Manager of New Product Development

About Us

Orveon is a new kind of beauty company launched in December 2021 as the result of acquiring three unique brands - bareMinerals, BUXOM, and Laura Mercier. With 1,600 employees in 22 countries, we're a truly global business with a presence in all key geographies. Our headquarters are in New York, with additional locations in major cities worldwide. We are backed by Advent International, one of the world's largest and most successful private equity firms, well known for their investments in Lululemon and Olaplex.

We are embarking on a powerful shift: To change how the world thinks about beauty. We are a collective of premium and prestige beauty brands committed to stark honesty, co-creation, and making a sustainable cultural impact. We are looking for the best talent to join us on that journey. Let's face forward together!

About the Role

Responsible for leading the launch activities for a category within a brand by developing and executing launch projects to deliver all programs OTIF. Collaborates with all the Operations cross-functional team members to ensure that all necessary development, qualification, and execution activities of new products are completed in support of a successful launch. A Manager is expected to manage a portfolio of projects, which may vary between new product launches & supply chain design changes depending on the business needs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the new product development process for all products for a designated category brand from concept generation to execution, ensuring timing, quantity and KPI targets are achieved
• Lead all project meetings and coordinate the seamless integration between all Operational, Product Development, Package Engineering, Creative, Marketing & Sales processes and functions involved in developing and launching new product
•  Establish and maintain an 18-month new product development calendar in conjunction with the brand and proactively drive the kick-off briefing process using a range of standard time plan templates that vary in duration according to product complexity
• Consistently challenge and reduce the development lead-times by ensuring appropriate balanced risks are built into the original time plans, whilst ensuring all COGs, quality and service requirements are achieved/exceeded

Key Stakeholders

• Brand: Global Marketing, Finance & Sales
• Operations: Product Development, Package Engineering, External Manufacturing, S&OP, Quality, Procurement & Finance
• External Manufacturers & Fillers

Qualifications

• Work well with cross-functional teams and take a leadership role within the team.
• Effective interpersonal skills are a must.
• Knowledge of MS Project or other project management-related software, MS Excel, and MS Word.
• 5+ years project management experience
• Understanding of new product development processes & stage gate approach
• Exposure to production environment & interaction of packaging, process, manufacturing
• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university

In accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position.

At Orveon Global, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications.

The pay range for this position is $69,000 – $111,000.

The range listed is just one component of Orveon’s total compensation package for employees. For full time positions other benefits include competitive bonuses, a generous Paid Time Off policy, Medical Benefits, Parental Leave, 401K, Gratis, Hybrid Working Environment, Summer Fridays, and Employee Discounts.