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Assistant Manager - Liquid Commercialization

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-08 Bangalore, India Hybrid Banking Financial Services

Company shared salary

NA

Market rate

₹100,000–₹180,000/mo (₹1,200,000–₹2,160,000/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

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

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Process - Distillation & Maturation Expertise
  • Strong understanding of spirit production processes:
  • Distillation
  • Spirit processing, filtration etc.
  • Knowledge of ingredients, additives, and maturation influences in liquid development.
  • Sensory & Consumer Insight Integration
  • Apply advanced sensory evaluation skills to evaluate new and commercial blends
  • Work closely with product development and sensory team for the sensory specifications of the commercial blend production
  • Understand consumer preferences into technical liquid solutions to replicate in the large batch of the blends
  • Commercial & Cost Management
  • Hands on in calculation of ENA composition and blend costing etc.
  • Work with Procurement & Supply Chain (PnC & Sourcing) on costing and optimization as and when needed
  • Approve e-startups for commercialization.
  • Provide startup and production requirements to BCC, unit and manufacturing.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Requirements

  • Food Technology, Bio technology or any other similar areas
  • 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