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SalaryNPD Manager
London
£40,000 - £50,000
Are you an innovative, creative and a commercially minded Product Developer?
We are excited to be working with a leading online health and beauty retailer whose iconic brands have taken the industry by storm. Due to phenomenal growth and success, the opportunity to recruit a New Product Developer has arisen.
Responsibilities:
- Managing idea development, industrial design, formulation, and supply chain connections
- Work with Marketing to identify gaps and consumer trends to identify new NPD projects
- Run ideation workshops internally and externally to create and test NPD concepts
- Manage industrial design process, sample testing, supply chain timelines and production processes
- Manage product performance, usage claims and pack copy development.
- Manage regulatory / technical requirements, testing and conformity process for UK, EU and USA markets and claim substantiation.
- Prepare product sourcing briefs and product spec sheets
- Manage critical path schedules for new and existing projects
- Manage NPD requirements and landed costing negotiations with suppliers
- Manage NPD QA and ongoing QA process for regular orders and batch control
- Prepare monthly Stage-Gate overview to present projects to the wider time
Requirements:
- A self-starter with a zest for a challenge and navigating the unknown to make quick decisions
- 4 years experience in product development ideally within the beauty industry
- Working within an ever changing and fast paced company
- Knowledge of ingredients, regulatory processes and packaging
- Experience of working with suppliers in both the UK and far east / China
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel Application and other Office Applications
