Assistant Manager - Liquid Commercialization
Core
Lead the commercialization of new and existing alcoholic, low-alcoholic, and non-alcoholic liquid blends across bottling sites, ensuring sensorial quality and consistency while optimizing cost and ingredient availability.
Role type
Senior IC blend specialist (liquid commercialization)
Builds
Commercial batches of spirits, RTD, beer, and formulated drinks
Domain
Beverage industry (spirits, RTD, beer) + chemical formulation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features (commercial liquid formulations)
Required 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
Preferred skills
Leading technical projects through POC, Cross-functional leadership, Consumer insight integration
Technologies
SAP (BOM creation, SKU management, material code creation)
Responsibilities
Perform blending at laboratory and commercial scales, Conduct blend re-engineering to optimize cost and quality, Manage liquid crafting to convert concepts into commercial formulations, Apply sensory evaluation to evaluate new and commercial blends, Calculate ENA composition and blend costing, Manage SAP activities for blend BOM and SKU creation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC