Job Specifications
A key player in international Haute Parfumerie and focusing on 100% Made In France production, our House is now committed to anchoring its position by consolidating its assortment and its image through strong concepts and an assertive artistic line, available in collections of exceptional fragrances and perfumed derivatives.
In order to support the growth of the INITIO PARFUMS PRIVES brand, we are looking for an NPD Manager based in Paris, within the operational headquarters.
About the role
Reporting to the Product Development department, you are responsible for the overall management of product developments for the INITIO PARFUMS PRIVES brand – from technical pre-feasibility to market launch – while contributing to the structuring and optimization of the development process within the organization.
Both strategic and operational, you will be involved in a cross-functional manner on:
Direct management of innovation and continuous improvement projects,
The implementation of management tools and methodologies for performance,
The fluidity of interfaces between departments (Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, Purchasing, Supply,...) and with our external partners.
Key Responsibilities:
Management and coordination of product development projects
Ensure the management of product developments as part of the NPD process already initiated, to be deployed and optimized, while directly managing a portfolio of projects (formulation, packaging, industrialization) from brief to launch
Ensure the technical and industrial pre-feasibility of product concepts in conjunction with the Marketing and Operations teams
Establish and monitor development schedules, ensure compliance with milestones, coordinate internal validations and alert feedback
Manage project budgets and costs in collaboration with Purchasing, while ensuring the optimization of resources
Identify risks and abuses, anticipate blockages and propose alternative solutions
Lead project reviews and ensure clear reporting to decision-making bodies
Guarantee the technical, regulatory and quality consistency of developments until market launch
Expertise technique – Packaging & formulation
To provide recognized technical expertise in the fields of packaging and formulation, by supporting the teams in their design, material and process choices
Ensuring consistency between innovation, industrial feasibility and cost constraints
Supervise formula-pack compatibility testing and follow-up of pilot tests as well as pre-series
Contribute to the search for innovative and sustainable solutions (eco-design, alternative materials, process optimization, etc.)
Ensure a technological and regulatory watch on market trends, raw materials and technical innovations
Structuring and continuous improvement of development processes
Implement and maintain monitoring and reporting tools (types of projects, progress, performance, management indicators, etc.)
Streamline and standardize development processes in coordination with internal stakeholders
Identify organizational friction points and propose pragmatic improvement plans
Formalize and deploy NPD standards (brief, milestones, risk matrices, reporting)
Contribute to the change management and maturity of the Product Development department on project management
Functional management and cross-functional animation
Coordinate and support the Product Development Project Managers in their daily missions
Facilitate cross-functional communication and enhance synergies within the teams
Lead coordination bodies and project reviews
Contribute to a culture of excellence and collaboration within the Group
Desired Education and Experience:
Higher education BAC+5 type Engineer (chemistry, packaging, process engineering or scientific equivalent)
Minimum of 8 to 10 years' experience in product development, supply chain or cross-functional project management, preferably acquired in the cosmetics/perfumes sector or in an industry with similar industrial and technical constraints
Expertise in NPD project management and technical coordination (structuring, steering, reporting, continuous improvement)
Solid technical skills in packaging (feasibility, industrialization); Knowledge of the wording would be a plus
Strong technical appetite and ability to challenge business solutions
Mastery of project management tools and collaborative work platforms (advanced Excel, Sharepoint, ERP/PLM, etc.)
Fluent in English (oral and written)
You are recognized for your rigor, your organization, your analytical and synthesis skills, your sense of the field, your transversal leadership, your unifying spirit and your interpersonal skills
Proactive, agile and solution-oriented, you know how to manage several complex projects in parallel while structuring tools and processes to serve collective performance.
About the Company
Your initiation into the power of scent begins here & now. INITIO Parfums Privés is a special and exclusive French brand that takes fragrances to a whole new level. Using the power and science of scent, the INITIO fragrances are made to empower yourself, influence your mood and behaviour, and change your destiny. Uncommonly in the perfume industry, the process is not ingredient-led. What is important is the effect of the fragrance, rather than its actual scent. The mission of INITIO: initiate to functional fragrances through...
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