Functional Beverage Product Development Manager

Shape functional beverage products for Thirsty Buddha® and Rise® Kombucha in Toronto or Montreal, combining product development and commercial awareness.Temple Lifestyle Brands seeks an R&D & Innovation Manager to turn consumer, brand, and customer opportunities into scalable products. You will balance technical feasibility, speed to market, margin, manufacturing capability, taste, functionality, and quality. The work includes private label briefs, competitive assessment, emerging ingredients, technical specifications, and launch readiness across multiple teams.Key Responsibilities:
Translate brand and customer opportunities into scalable formulationsDevelop products for private label and future beverage platformsLead sensory, benchmarking, and consumer product testing initiativesEstablish specifications, processing parameters, and handover documentationSupport first production runs and resolve technical challengesRequirements:
Seven or more years in product development or technical innovationDegree in food science, chemistry, or related disciplineExperience commercializing products through full-scale manufacturingStrong understanding of formulation, processing, quality, cost, and scalabilityExcellent cross-functional collaboration and project management abilitiesUse formulation expertise, sensory judgment, and commercial insight to develop Temple’s next generation of better-for-you beverages.
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