Assistant Manager - Liquid Commercialization Specialist

Diageo India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo India Pvt Ltd in Bangalore Technical Centre seeks an Assistant Manager for Liquid Commercialization. The role focuses on blending, distillation, maturation and commercialization of beverages, driving technical projects end-to-end with cross-functional teams.

The candidate will apply advanced sensory skills, manage costings, and ensure governance across SAP processes while coordinating with procurement, supply chain and product development.

Qualifications

• Masters level in a relevant technical domain.
• 5+ years in distillery operations, blending, quality, product development and liquid commercialization at large scale.
• Experience leading technical projects through POC and commercialization of beverages.

Responsibilities

• Blending and liquid development at laboratory and commercial scale.
• Optimize formulations for cost and quality improvements.
• Prepare revised formulations for commercialization and first batch production.
• Manage liquid crafting to convert concepts into feasible commercial formulations.
• Distillation, maturation, spirit processing, filtration and related processes.
• Apply sensory evaluation to new and commercial blends with product development teams.
• Collaborate with procurement, supply chain and planning on costing and optimization.
• Approve e-startups for commercialization and provide production requirements to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across unit, supply, R&D and planning teams.
• Manage SAP activities including blend BOM creation, approvals and material coding.
• Ensure governance and C2C process compliance.
• Stock optimization and liquidation of slow-moving inventories.

Skills

Spirit blending

Distillation & maturation

Sensory analysis

Ingredients & additives

Math & analytics

IT & digital systems

Formulation design

Education

Masters in Alcohol Technology / Analytical Chemistry / Biochemistry / Food Technology / Biotechnology

Tools

SAP

Job description

Assistant Manager - Liquid Commercialization

About the Role

Role Profile - Blend Specialist (Liquid Commercialization)

Role Purpose

The Blend Specialist is responsible for commercialization of new and the current blends for innovation/renovation/BAU as per the business KPIs in all the selected bottling sites. The role requires managing multiple complex projects liquid commercialization includes different alcoholic, low alcoholic and non-alcoholic liquids, . The specialist acts as a technical expert within cross-functional teams, influencing blending process development, blend calculation, BOM creation, blend optimization, and commercialization while ensuring sensorial quality and consistency of the commercial batches as per reference standards / gold standards.

Required Qualifications

Education : Master's in: Alcohol Technology, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Technology, Bio technology or any other similar areas

• Minimum 5 years' experience in: Distillery operations, Blending, Quality, Product development and liquid commercialization at large scale
• Proven experience in leading technical projects through POC, commercialization of food and beverages category

Key Responsibilities

1. Blending and liquid development
   • Perform blending at both laboratory and commercial scale.
   • Conduct blend re-engineering to optimize cost, quality, or ingredient availability.
   • Prepare and approval revised formulations for commercialization and 1st batch production
   • Manage liquid crafting / optimization liquids to convert concept liquids into commercial feasible formulation
2. Process - Distillation & Maturation Expertise
   • Strong understanding of spirit production processes: . Distillation . Maturation . Spirit processing, filtration etc.
   • Knowledge of ingredients, additives, and maturation influences in liquid development.
3. Sensory & Consumer Insight Integration
   • Apply advanced sensory evaluation skills to evaluate new and commercial blends
   • Work closely with product development and sensory team for the sensory specifications of the commercial blend production
   • Understand consumer preferences into technical liquid solutions to replicate in the large batch of the blends
4. Commercial & Cost Management
   • Hands on in calculation of ENA composition and blend costing etc.
   • Work with Procurement & Supply Chain (PnC & Sourcing) on costing and optimization as and when needed
   • Approve e-startups for commercialization.
   • Provide startup and production requirements to BCC, unit and manufacturing.
5. Cross-Functional Collaboration
   • Work with multiple stakeholders including: . Unit, Supply, Manufacturing, R&D, Procurement and Planning team
6. Systems & Governance
   • Manage SAP activities including: . Blend BOM creation and approvals . SKU and blend code creation . Material code creation and extensions
   • Ensure compliance with governance procedures and C2C processes.
7. Inventory & Stock Optimization
   • Recommend methods for liquidation of old or slow-moving stocks.
   • Manage special spirit stock reconciliation through SAP.

Core Technical Skills

• Spirit blending expertise
• Distillation & maturation knowledge
• Advanced sensory analysis
• Ingredient and additive knowledge
• Mathematical and analytical capability
• IT and digital systems understanding
• Innovation and formulation design .

Leadership & Impact Expectations

Organizational Influence

• Lead and manage complex technical projects.
• Apply industry knowledge to improve performance and innovation outcomes.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships.

Decision Making

• Solve complex technical problems independently.
• Balance data analysis and intuitive judgment.
• Make cost-benefit driven recommendations.

Communication

• Translate complex technical insights into clear business recommendations.
• Communicate effectively across technical and commercial stakeholders.
• Proactively keep leadership informed on project progress.

Independent Judgment

• Demonstrate accountability in delivering technical solutions.
• Make timely decisions under deadlines and constraints.
• Take calculated risks for innovation and business growth.

Growth Opportunities

• Expand expertise across multiple beverage categories (spirits, RTD, beer, formulated drinks).
• Lead innovation platforms and research programs.
• Mentor technologists and lab technicians.
• Introduce new technologies and technical capabilities to the business.
• Strengthen stakeholder and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Develop consumer insight-driven product development capabilities.

Flexible Working Statement

Flexible Working Statement: Flexibility is key to our success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations, our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported from day one.

Diversity statement

Diversity statement: Our purpose is Crafting iconic drinks chosen for life's moments . And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Worker Type : Regular

Primary Location: Bangalore Technical Centre

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date : 2026-03-27

Experience Level Mid Level