Project Manager, Beauty Products

Innovative Beauty Group

• $80K — $100K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Science/Cosmetics, Fashion Management, or Business/Marketing
  • 3-5 years of project management or product development experience
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Experience with fragrance houses and international vendors preferred
  • Familiarity with project management tools like Wrike or ClickUp
  • Background in beauty or personal care is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Organize kick-off meetings with sales, quality, and NPD management
  • Source accessories, packaging, and formula based on client briefs
  • Vet and negotiate with vendors to meet project and regulatory requirements
  • Prepare and monitor costing sheets to align with target margins
  • Request and evaluate samples for quality and performance
  • Ensure compliance with customer and regulatory guidelines through collaboration with Quality/Regulatory teams
  • Lead communication between internal and external teams to ensure alignment
  • Create and manage project timelines and critical paths

Benefits

  • Energetic and hands-on team environment
  • Comprehensive health/dental and retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Hybrid work model with 2 remote days
  • International working environment full of energy and growth
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Supportive and collaborative colleagues
Full Job Description


Our New York team is looking for a Project Manager who can take ownership of client projects from concept through to delivery. In this role, you will be responsible for managing new launches for full turnkey, stock packaging and fragrance projects and ensure on-time delivery, at a targeted margin, within respect of the customers quality & timing expectations.

This role is ideal for someone who has a strong project management background with hands-on product development experience. This is for an existing vacancy.

In this role, you will:
  • Organize Kick off meeting with Sales, Quality & NPD management (once brief is assigned) & define best approach (approved vendors, risk assessments. etc)
  • Source accessory, packaging and/or formula based on customer brief.
  • Source and vet vendors compatible with project and regulatory requirements
  • Negotiate with suppliers to get the right cost to meet IBG target margins & customer target price
  • Prepare Costing sheets & monitor target margin.
  • Request samples and compare for quality and performance before submitting to customer.
  • Work with Quality/Regulatory team to ensure formula meets customer blacklist and is compliant with country of sell.
  • Manage & lead new WON projects to meet expected target.
  • Lead Communication between with Internal & External teams
  • Create, monitor & communicate Timeline/Critical Path with Internal & External Teams


About you
  • Bachelor's degree in Science/Cosmetics, Fashion Management, Business/Marketing
  • 3-5 years experience in a previous project management or product development role
  • Project planning experience and have strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Previous experience working with fragrance houses, international factories and vendors strongly preferred
  • Working knowledge of Wrike, and ClickUp or other Project Management tools is an asset
  • Previous experience in beauty or personal care considered an asset


What we offer

You will enjoy being part of an energetic and hands-on team, excited about beauty and home care. You will work with passionate and talented colleagues who inspire and support each other. We have fun and celebrate successes together, but we are also not afraid to roll up our sleeves and get the job done.

On top of that you will get:
  • A competitive total rewards package with a salary range of $80,000-$100,000 depending on experience
  • A comprehensive health/dental and retirement savings plan with employer match
  • To work in a hybrid environment with the opportunity to work 2 days remotely
  • An international working environment full of energy, beauty and growth
  • Opportunities to grow, both personally and professionally.
  • Of course, a great bunch of colleagues.

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