Avatara Personal Care, LLC · 7 hours ago
Product Development Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$90K/yr - $105K/yr
7+ years expAvatara Personal Care, LLC is a company that operates two brands, Karuna Skin and Avatara, focusing on innovative skincare solutions. The Product Development Manager will oversee the product development cycle, manage supplier communications, and ensure timely launches of new products while collaborating closely with the team and stakeholders.
BeautyCosmeticsE-Commerce
Responsibilities
Responsible for driving the entire skincare product development lifecycle from concept through product approvals and delivery standards
Manage the day-to-day development process with suppliers. Detailed timelines should be complete with dependencies/predecessors, owners, durations, and deadlines. Responsible for keeping key partners up-to-date on the progress of projects, risks and issues in a timely manner, and driving the team to completion of all deliverables
Analyze competitive landscape and emerging trends to identify brand accessory and packaging opportunities. Provide research on competitor pricing analysis on like products
Communicate and run weekly product meetings with key stakeholders on product briefs, packaging briefs, formula feedback, re-directs, approvals, product testing, consumer studies, before and afters, deliverables and timelines
Build partnerships and collaborate closely with internal and external (overseas/domestic) suppliers to ensure new products are successfully launched on time. Research and initiate outreach to new suppliers for any accessory, packaging, or ingredient needs
ID, develop and manage new and current supplier day-to-day communication and follow-up tracking to key dates, COG targets, and deliverables & hold team members and vendors accountable to commitments & timelines to assure goals are achieved
Perform and evaluate risk assessments, mitigation, resolution, and projects post-mortem from end-to-end process, ensuring all projects remain on-time and on- budget
Bring agility and problem-solving skills to every identified gap. Help drive solutions and improve efficiency throughout the process
Communicate and make recommendations on how processes can be improved. Drive issues to resolution through partnerships and creative problem solving; use rigorous logic and method to solve difficult problems with effective solutions
Provide additional support to the team as determined by the head of the department
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of experience in a corporate environment, preferably in beauty/skincare
Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative start-up environment working with global partners
Essential background in R&D, Formulations, and Product Development
Requires strong technical, organizational, and exceptional written/verbal communication skills
Proven ability to take initiative, manage multiple, changing projects simultaneously with meticulous attention to detail, and work effectively in diverse teams
Must be resourceful, strategic, creative, analytical, and possess the flexibility to be hands-on and wear many hats in an ever-changing environment
Thrive on building business relationships and strong follow-up
Must be a self-motivator, identify gaps, drive solutions, take ownership, and help build a growth-focused culture
Strong presentation skills and proficiency in G Suite, Asana, Adobe, Slack, Box, and Microsoft Office (including basic to intermediate Excel) are required, with the ability to learn new tools quickly
The ability to effectively partner and motivate cross-functionally and with vendors is key
May require moving items up to 50 lbs and occasional travel
Benefits
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Company
Avatara Personal Care, LLC
At Avatara we believe skincare should be fun! Skincare should not be boring or expensive.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase