About the Company My client is a market leading manufacturer of innovative personal care, colour cosmetics, skincare, and beauty products! They collaborate with blue chip multinational retail clients to bring their products to life and are famous for creating truly amazing cosmetics and skincare products on a mass scale internationally! About the Role The role of Senior New Product Developer – Personal Care, involves managing the NPD process from initial trend concepts to order, with a focus on creating new products in fashion-led colour cosmetics and skincare products. Responsibilities React, identify, and convert market opportunities based on emerging trends with strong commercial aptitude. 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 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. Qualifications You will already be an experienced New Product Developer in the Personal Care, Cosmetics and/or Skincare fields, or alternatively from the fashion or textiles industry, with proven experience managing the NPD process through from initial trend concepts to order. Required Skills Great ability to work cross functionally and collaboratively across all aspects of the business including R&D, regulatory, technical, sales and design. Calm under-pressure and be able to balance conflicting priorities. Comfortable with data handling and analysis and creative in ways of driving value from data created within the team. Ambition and motivation, hunger for success and genuine responsibility. Have a good addition to detail and strong communication skills. You will have your own car, valid UK driving licence and be willing to commute daily to the office in Knutsford Monday to Friday. Have full right to work permanently full time without sponsorship in the UK. Preferred Skills NPD New Product Development Fashion, Textiles or Personal Care Pay range and compensation package Highly Competitive Base Salary DOE Discretionary Bonus Bupa Private Healthcare Pension Free Parking 25 Days Holiday 8 Bank Holidays Day off for Birthday Mobile and Laptop Early finish Fridays Equal Opportunity Statement We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices. Apply today by emailing your CV to emma@beautifulrecruitment.com or call Emma Dempsey on 0203 9111 000.