Product Developer – Beverage & Nutrition

8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday

Full-time, Permanent

Hybrid
- Aylesford, Kent (3 days onsite per week)

As a Product Developer, you will be responsible for creating and optimising beverage formulations for clients across a range of categories, including soft drinks, functional beverages, energy drinks, dairy alternatives, and nutritional products. In this role, you will also support the development of ready‑to‑mix (RTM) sports nutrition products, including pre‑, intra- and post‑workout powders, and functional powders as part of the wider innovation team.

• Personal growth including training and development opportunities
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidised gym membership
• Discretionary bonus
• Access to flexible pay with Aslan

• Develop and deliver new beverage and nutrition products from concept through to commercialisation
• Create and optimise formulations, prototypes, and lab trials, focusing on flavour, functionality, stability, and cost
• Manage multiple client projects, ensuring timelines, feasibility, and delivery are met
• Collaborate with customers, internal teams, suppliers, and third‑party partners to support development and launch
• Ensure formulations meet regulatory, nutritional, and quality requirements
• Support scale‑up, pilot trials, production runs, and troubleshooting activities
• Provide technical expertise and maintain accurate documentation and product specifications
• Identify and apply industry trends to drive innovation and generate new product concepts
• Support customer presentations, innovation sessions, and business development activities
• Work cross‑functionally to ensure successful product launches and continuous improvement

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, Product Development, or a related discipline.
• 3-5 years’ experience in beverage formulation and product development, ideally with functional and sports nutrition focused drinks.
• Experience working with external beverage manufacturers or co‑packers.
• Strong understanding of beverage ingredients, functionality, and processing.
• Knowledge of functional ingredients, flavour systems, sweeteners, and beverage stabilisation.
• Knowledge of UK food regulations and labelling requirements.
• Excellent project management and communication skills.
• Beverage formulation and ingredient expertise.
• Product innovation and creative problem‑solving.
• Sensory evaluation and product optimisation.
• Project management.
• Client relationship management.
• Technical report writing.
• Commercial awareness.
• Attention to detail.