Beverage Innovation Specialist

Vibrant Ingredients; Cranbury Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibrant Ingredients is seeking a Beverage Developer to join our Cranbury, NJ team. You will work directly with customers, sales, flavor creation, and applications teams to translate concepts into beverage solutions using our natural ingredient portfolio.

The ideal candidate brings 6+ years of beverage development experience, strong project management skills, and excellent communication and presentation abilities to drive customer success and product innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in a relevant science with beverage experience.
• Proven track record in beverage development and sales within food service/beverage sectors.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop beverage solutions for customers across coffee, tea, protein, energy, and related categories.
• Support project management from concept to commercialization, ensuring stability testing and costing.
• Collaborate with sales, flavor creation, and applications teams to deliver customer-focused beverage concepts.
• Lead or supervise technicians and participate in life cycle management to maximize margins.

Skills

Beverage development

Project management

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Customer collaboration

Education

Science degree (Food Science / Food Engineering)

Tools

MS Office

Salesforce

Job description

Vibrant Ingredients is seeking a Beverage Developer to join our Cranbury, NJ team. You will work directly with customers, sales, flavor creation, and applications teams to translate concepts into beverage solutions using our natural ingredient portfolio.

The ideal candidate brings 6+ years of beverage development experience, strong project management skills, and excellent communication and presentation abilities to drive customer success and product innovation.