About Refyne
Refyne is a specialist recruitment consultancy working exclusively within the beauty, wellness and consumer goods space. We partner with ambitious brands to connect them with exceptional talent, and we work with candidates to find roles that genuinely fit their skills and career goals.
About Our Client
Our client is a fast growing beauty brand known for innovative, high performing products and a loyal, engaged customer base. As the business continues to scale, they are looking for an experienced NPD leader to shape the future of their product pipeline.
The Opportunity
This is a senior leadership role for an experienced New Product Development professional to take ownership of the innovation pipeline from concept through to launch. You will lead the strategy behind new product development, working closely with brand, marketing, operations and manufacturing partners to bring commercially strong, on brand products to market. This is a hands on leadership position, suited to someone who can balance long term innovation strategy with close, day to day involvement in live projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the NPD strategy and roadmap, aligning innovation priorities with wider commercial and brand goals
- Lead the product development process from initial concept through formulation, testing and launch
- Manage relationships with manufacturers, suppliers and formulation partners to ensure quality and timelines are met
- Partner closely with brand and marketing teams to ensure new products align with positioning and customer needs
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity and category innovation to identify new opportunities
- Manage NPD budgets, timelines and cross functional project plans
- Lead and develop a team, setting clear standards and ways of working
- Ensure all products meet regulatory, quality and safety requirements
Ideal Background
- Significant experience in New Product Development, ideally within beauty, personal care or a related consumer category
- A track record of leading products from concept through to successful launch
- Strong experience managing relationships with manufacturers and formulation partners
- Confident working cross functionally with brand, marketing and operations teams
- Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to balance creativity with practical, profitable outcomes
- Experience leading and developing a team
Why Join
This is an opportunity to take real ownership of the innovation pipeline at a well loved, fast growing beauty brand, with genuine influence over the products that reach customers next.