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
Experience
· 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 current and comme