Designer I - Beverage

Job Summary
As a Designer - Beverage, you will lead the development of innovative beverage and emulsion solutions from concept through commercialization. Leveraging your expertise in beverage formulation, emulsion systems, and product development, you will partner with customers and cross-functional teams to create consumer-centric, technically sound, and commercially successful products. This role combines hands-on formulation work, customer engagement, project leadership, and innovation to drive growth across beverage categories.

Where You'll Make a Difference

- Lead the development and optimization of beverage and emulsion solutions that meet customer, consumer, regulatory, and commercial requirements.
- Manage projects independently from concept through commercialization across a variety of beverage categories.
- Design and execute laboratory, pilot-scale, and production trials to ensure product performance and scalability.
- Partner closely with customers, providing technical expertise, recommendations, and troubleshooting support.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Design, Flavor Creation, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Marketing, and Sales teams.
- Drive innovation by translating consumer insights, emerging trends, and new technologies into differentiated beverage solutions.
- Support category growth initiatives, innovation programs, and continuous improvement projects.
- Mentor and share technical knowledge with colleagues to strengthen organizational capabilities.

What Makes You the Right Fit

- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related discipline; Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in beverage development, food ingredients, flavors, or related food manufacturing industries.
- Strong expertise in beverage formulation, product development, and commercialization.
- Hands-on experience developing and scaling beverage emulsions, with a solid understanding of emulsion systems and processing technologies.
- Deep knowledge of ingredient functionality, sensory evaluation, beverage stability, and shelf-life optimization.
- Proven ability to lead customer projects independently while managing multiple priorities.
- Experience working directly with customers and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of beverage manufacturing processes, production scale-up, quality systems, and food regulations.
- Fluent English communication skills with strong problem-solving, project management, and relationship-building capabilities.

How Would You Stand Out?

- Experience in carbonated soft drinks, juices, energy drinks, sports drinks, RTD, or functional beverage categories.
- Advanced expertise in beverage emulsion design, including emulsifiers, weighting agents, stabilizers, hydrocolloids, and other functional ingredients.
- Experience supporting regional or global customer innovation and commercialization projects.

Why Choose Us?

- Work on innovative beverage solutions for leading global and regional customers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional experts across R&D, Creation, Marketing, Sales, and Operations.
- Lead projects with significant customer impact and business visibility.
- Be part of a culture that values creativity, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
- Contribute to strategic innovation and category growth initiatives.
- Enjoy opportunities for professional development, mentorship, and career growth in a global organization.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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