Product Development Project Manager

Toronto, ON

Product Development Coordinator

We have inspired the industry with our award-winning cosmetics services since 2004. We embrace research and innovation - ceaselessly bringing advanced cosmeceutical technologies and ingredients into our creation.

We take pride in our innovation, expertise, and excellence in creating the finest cosmetic formulas and packaging solutions for our clients. We partner with the world’s top leading cosmetics companies in providing full integrated turnkey solutions. We value and respect individuality and personal initiative where all employees can develop, grow, and achieve their career goals.

Join us and be the sparkle of our team!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execution of all PD related sampling requirements, product kit assembly and couriers, managing follow up and timely delivery
• Provide support to product development team for meetings, presentations & trade show
• Provide follow-up support to proper execution of R&D’s (i.e. order components), IL requests and all other tasks associated with the product development process
• Maintain and organize stock sample library, stock component library, presentation library and raw material supplier library
• Become familiar with the entire product development process to support team with SAP requests/PR creation for sample scale up
• Regulatory/stability requests as required
• Maintain all logs and reports as needed
• Provide support for sourcing support materials for presentations and trade shows
• Provide administrative support to team as requested that could include filing, photocopying, scanning, forms, etc.
• Organize and maintain Product/Sampling Library: i.e. set up library/create-a-process, for example, triggers for inventory reorder, storage location(s), labeling, component and formula references.
• Own Sample Requests: i.e. Product/Sampling Library .
• Preliminary/initial ingredient listing requests via regulatory
• Customer s(coordinate samples, product information, and courier/packing samples).
• Trade show support– coordinate samples, supplies, set up, and shipping of samples, supplies etc.

Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in sales and account management in cosmetic or consumer-packaged goods industry is preferred

• Strong understanding of color.

• Experience in cosmetics manufacturing is an asset

• Must have trend consciousness and a passion for fashion and cosmetics

• Able to think strategically and proactively are crucial, as well as being able to excel in a fast paced, high pressure environment

• Excellent presentation and communication skills

• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with impeccable organizational and time-management skills

• Post-secondary education required. Courses in business, fashion, cosmetics management, cosmetics science, sales or marketing are a welcomed asset

• Superior problem-solving skills - must be resourceful and creative with solutions