, software engineering, materials science, design engineering and industrial design. All of us have a passion for using technology to solve complex problems for our customers. We have a flat organization, with a culture of teamwork, open communication, and questioning the status quo.

To get a flavor of some of the work done by the team, and a better understanding of why please read the posts below:

The Role

Hardware development is a complex process, requiring management of multiple functions to ensure all the components and subsystems work together, the work is done on time and the final product meets cost and manufacturability requirements.

As a Project Manager, you will manage development and rollout of multiple products and platforms.

You will be responsible for creating and maintaining the project schedule, ensuring the project is on track, highlighting and driving resolution of technical and non-technical issues, managing trade-offs, monitoring the performance of field trials and managing the work of the internal cross-functional team and external vendors.

You should be comfortable with high levels of ambiguity, able to wear multiple hats, and like working in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.

Desired Background:
1. Bachelors in Engineering from a reputed institution

2. 3+ years Project/Program Management experience

3. Sound understanding of hardware product development process

4. Understanding of tolerances, assembly, engineering drawings

5. Prior experience in the consumer electronics or appliance industry is a plus

6. Experience in taking a product from concept through development, launch and scale up

7. Experience with vendor management and connections with Indian and international suppliers

If you find this intriguing, we should talk. Please reach out to ankit.suman@rebelfoods.com with answers to the following questions.

1. Why do you want to join Rebel Foods?

2. What makes you the right person for this role?

3. One example of where you created something unique through Customer First Thinking.

The Rebel Culture Finally, but most importantly, Rebel is not a usual workplace. The following slides will give you a sense of our culture, how Rebel conducts itself and who will fit into the company.

Please go through it before you make up your mind. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea.