As a Consultant on the Product Development team, you will actively support the team in the development of the brand's formulations. Core responsibilities will be focused on helping the team with a variety of tasks to ensure we deliver new developments on time - reformulations are of primary focus and secondarily new products.
Responsibilities:
- Support Sr Manager on reformulations; preparing briefs when necessary as well as working collaboratively with the labs, and other cross functional teams.
- Track key milestones on all reformulations ensuring timely feedback is given and aligned through key team members to support on time formula approvals.
- Partner with the labs and marketing to ensure testing support of key claims.
- Review and approve relevant artworks in a timely and thorough way.
- Ensure key product development milestones are met on time for all reformulations - including formula approval, claims testing results, review of relevant AW elements and market registration.
- Monitor and track new product, ingredient, technology and larger macro trends through a variety of sources; evaluate strategic importance and potential implications to the brand.
- Attend weekly development meetings to help PD team track key needs such as sampling programs, market samples, market registration and artwork approval
- Support team on product / formula / ingredient questions from other teams / markets
- Manage key system inputs - enter purchase orders and prepare shipments
- Provide other miscellaneous ad-hoc team support and meeting prep
Required Qualifications:
- College degree is required
- 3-5 years of experience - product development experience in beauty is extremely important
- Very strong attention to detail and an obsession with organization is required
- Proactive, resourceful, can-do attitude is a must
- Individual should be a team player eager to collaborate and engage with others
- Project management mindset including ability to develop timelines, track project status and move projects forward to meet deadlines on time
- Strong communication skills - able to share complex details with multiple functions to achieve milestones
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Creativity and interested in the world of beauty
- Ability to work independently, with minimal oversight once on boarded
- Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, Word and a quick learner on other necessary computer systems
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
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