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Manager, Product Innovation
Benefit Cosmetics
San Francisco, CA, United States
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The Manager, Product Innovation will work closely with the Associate Director, Product Innovation and will be a key contributor for the Innovation team in the Product Marketing Department as it relates to color cosmetic shade/product development.
The Manager, Product Innovation will support the creative process for product development by bringing makeup and/or shade suggestions to help create and launch innovative new products to market. Focus will be on color/shade development, as well as primary packaging ideas.
This person will also be responsible for keeping an eye on future trends in shade and color/makeup opportunities. This person must have a passion and love for cosmetics, and have development experience for color cosmetics.
The Manager, Product Innovation will be responsible for ensuring that the product development process is adhered to thru impeccable communication, paperwork flow and tracking of all communication in innovation/ideation, design and developments stages of the critical path process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities:
Work closely with the Marketing team to contribute shade and formula options based on segment, category opportunities, point of difference hero products, specific channel/country needs and new products that create a customer need or fill a need:
• Preview all submissions and facilitate approvals with Product Innovation team and the Associate Director, Product Innovation
• Drive & contribute ideas on products for packaging, formula and shades for all product segments
• Collaborate with suppliers and R & D team on redirects, and suggestions for next round submissions
• Work closely with R & D and packaging to ensure formula/packaging integration milestones are met
• Lead on-site lab work independently with R&D to direct shade/texture development when required
Innovative New Products:
Contribute ideas and help develop new innovative products through close collaboration with EVP of Product Marketing, Director of Product Innovation, Associate Director of Product Innovation and close liaison with Director of R&D Development and Launch Planning Execution Product Development and Director of R&D Global Packaging.
• Research, develop and recommend shades, formulas and ingredients based on trends/ideas and competitive activity
• Seek out external inspiration in mass and prestige beauty industry, fashion and lifestyle venues
• Liaison with R&D Teams on supplier interaction for innovative products in formula or packaging in innovation/ideation stage
• Collaborate with Associate Director, Product Innovation on developing consumer feedback and ideas in methods that support Benefit brand DNA
• Provide a strong storytelling with an unique product positioning for new product launches • Create and manage the weekly R&D status meetings and collaborate with Associate Innovation Process Manager to ensure all critical milestones are met
Other Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Innovation, Copy, Art, Package, R&D, Promotion and Regulations) for: How to Use, Claims, Ingredient call-outs, etc.
• Responsible for the submission approval process with Directors, Product Innovation and R&D
• Manage and drive approval process for all submissions to ensure that adjustments/feedback communicated is clear & understood; convey to suppliers when necessary
• Collaborate with Product Innovation team to create and R&D and Component Direction Forms for the following areas in for all new products:
◦ MP’s for, Formula and Shade Description and Shade Ranking Recommendations,
◦ R&D forms for How to Use, Claims and Ingredient Call Outs
◦ Component Direction Forms for color, size, finish, etc
• Work closely with R&D on all “ECO” projects and be the conduit between marketing and R&D on all reformulations
• Collaborate with Product Innovation team on Marketing Briefs
• Prepare and participate in all product brainstorming by further developing shade evolution and innovative formula suggestions
• Collaborate with Product Innovation team to recommend shade phase-outs based on new products in development
• Product research including competitive pricing/shopping/sku count, etc.
• Competitive awareness of cosmetics market (formula, ingredients, packaging, color trends)
• Work closely and collaboratively with creative product team to ensure synergistic and collaborative process
• Other job related duties may be assigned as necessary.
Qualifications:
• Minimum 5 years experience working in developing color cosmetics for global cosmetic company
• Must possess prior experience working with the color category
• Prefer to have previous on-site lab work experiences
• Prefer to have management/leadership skills
• Detail oriented
• Strong communication skills
• Team player
• Strong story teller
• Must be able to travel internationally and domestically
• College degree or equivalent experience
• Proficient in PowerPoint, MS Word, Excel, Outlook
• Curious nature, passion and love for cosmetics