Senior Manager, New Product Launch

Job Title: Senior Manager, New Product Launch

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Reports to: VP, Product Development

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)

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Who We Are: At Fur, we celebrate your choices and invite you to revel in the very best. As the first brand to make pubic hair care a real topic of conversation, we initially focused our attention on ingrowns and body hair, and have since expanded further into creating a more inclusive definition of beauty. We want to continue to address often ignored skin concerns and elevated, easy experience.

Our woman-founded, owned, and led business started in 2015 with the goal of redefining the skin and body-hair care industry. Since our launch, Fur has been creating effective, simple, clean, and inclusive products for use from head to toe (and everywhere in between). Join our team and be a part of making comfort and care for all skin and hair possible for every body.

Who You Are: A strategic New Product Launch manager and executer with 4+ years of experience in the beauty, cosmetics, or personal care industry. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams and ensure on time, on budget launches of innovative New Products. With knowledge of the full lifecycle of Product Launches, you will play a key role in bringing new Fur’s to market.

What You’ll Do:

• Work closely with the VP, Product Development to support launch execution and drive NPD timing throughout the product development life cycle
• Strong experience developing and executing timelines to support launch calendars, identifying and monitoring overall project plan, milestones, and critical paths in order to achieve target launch dates
• Demonstrated ability working with and driving critical steps in NPD from formulation, packaging, testing, and artwork, to industrialization and first production
• Manage key processes in formula industrialization, including technical testing, claims testing, scale up and pilot approvals
• Experience developing and sourcing packaging, including secondary packaging, displays, samples and promotional materials
• Manage operational artwork process with marketing and creative operations, including information turnover, creative briefing, artwork tracking and approvals
• Partner closely with Operations to manage key milestones between PD and Ops including line trials and qualifications, supporting overall commercialization timing
• Define and establish quality standards and refresh as needed
• Manage and track sales and press samples for new launches
• Timeline support to cross-divisional teams to maintain dates and keep projects on track
• Act as a resource within the NPD community for innovation and development
• Keep abreast of competitive Product Launches and new technologies
• Provide support with sourcing and identifying new concepts, ingredients, and product forms. Obtain research for New Product ideas (visual and literal)
• Attend Industry Forums & trade shows to learn more about research and development in our category and source potential new vendors and leads

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience in product development, NPD project management or launch operations in cosmetics and/or personal care; demonstrated knowledge of cosmetics, CPG, and beauty product development a must; experience working on a early stage team, a plus
• Direct experience managing and launching New Products including working with the full product development lifecycle
• Knowledge of research and development processes and protocols, understanding of both US and EU regulations and testing procedures
• Experience working with external vendors to track progress and timelines
• Proficiency with G-Suite, Slack, and Project Management Software; Experience with ERP

What We Offer:

• Compensation: $85,000 - $110,000 and eligibility to participate in company bonus plan
• Generous Time Off: Unlimited PTO & Sick Time with no waiting period for utilization, Summer Fridays, and 12 paid holidays
• Monthly Technology Reimbursement
• Flexibility: Hybrid work environment
• Paid Parental Leave: Up to 4 Months of fully paid parental leave
• Benefits: Medical with HSA or FSA (as applicable), Dental, Vision with XP Vision Benefit Enhancement, Employee Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits, and access to Spring Health,
• Retirement Benefits: 401k with a company match after 1 year of employment
• Bi-Annual All Team Retreat: Twice a year opportunities to come together for in-person team building with our national staff
• Donation Matching: Up to $500 Donation Matching for any donation to a registered 501(c)3

Fur is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a staff community where everyone feels safe, comfortable, supported, and included. Fur does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

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