Manager Product Development and Project Management

Company Description

Nakery Beauty is a full-body beauty brand that integrates wellness benefits with clinically proven skincare results. Our customer-driven products address both root causes, such as stress, lack of sleep, and collagen loss, and their visible effects, including sagging and crepey skin. Offering a range of innovative solutions like magnesium sleep balms and anti-aging formulas, our mission is to help customers feel better and look better effortlessly. At Nakery Beauty, we believe that feeling good goes hand in hand with looking good.

Role Description

We are seeking a Manager of Product Development and Project Management for an on-site, full-time role at our Clearwater, FL location. In this role, you will oversee product development processes from ideation to launch, conduct market research, coordinate cross-functional teams, and manage timelines, budgets, and project deliverables. You will collaborate with the R&D team to ensure products meet customer needs and align with our brand values while working closely with sales and marketing to support product performance and market penetration.

Product Development

Lead

·       Product Briefs

·       Collaboration

·       Development

·       Review/approval 

·       Submission

·       Product charter

·       Development

·       Collaboration

·       Review/approval 

·       Lead / arrange bi-weekly chemist calls 

·       Ensure formulas are globally compliant/Clean compliant at each submission

·       Ensure formulas hit desired brand COGs set by team

Participate in/Organize

·       Pre-calendar blue-sky discovery; new suppliers, new ingredients, new formats, etc

·       Spearhead product ideation and conceptualization for new launches

·       market research

·       competitive analysis

·       innovation research

·       mood boards

·       creative copy

·       evaluating benchmarks

·       product briefs

·       Evaluate formula submissions, collect team feedback redirect accordingly

·       Innovation Calendar Creation/Management

·       Partner with Founder and Marketing to drive innovation across all product categories, focusing on key brand positioning, target consumer, and market intelligence

Project Management

·       New product briefing to suppliers / arranging calls, answering questions, arranging samples 

·       Day to day management and communication with suppliers; end-to-end relationship management 

·       Manage new product development, from ideation to production

·       Monitor development timelines, troubleshoot issues, and ensure successful scaling from concept to final production

·       Collaborate with designers to develop concept artwork for new product ideas creative concepts (boxes, bags, etc)

·       Review and present PPS submissions for sign off/approval

·       Ideate, concept, brief product artwork / arrange for edits / get signoff and submit 

·       Request samples as needed for testing, marketing needs, BAs, on-air, etc. 

·       Manage internal product charter process:

·       Create product brief charter 

·       Review w/founder for edits/sign off

·       Share w/ Marketing for edits/suggestions/sign off

·       Weekly PD status update – review timelines, add approved formula numbers

Additional Responsibilities

Product Dossiers

·       Create product dossiers (inspiration, brief, charter, pitch/brainstorm, ingredients, chemist notes, retail-specific claims, competitive, etc) for each launch product.  

·       Present product story and innovation to brand team to develop cross-functional understanding and awareness of upcoming launches

Regulatory

·       Regular communication with regulatory consultant and agencies to keep up on latest developments and requirements.

·       Manage artwork development process, partnering with regulatory, creative, and marketing to finalize

·       Send final artwork, ILs, supplier EIN number to regulatory for MoCRA as new products are created

·       Submit for registration in required countries, partnering with appropriate regulatory consultants and responsible parties

Clinical testing

·       Establish min. 1-year plan of all items requiring clinical testing

·       Lead competitive claims analysis and build out consumer perception claims questionnaire. Create protocol based on competitive research ideal claims, present to Liz for approval (anywhere from 3-12 months out from launch depending on formula approvals)

·       Send protocol to testing laboratory for quote/approval 

·       Send quote for review/approval internally update established testing document 

·       Arrange and manage samples process between suppliers and testing agencies

Other

·       Liase with Marketing on timelines, product needs, external needs, etc as it pertains to product launches and development 

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Product Management and Research and Development (R&D) to oversee product lifecycle and innovative formulation processes.
• Strong Analytical Skills and experience in conducting Market Research to identify trends and guide product strategy.
• Understanding of Sales and Marketing to align product performance with customer needs and market demand.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and leadership skills to manage cross-functional teams and projects efficiently.
• Strong, proven project management skill particular to the PD process
• Problem-solver,
• Experience in the beauty, wellness, or skincare industry is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Product Development, or a related field; MBA is a plus.
• Proven track record of managing product development projects, meeting deadlines, and delivering results.