The Company:

We are currently looking for a New Product Developer to join our fast growing, successful, FMCG company. The company supply both private label and branded products to highly successful leading retailers worldwide. We are a highly respected, dynamic cosmetic and skincare company who have seen significant growth year on year.  We are manufacturers with a brilliant design and NPD department.  

 

The Role:

• React, identify, and convert market opportunities based on emerging trends with strong commercial aptitude and the ability to correctly identify and size opportunities at both macro and micro level. 

• Management of the NPD process through from initial trend concepts to order. Working cross functionally and collaboratively across all aspects of the business including, R&D, technical and design. 

• Concept development – offering personalised private label solutions to clients from initial concept cads to packaging and final range look and feel. 

• Range plan development – including creation of briefs for design teams and customers. 

• Product architecture including copy writing for formulation developments, key ingredient call outs and line up presentations.   

• Briefing in new formulation developments, based on client requirements, working closely with in house chemists to develop skincare and colour cosmetic formulations both in the UK and China. 

• Work closely with the regulatory team to understand challenges and technical issues surrounding formulation developments, communication, and specifications. 

• Sourcing with our far east & UK factories for components and formulations 

• Costings – preparing product costings for the Account Managers to quote.

• Sample Management – working with internal teams and our factories to prepare samples for the client’s approval.

• Management of development critical paths, coordinating across teams, to ensure project deadlines are met before hand over to Merchandising teams.

• Create focal relationships with Account Managers & Merchandising for successful delivery of product lines.