Job Title:
Assistant Manager- Liquid Scientist
About The Function
Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo's 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It's an intricate and sophisticated operation that's the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We're committed to realising our Society 2030: Spirit of Progress goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we'll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.
About The Role
This role is responsible for crafting of Liquid based on the consumer Insight for innovation and renovation projects with the objective of developing liquid with sensory profile beating competition
Role Responsibilities
Functional RequirementsDiscipline Specific CapabilitiesDemonstrates talent and continues to build knowledge in specific discipline. Takes responsibility for own development.
Liquid Development
- With guidance, creates good liquids on brief, within timeline and within cost requirements
- Seeks guidance from sr developers and sensory on liquid strategy and liquid-fit-to-concept
- Able to recommend designed experiments to get to sound outputs; has excellent record keeping skills
- Seeks to understand consumer insights and seeks out support/ advice from colleagues during development
- With support from sensory and manager, designs learning plans and interprets consumer learnings to deliver liquid solutions
- Asks sound questions to understand commercialization implications; pro-actively shares formula strategy and updates supply
- Seeks out new ingredients, when appropriate and beneficial, to use in development
- Builds relationships with supply to ensure liquid execution - seeks out support when needed
- Adheres to best practice and governance procedures with robust handover and C2C processes
- Good understanding of food regulations and labeling requirements.
- Experience with common food additives emulsifier, stabilizers, preservatives, sweeteners, acidulants, flavors and colors.
- Familiarity with ingredient suppliers and Flavour houses
- Good understanding of beverage production process like blending, filtration , filling operation and other process technologies pasteurization, carbonation is an added advantage
Opportunities for Growth
- Broaden technical experience by working on variety of different projects, with different challenges
- Cross Functional assignments in supply or another part of the business to grow technical/ business skills
- Growing in role to operate more independently and work on more technically complex projects
- Growth in role to recommend new technical solutions/ opportunities and bring those ideas to market
Technical Leadership ExpectationsOrganizational Impact and Influence: Takes direction from manager to understand the core activities for their role and deliver on expectationsDecision Making / Problem Solving: Recommends solutions to get the job done. Able to anticipate some key issues and integrate technical knowledge with data to form recommendations.Communication Skills: Clearly communicates research results to management and peers, both verbally and in writing. Able to defend research/ development approach. Maintains accurate, complete records within laboratory notebook and other record retention procedures.Independent Judgment: Able to manage workload and proactively seeks advice when priorities are unclear. Formulates detailed experimental procedures/ designs within specific project deliverables. Seeks clarity when dealing with ambiguity
Experience / Skills Required
Education master's in food technology/science/chemistry/ Alcohol Technology or master's degree in Science, or related discipline, or proven experience equivalent.Experience: Minimum 4-5 Years of experience in product development, especially in the beverages (alcoholic / nonalcoholic)
Flexible Working Statement:
Flexibility is key to our success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations, our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported from day one.
Diversity statement:
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.Feel inspired Then this may be the opportunity for you.
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Worker Type
Regular
Primary Location:
Bangalore Technical Centre
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date
2025-11-28
