Beverage Innovation & NPD Lead

manucomm recruitment; Stourport-on-Severn; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Beverage Development Lead is being recruited to drive new product development at a major cider-led beverage manufacturer in the UK. The role focuses on alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and emerging categories, from concept through to recipe bank.

You will work with Commercial, Marketing, NPD, Technical, Procurement and Manufacturing teams, plus customers, to identify opportunities and convert ideas into viable products.

Qualifications

• Experience developing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
• Understanding of beverage manufacturing and scale-up.
• Experience in a customer-facing development role is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead development from concept to recipe bank for new beverages.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, NPD, Technical and Manufacturing.
• Present concepts at customer facing innovation days and to internal teams.
• Prepare lab samples and ensure production methods suit new categories.
• Ensure recipes meet customer, supplier and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Beverage development

Scale-up

Commercial awareness

New product development

Customer-facing

Job description

Beverage Development Lead is being recruited to drive new product development at a major cider-led beverage manufacturer in the UK. The role focuses on alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and emerging categories, from concept through to recipe bank.

You will work with Commercial, Marketing, NPD, Technical, Procurement and Manufacturing teams, plus customers, to identify opportunities and convert ideas into viable products.