PD Assistant Manager

ABOUT YOU:

You are ready to be a part of a company that is in the early stages of growth, and you welcome all the excitement and opportunity that brings. You take pride in your work, have an appetite for learning and have the ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously.

Location : 85 Sea Lane -In Office 5 Days per week.

• Manage team sample send outs and shipments on a daily basis with ownership on organization, tracking and collaborating with warehouse partners on any delivers in receipt or delivery.
• Maintain Inbound/Outbound samples tracker for all Innovation Team shipments.
• Manage PD product inventory and organization, always ensuring PD product stock for reference and evaluation purposes.
• Support in formula submission evaluation and distribution for team reviews and approvals.
• Collaborate with marketing to build thorough competitive research deck on competitors with market data and analysis.
• Maintain regular in-bound batch evaluations and approvals and own batch tracker, with support from PD Manager as needed.
• Participate in regular brainstorm meetings with marketing on product copy, name and product positioning.
• Assist in meeting preparations for both internal and external teams.
• Assist in thorough and detailed proofing and review of artwork ensuring complete accuracy in deliverables.
• Support in product competitive analysis including ingredient list compares, claims and points-of-difference.
• Complete monthly product and trend deck in collaboration with marketing to help team stay abreast of all new market launches.
• Handle competitive shopping, distribution, organization and tracking.
• Support overall new development quality reviews and evaluation, ensuring production is up to team standards and expectations.
• Assist with creation of shade swatch sheets and populating relevant information into product sheets in partnership with PD Manager.
• Support in formula submission evaluation and feedback.
• Maintain and communicate weekly project status report.
• Handle artwork and copy sheet review and proofreading ensuring attention to detail and accuracy.
• Support entire product lifecycle of creating and launching new products.
• Own and maintain office organization and innovation spaces including formula, packaging, supplier trade show and competitive samples.
• Help record meeting takeaways and action items with detailed note taking in Innovation and cross-functional meetings, to help support and drive development milestones.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2-3 years of professional Product Development/ relevant experience.
• Experience in Beauty industry is a must.
• Thrive in a start-up environment with an all-hands-on-deck positive attitude.
• A passion for the beauty industry and a clear understanding of development milestones.
• Must be a proactive, self-starter and able to take initiative in a fast-paced environment.