What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement & Product Development Manager position at Lyra Collective?
The Role
This role sits across Lyra Collective's full portfolio of personal care brands — giving you broad exposure to sourcing, formulation, and product development at scale.
As Procurement & Product Development Manager, you'll lead sourcing and procurement for our personal care brands, with a focus on cosmetic product testing and formulation. You will manage end-to-end supplier relationships, from cost negotiation and compliance to new product development. You'll work closely with brand management, creative, supply chain, and inventory teams, as well as directly with our manufacturing partners. This role reports to the VP of Consumer Product Development & Sourcing.
About Lyra Collective
Lyra Collective is a portfolio of personal care and family brands — including Nuvadermis, EVER Skincare, LOLA, and more — dedicated to caring for customers and their loved ones. Across our brands, we build products people trust, with ingredients and standards they can feel good about.
This role is based in NYC. We operate a flexible, hybrid policy: in-person Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
\nSupplier Relationships & Negotiation
- Build and manage relationships with domestic and international contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers
- Lead cost negotiations and drive margin-enhancing initiatives across key SKUs
- Ensure supplier compliance with regulatory requirements, including FDA standards
- Oversee testing and product validation in partnership with suppliers and external labs
Supply Chain Coordination
- Translate inventory requirements into purchase orders and ensure supplier timelines support broader supply chain planning
- Keep production schedules on track and lead problem-solving when risks arise
New Product Development
- Partner with brand management and creative to translate product vision into supplier specifications
- Project-manage new product development to ensure packaging, formula, and clinical targets are met on time
- Coordinate ingredient testing and regulatory compliance alongside our product engineering function
- 4 years of sourcing or product development experience in personal care or beauty
- A track record of managing supplier contracts, dual-sourcing initiatives, and production timelines
- Demonstrated impact on financial performance through cost negotiations or margin improvement
- Strong project management instincts — you can hold multiple priorities and stakeholders without dropping anything
- Experience navigating regulatory or compliance requirements (ingredient standards, labeling compliance, or similar)
- Mandarin language skills are a plus, but not a must-have
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has a seat at the table and the opportunity to excel. We're committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company and in ecommerce overall, and we’re devoted to hiring and cultivating diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
As an equal opportunity employer, all aspects of employment with Lyra Collective including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. Lyra Collective does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Salary : $115,000 - $130,000