Product Manager (NPD)

Are you passionate about creating products that consumers genuinely love? Are you highly curious about beauty and trends? Do you enjoy taking an idea from initial concept through to launch, working with multiple teams to bring innovative products to market? If you're commercially-minded, creative, naturally organised and thrive in a fast-paced environment, you’re going to love this job. It comes with a salary genuinely aligned with the value you bring, and as such we have decided not to limit ourselves to a salary bracket at this point. The company operates a hybrid model (2 days in office – or more if you fancy!) and a good benefits package.

The Company

Our client is a well-established and highly respected consumer products business with an impressive portfolio of personal care/toiletries brands enjoyed by customers across the UK and internationally. As a family-owned business, they have built a reputation for combining innovation, quality and speed to market, continually investing in the development of exciting new products that keep them ahead of consumer trends.

Collaboration sits at the heart of everything they do. Their Product Development team works closely with Design, Marketing, Technical, Category, Commercial, Supply Chain and Manufacturing partners around the world to transform great ideas into successful retail products. If you enjoy working in a business where your ideas are valued and your contribution genuinely makes a difference, this is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, agile and ambitious team.

The Role

Working closely with the Head of New Product Development, you'll play a key role in delivering both New Product Development (NPD) and Existing Product Development (EPD) projects across a diverse consumer product portfolio. From identifying emerging trends and developing product concepts through to managing supplier relationships, coordinating development samples and supporting successful product launches, you'll be involved throughout the entire product lifecycle.

No two days will be the same. One day you could be researching the latest consumer trends or visiting exhibitions to identify new opportunities, while the next you could be presenting product concepts, panelling fragrance or product submissions, coordinating cross-functional project meetings or managing artwork approvals ready for production.

You'll work collaboratively across Design, Marketing, Technical, Operations, Category, Supply Chain and Commercial teams, ensuring projects remain on track, commercially viable and delivered to market on time. You'll also build strong relationships with UK & international manufacturing partners and suppliers, helping to bring innovative ideas to life while maintaining exceptional attention to detail throughout the development process.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing creativity with project management, combining consumer insight with commercial thinking and taking ownership of multiple exciting projects at once.

About You

You will be passionate about the world of beauty first and foremost, and already have at least 2 years experience within Product Development, New Product Development (NPD), Product Management or Project Management in an FMCG environment and be confident managing multiple projects simultaneousYou'll naturally enjoy spotting emerging trends and understanding what consumers want next, using those insights to help shape commercially successful products. Equally comfortable collaborating with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, you'll be an excellent communicator who enjoys building strong working relationships.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Experienced within FMCG product development, NPD or Product Management, including formulation management experience.
• Creative, and really enjoys research and product ideation.
• Commercially aware with a genuine interest in consumer products and innovation.
• Highly organised with excellent project management skills.
• Confident managing multiple stakeholders and project timelines.
• Comfortable working with suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Creative, proactive and solutions focused.
• A strong communicator who enjoys presenting ideas and influencing others.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality products and continuous improvement.

If you're looking for an opportunity where you'll have genuine ownership of exciting product development projects, influence future product ranges and become part of a collaborative business with innovation at its core, we'd love to hear from you.