Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying market trends, consumer needs, and whitespace opportunities.
• Support the development of innovation pipeline and long-term brand growth strategies.
• Lead innovation development with concept/product ideas, packaging, pricing and positioning
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams (R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales) to ensure timely and successful product development and launch.
• Manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables for innovation projects.
• Ensure timely updates and coordination with lead market to ensure alignment on project strategy and execution approach
• Take projects through the stage gate process, from ideation to launch ( meeting action standards on concept, margins, volumetrics, financials, deletes and wall, product codes, specs etc)
• Consumer & Market Insights
• Partner with insights teams to conduct qualitative and quantitative research and deliver validated concepts.
• Translate consumer feedback into actionable innovation ideas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Beauty or CPG
• 2+ years of experience in brand management, product development, or innovation.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
• Excellent communication and project management abilities.
• Passion for consumer trends, creativity, and innovation.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Preferred

• Experience in CPG, beauty, or consumer-focused industries.
• Familiarity with innovation frameworks (e.g., Stage-Gate, Design Thinking).
• Proficiency in tools like Circana, or other market data platforms.

Benefits

• Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits. Employees are covered by the company-paid basic life insurance policy and company-paid short-term disability insurance (the benefit commences upon hire and allows for a portion of base salary for up to 26 weeks if you are disabled). Other benefits offered to employees include but are not limited to the following: long-term disability, supplemental life insurances, flexible spending accounts, critical illness insurance, group legal, identity theft protection, etc. Employees are also able to enroll in our 401k Retirement Savings Plan.
• Employees will also receive 3 weeks of vacation, pro-rated based on date of hire for the 1st year of employment and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Vacation will depend on role.