Senior Beverage Innovator - Flavor & Innovation Leader

Florida Food Products; Cranbury Township (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off for vacations

Paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Health & Wellness programs

Job summary

Vibrant Ingredients, a leading provider of natural ingredients, is hiring a Senior Beverage Developer in Cranbury, NJ. The role partners with customers, sales and internal teams to create beverage concepts using Vibrant’s ingredients.

Expect to manage multiple projects, drive cost optimization, and deliver scalable beverage solutions. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of beverage development experience, strong project management, and deep knowledge of processing technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years beverage development experience in flavor, ingredient, beverage, or CPG industries.
• Experience developing beverages from concept to commercialization.
• Strong knowledge of beverage processing technologies and manufacturing methods.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities with customers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead beverage development projects from concept through commercialization, including formulation, stability testing, documentation, and costing.
• Develop a wide range of beverage applications including carbonated beverages and ready-to-drink offerings.
• Apply beverage processing knowledge such as pasteurization, homogenization, hot-fill, carbonation, and canning.
• Build strong technical relationships with customers and support visits and ideation sessions with the sales team.
• Support pilot trials and production runs during product commercialization; manage multiple projects and timelines.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Multitasking

Beverage development

CRM tools like Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or related scientific discipline

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Vibrant Ingredients, a leading provider of natural ingredients, is hiring a Senior Beverage Developer in Cranbury, NJ. The role partners with customers, sales and internal teams to create beverage concepts using Vibrant’s ingredients.

Expect to manage multiple projects, drive cost optimization, and deliver scalable beverage solutions. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of beverage development experience, strong project management, and deep knowledge of processing technologies.