Product Developer (Liquids & Beverages)

Job Description
The Opportunity
Black Label Creations is a new, disruptive, and innovative private label supplier of finished nutritional supplements. We provide expert services in premium and bespoke product creation from concept to launch, selling finished units of a huge variety of nutrition products, as well as providing branding & product design services to our customers.
The NPD team is growing fast and we’re looking for a liquid product enthusiast to join our mission and help create exciting and successful products. We are interested to speak to product developers who have 1-2 years or more liquids/beverage experience.
The Role
Black Label Creations are looking for a highly motivated, intelligent, methodical, and creative product developer to join the Product Creation team. We’re looking for someone with a minimum of 1-2 years experience working within the drinks industry, who enjoys being hands on in the recipe kitchen to produce superior products that consumers love.
As Product Developer, you will work closely alongside the Product Development team to assist on all NPD projects ranging from canned drinks to nutritional gels and sprays, in addition to powder based nutritional supplements. The role is varied, and you will also be working closely with the supply chain to source ingredients and cost the products, and above all getting hands on in the recipe kitchen developing new product recipes for our customers. With a passion for nutrition, the opportunity offers new skills and learnings of the supplement industry, you will learn how to develop a huge variety of different nutritional supplements. There will be extensive coordination with other departments, suppliers, and clients, so you'll need a high degree of communication and teamwork skills.
Key responsibilities
To work within the Product Development team on all new and existing product development projects.
To formulate new products based on customer briefs with knowledge of ingredient organoleptic properties and cost.
To create and send customer samples, maintaining accurate recipe sheets and logging all required information.
To adapt product recipes based on customer feedback.
To create product specification sheets for customers.
To source and quote ingredients and packaging used in the manufacture of each product.
To ensure the smooth transition of projects from product development to production.
To perform pre-production organoleptic tests.
About you:
Remarkably high attention to detail regarding numbers & data
Creative as well as logical
Extremely organized
Highly self-motivated individual
Must work well in small teams
Highly personable and humble (key for our strong service to our customers)
Naturally clean and tidy (key for working in the development kitchen)
Passion for supplements, fitness, and nutrition
Skills Requirements:
1-2 years minimum experience in New Product Development within the drinks industry
Bachelor’s degree in a food science or food technology related discipline
Skills in product formulation are essential.
Skills in project management
Skills & interest in process scale up from laboratory to factory.
Knowledgeable in nutrition and dietetics
Good understanding of nutritional supplements
Well versed with Microsoft Excel
Good knowledge of basic math
We’re looking for someone vibrant, ambitious and excited to work within nutrition industry.
Sound like you?
Get in touch.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable on Experience
Benefits:
Company pension
Flexitime
Free Parking on site
Gym Membership (Snap Fitness - Multi Gym)
Private medical insurance (physio + mental therapies, optical & dental)
Breakfast & Lunch items provided weekly in office
Supplements & Protein provided in office
Schedule: • Monday to Friday
Work Location: Frimley, On site
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