PerfectTed
Product Developer (Powder Blends or Beverages)
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Job Title: Product Developer (Powder Blends or Beverages)
đ Location: Tea Building, Shoreditch, London (5 days/week inâoffice)
đ°ď¸ Role Type: Permanent / FullâTime
đ Start Date: ASAP
đ Reports to: Technical & Product Manager
đ¤ Works With: NPD, Operations, Marketing, Commercial, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Partners
đŹđ§ Employment Eligibility: Must have full right to work in the UK - No VISA sponsorship
Role Overview
PerfectTed is on a mission to fuel the future of energy with clean, matchaâpowered products. As Europeâs leading matcha brand and the UKâs fastestâgrowing energy drink company, weâre redefining what modern energy should feel like.
In this role, you will lead the innovation, formulation, and optimisation of both our powdered and ready-to-drink product portfolios. This includes ceremonial-grade matcha, flavoured blends, functional powders, and liquid beverage formats.
Youâll own the journey from idea to launch, creating formulations, running trials, solving technical challenges, and ensuring our products deliver exceptional taste, functionality, and stability at scale across formats.
This is a hands-on, fast-paced role for someone who thrives in high-growth environments and wants to help build the worldâs biggest matcha brand.
Key Responsibilities
𧪠Formulation & Innovation
- Develop and refine formulations across powder blends or beverage products
- Optimise flavour systems, sweetness, solubility, texture, and mouthfeel
- Work with functional, botanical, and natural ingredients across dry and liquid systems
- Troubleshoot product shelfâlife, physical stability, and quality challenges
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đ Scale-Up & Manufacturing
- Collaborate with co-manufacturers on blending, filling, RTD processing, and packaging formats (e.g. sachets, pouches, cans)
- Support production trials from bench to commercial scale across powders and liquids
- Ensure powder flowability, blend homogeneity, and packaging compatibility
- Collaborate with coâmanufacturers on blending, filling, sachet, and pouch formats
đ Sensory & Consumer Experience
- Lead sensory evaluations and internal taste panels
- Refine flavour direction to meet PerfectTedâs high standards
- Balance technical performance with commercial appeal and consumer insights
đ Quality, Compliance & Ingredient Management
- Work with suppliers to assess ingredient quality, performance, and origin
- Ensure all formulations comply with UK/EU regulatory requirements
- Support nutritional profiling and HFSS (High Fat, Salt, Sugar) considerations
- Maintain accurate technical documentation and product specifications
đ¤ Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Marketing to ensure flavours align with brand strategy
- Work with Commercial and Ops teams to meet cost targets and margin expectations
- Communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and nonâtechnical stakeholders
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Requirements
â Must-Haves
- Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or related field
- 3+ yearsâ experience in food or beverage product development (powders, beverages, or both)
- Strong experience in dry blending, flavour optimisation, and functional ingredients or liquid systems
- Deep understanding of ingredient interactions within lowâmoisture systems
- Confident working with manufacturers and managing production trials
- Excellent crossâfunctional communication skills
đĄ Nice-to-Haves
- Experience working with matcha, tea, or botanical ingredients
- FMCG or high-growth startup experience
- Knowledge of functional claims and wellnessâoriented products
- Sensory panel training
The Ideal Candidate
- Curious, creative, and scientifically rigorous
- Detailâobsessed while able to see the bigger commercial picture
- Calm, solutionsâfocused, and resilient in fastâmoving environments
- Excited to push boundaries in food & drink innovation
What We Offer
- Competitive salary + EMI options scheme
- Private healthcare
- Unlimited matcha
- The opportunity to help build the biggest matcha brand in the world
To apply - please complete the application form and we'll be in touch!
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