Product Development Coordinator

Job Description
ABOUT KENDO
Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty Product Development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.
Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is$32.07 - $35.62per hour based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for a month in the summer and July and December wellness/shutdown weeks for applicable positions.
The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab, Ole Henriksen.
Kendo Brands has a hybrid work model with three days in office and two days remote each week.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Coordinator, Color Product Development will be responsible for supporting day-to-day Product Development functions and responsibilities. The position will be responsible for receiving, organizing, managing and shipping product samples, coordinating with vendors, and communicating with and supporting internal team cross-functional partner's Product Development needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee day-to-day Product Development operations, including sending shipments, organizing supply closet, organizing product samples, and miscellaneous office tasks.
• Support on-going and new formula developments, keep development trackers files up to date

• Coordinate formula evaluations, ensuring that samples are distributed, and feedback is collected tracked in a timely manner
• Research competitive landscape and maintain product benchmarks
• Create product samples for meetings and presentations
• Coordinate vendor meetings, meeting minutes and sample follow-up
• Participate in brainstorms and concept ideation
• Support Product Development manager in additional tasks and projects as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

• BA degree or equivalent experience with 1-2 years of Product Development work experience preferred
• Passionate about makeup and the beauty industry
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities, and prioritize

• Ability to work in and thrive in a fast-paced, often-changing collaborative environment
• A self-starter, able to work independently and take initiative
• Creative problem solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail

• Client-focused, personable and flexible with demands and changes in business

• Exceptional written, interpersonal and communication skills

• A positive, can-do attitude with a passion for learning
• Able to work independently and within a team (and being able to work cross functionally with other departments)
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint)