Senior NPD Manager

Job title:

Senior NPD Manager

Company

Charlotte Tilbury

Job description

About Charlotte Tilbury BeautyFounded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the bran­d is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.Senior NPD Manager, Colour Cosmetics & FormulationAbout the roleThis role within the pivotal Product Development department will be focused on creative conceptualization of a product idea with the ability to bring a product to life on a page and inspire 360 teams in the activation plans.This role will oversee and manage the day-to-day developments and be the main supplier contact for their category. They will have the ability to delegate and coach along the way while keeping the team motivated and acting as timeline guardian for projects, managing upward when necessary. The role will naturally take on more complex developments and projects with high visibility so their ability to foresee potential future obstacles and work with their line manager to mitigate risk it importantAs a Senior NPD Manager you will

• Fuel NPD calendar with innovative product conceptualization with a focus on Colour Cosmetics & Complexion
• Management of end-to-end NPD process from inception to launch for multiple projects at once (10+) including CPA management, assessing needs and mitigating risk at each stage through clear communication and action plan alignment cross functionally.
• Delivery of projects on time and within budget
• Ability to story tell and collaborate creatively to define the innovation and product marketing hook with a customer and industry expert lens.
• Skilled at efficiency process management and implementation.
• Leading the day-to-day relationships with contract manufacturers and representing the Charlotte Tilbury brand in the communication and troubleshooting.
• Skilled at problem solving and troubleshooting complex development challenges
• Working cross-functionally and internationally to drive ideas from conception to execution and partnering with global brand marketing to collaborate on presentation decks.
• Attendance in weekly NPD meetings, potential to present to founder when necessary with support of HO and Director of NPD
• CPA management and ability to reassess and find solutions to get projects back on track when faced with unexpected challenges.
• Regular interface with Supply Chain team to manage project logistics and flag issues appropriately when they arise.
• Utilize knowledge of avg formula and packaging COGs and partner with procurement to negotiate best COG.
• Prepping NPD info for forecasting decks and support presenting innovations to SNR commercial teams during forecast briefings.
• Management of forecasting sampling process to global regions.
• Management of junior roles, teaching and delegating to maximize team output
• Work closely with team of pro-artists to co-create ranges and manage approval process considering all feedback.
• Travel required to meet suppliers, execute onsite formula approvals, trend research
• Representing the product development team in communications with marketing, commercial sales teams and often leadership team- ability to present and lead.

Who you will work withWider NPD team, Commercial Teams, Marketing, Supply Chain, Creative, Pro-Artists,About you

• Extensive experience from a similar position in industry, specifically in colour & complexion product development.
• Ability to inspire, influence and galvanize the team
• Ability to delegate, oversee and lead a project
• Strong research skills
• Experience with sales data and analysis
• Have a passion for and knowledge of the beauty industry – brands, products, bloggers and influencers
• Has a strong eye for colour and knows how to give colour direction

Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.Why join us?

• Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
• We’re a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
• Bring your fury friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
• And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees – and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.If you want to learn more about life at Charlotte Tilbury Beauty please follow our

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Location

London

Job date

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:58:23 GMT

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