Roles & Responsibilities

- Drive end-to-end product development from ideation and formulation to commercialization and launch.

- Translate consumer insights, market trends and category opportunities into innovative beauty and personal care products.

- Partner with formulation experts and third-party manufacturers to develop, test and refine product samples.

- Lead product trials, testing, quality improvements and production readiness

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- Benchmark global and domestic beauty brands to identify innovation and differentiation opportunities

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- Identify and manage manufacturers, formulation partners and suppliers

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- Own development timelines, costing, sampling and production readiness

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- Drive packaging development, evaluating materials, aesthetics, functionality and cost efficiency

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- Coordinate with packaging vendors through sampling, testing and finalization

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- Ensure compliance with regulatory, safety and quality standards and maintain product specifications, documentation and certifications.

- Partner with

Marketing, Design, Operations, Sourcing, Regulatory and Manufacturing teams for successful launches.

- Monitor post-launch product performance and drive continuous improvements.

- Optimize product costs without compromising quality, performance or consumer experience

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Ideal Candidate

Mandatory

1. 4+ years of total product development experience

, including

2+ years in Beauty / Personal Care / Skincare / Cosmetics

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2. End-to-end experience across product ideation, formulation, development, testing,



vendor coordination, commercialization and launch

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3. Hands-on experience working with formulation partners and third-party manufacturers to develop and refine products.

4. Experience leading product trials, testing cycles, quality enhancements, timelines, costing and production readiness

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5. Solid understanding of product lifecycle, formulations, manufacturing processes, ingredients, consumer insights and beauty/personal care trends

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6. Experience in packaging development

, including materials, aesthetics, functionality, cost optimization and vendor management.

7. Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration across sourcing, marketing, design, regulatory and manufacturing.

8. Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple product launches simultaneously.

9. Must come from an established Beauty / Personal Care / Skincare / Cosmetics brand, beauty manufacturing unit, or relevant third-party manufacturing/vendor environment

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10. Experience ensuring regulatory, safety and quality compliance

, including product documentation, specifications and certifications.

Preferred

- Senior / Team Lead-level product development experience.

- Degree in

Cosmetic Science, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biotechnology or related field

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- Category expertise across

Skincare, Haircare or Personal Care

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- Strong understanding of ingredient trends, regulatory standards and product testing processes

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📌 Associate Product Manager (Beauty & Personal Care) (Pune)
🏢 Uni Seoul
📍 Pune