Hector Beverages
Website:
paperboatdrinks.com
Job details:
About Hector Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
Established in 2010 in India, Hector Beverages rose to prominence with its signature brand, the Paper Boat, a ready-to-drink beverage that encapsulates the essence of traditional Indian flavors. The inception of Hector Beverages was driven by the founders' vision to bridge the market void for traditional Indian drinks and to present the world with a taste of India's rich cultural beverages.
Location
Headquartered in Whitefield, Bengaluru.
Current Standings
Over the past decade, Hector Beverages has expanded its product line to include fruit juices, coconut water, and iconic Indian beverages such as Aam panna and Jal-jeera and foods & dry fruits which includes products such as Chikki, Aam Papad, range of raw, roasted, and flavored dry fruits that includes mix of nuts, berries & seeds. The brand is synonymous with distinctive flavors and premium ingredients. Furthermore, the firm's commitment to quality and innovation is evidenced by its extensive infrastructure of nine dedicated factories (and counting) for Paper Boat products, providing direct employment to approximately 900 individuals and indirect employment to another 2000.
Organizational Culture
At its core, Hector Beverages thrives on a culture rooted in innovation, creativity, and collaboration. The company's flat organizational structure promotes open dialogue, empowering employees to lead their projects passionately. Hector Beverages is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. The organization is dedicated to fostering high-performing teams. Moreover, the culture of celebrating both minor and major achievements, nurture a motivated and committed workforce, driving exponential growth.
Why This Role Is Special
We are looking for a highly driven, curious, and entrepreneurial Innovation Manager to work on new product innovations from zero to one. Most early career roles expose you to one part of the business. This role exposes you to the whole journey.
You will see how an idea becomes a product. You will understand how consumer insight, formulation, packaging, costing, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and launch execution all come together. You will work with internal teams, external experts, global partners, and senior leadership.
For someone who eventually wants to become a founder, operator, or business builder, this role can offer a rare and intense learning curve. You will not just study innovation. You will help build it.
What You Will Do
- Build New Product Ideas from Scratch - You will actively work on identifying new opportunities in the food and beverage space.
- Own the End-to-End Product Launch Process - You will be involved across the entire product lifecycle - from idea to launch and beyond.
- Research, Scout, and Build Global Partnerships - A major part of this role will involve looking outside the company - to find the right partners, technologies, ingredients, consultants, and manufacturing capabilities.
- Work at the Intersection of Business, Product, and Science - This role is not a lab role, but it requires comfort with technical learning. You should be comfortable learning enough science to have intelligent conversations with R&D teams, consultants, vendors, and manufacturers.
- Be the Person Who Gets Things Done - Innovation is messy. Things will not always have a clear process. There will be ambiguity, incomplete information, multiple stakeholders, and moving timelines.
- This role needs someone who is comfortable being both strategic and operational - someone who can think about the big picture in the morning and chase a packaging sample in the afternoon.
What This Role Is Not
- Not a typical brand manager role, a pure marketing or an advertising role
- Not category management or a supply-chain-only role
- Not a desk-only strategy role, not a role where your work ends at making presentations
You will be expected to work across functions, solve unexpected problems, coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, and take responsibility for making things happen.
If you are looking for a neatly defined corporate role with fixed boundaries, this may not be the right fit. If you want to learn how to build something from scratch, this could be one of the most valuable roles you can take.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who wants to learn how businesses and products are built:
· Excited by new products, consumer brands, and startups
· Entrepreneurial in mindset, willing to do whatever it takes to launch a product
· High on ownership and follow-through, able to work with multiple teams and external partners
· Comfortable with ambiguity, smart, sharp, and highly curious
· Strong in problem-solving and structured thinking
· Very good with Excel and analysis, comfortable working with AI tools
· Enthusiastic, energetic, and open to exploration
Ideal Background
Education Preferred: IIT / BITS / similarly strong academic background
Experience
· 0-2 years of experience, Freshers with strong potential are welcome
· Prior exposure to startups, consumer products, FMCG, D2C brands, or founder-led environments will be a plus
Skills That Will Help You Succeed
· Curiosity about food, beverages, ingredients, and consumer behavior
· Strong ownership mindset
· Bias for action
· Ability to learn fast
· Strong Excel and analytical ability
· Comfort with research and synthesis
· Ability to create clear project trackers and decision documents
· Strong written and verbal communication
· Ability to work with cross-functional teams
Apply If This Sounds Like You
You are the kind of person who gets excited by new ideas but also enjoys making them real. You like consumer brands, startups, products, and problem-solving. You are not afraid of messy projects. You are willing to learn, chase, coordinate, research, travel, ask questions, and figure things out.
You may not know everything yet. But you are hungry to learn, ready to take ownership, and excited by the idea of helping build the next big product from Hector Beverages.
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