SUIT Manager

About The Whole Truth

Who we are:

At The Whole Truth, our mission is to re-build the world's trust in its food. Consumers have lost faith in big food companies that hide behind misleading claims. We exist to change that—with honesty, simplicity, and unmissable storytelling.

What we do:

We are India's first (and maybe only) 100% Clean Label food brand. That means we proudly declare every single ingredient on the front of the pack. Our range includes Whey Protein, Protein & Energy Bars, Nut Butters, Muesli, and Chocolates.

We sell across all major e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms, our own website, and retail stores.

But that's not all :

We don't just make products. We build brand love. Loudly, proudly, and consistently—through content, community, and creative campaigns that break clutter. Our Instagram and YouTube community is 300K+ strong, and our content has over 5 million views (largely organic!).

And now, we're ready to scale that brand love even further—through smart, memorable, and well-placed media. That's where you comein.

Job Role

The Whole Truth is a 100% Clean Label brand that does not use any preservatives. This results in reduced shelf life and a complex Supply Chain. One of TWT's values is Consumer is family. At TWT we go above and beyond to delight our consumers, and this results in complex operations that are often manual & demand heightened planning, focus and tracking. The Whole Truth is that far more people are aware of the brand than buy it today, and improved Supply Planning to unlock improved service times and fill rates is right now a bottleneck to explosive growth. The SUIT Manager is responsible for owning manufacturing readiness, innovation landing, technology deployment, and capacity planning for the sourcing unit. The role ensures that new products, process improvements, and technology upgrades are delivered on time, at the right cost, and with consistent quality across in-house and third-party manufacturing. This role acts as the bridge between R&D, sourcing, manufacturing, and quality, ensuring innovation can be reliably executed at scale.

Key Responsibilities

1. Innovation & Manufacturing Readiness • Own end-to-end manufacturing readiness for new products, reformulations, and pack changes. • Leverage strong food technology fundamentals to translate bench-top R&D formulations into viable large-scale manufacturing processes, ensuring product integrity (texture, taste, stability) is maintained. • Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain to plan and land innovations. • Define trial strategy, scale-up approach, and go-live readiness. • Ensure smooth transition from pilot to commercial production.

2. Capacity Planning & Expansion • Own capacity assessment for internal plants and third-party manufacturers. • Identify bottlenecks and lead debottlenecking or expansion projects. • Prepare CAPEX proposals and ROI justifications for new equipment or line upgrades.

3. Technology & Process Leadership • Identify and deploy new technologies, automation, and process improvements. • Demonstrate deep technical know-how of packaging machinery (e.g., VFFS, HFFS, multihead weighers, labeling) to optimize machine-material interaction and reduce packaging waste. • Lead equipment sourcing, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and stabilization. • Drive Co-development initiatives with OEMs/Suppliers: Move beyond off-the-shelf purchasing to engineer bespoke machinery solutions that solve specific product challenges.

4. Cost, Productivity & Continuous Improvement • Own the denominators of OEE: Define and validate the technical standards (Ideal Cycle Time/Rated Speeds) and Loading Time availability to ensure the factory is measuring efficiency against accurate, ambitious baselines. • Lead cost reduction and value engineering initiatives. • Improve throughput, yield, and line efficiency. • Apply lean, TPM, or continuous improvement methodologies.

5. Vendor & Stakeholder Management • Own relationships with key vendors including 3P manufacturers and equipment suppliers. • Collaborate technically with engineering suppliers to customize technology and retrofit existing assets for new capabilities. • Act as escalation point for innovation-related manufacturing issues. • Collaborate closely with Procurement, Quality, and Production teams. 6. Quality, Safety & Compliance • Ensure all innovations meet GMP, food safety, and regulatory requirements. • Partner with Quality to define SOPs, process controls, and CCPs. • Ensure safety-by-design in all technology and process changes.

Skills & Competencies - Strong problem-solving and systems thinking - Ability to balance cost, quality, speed, and scale - Data-driven decision making - Strong cross-functional leadership - Ownership mindset with execution bias Edge: Past experience having worked in a similar role with similar responsibilities to help scale up production for FMCG companies.