{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"31499bf79deddf7cd72a4137","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/31499bf79deddf7cd72a4137","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/31499bf79deddf7cd72a4137","title":"Associate Product Development Project Manager","description":"POSITION: Associate Product Development Project Manager\n\nDEPARTMENT: Product Development\nREPORTS TO: Product Development Director\nLOCATION: Corona, California / Hybrid\n\nPOSITION SUMMARY\n\nThe Product Development Project Manager is responsible for managing both new product development and existing product change initiatives across Developlus's hair color, remover, hair care, and styling portfolio. This role serves as the central project leader responsible for coordinating cross-functional activities from concept approval through commercialization while also managing product lifecycle changes after launch.\n\nThe position owns project execution, Engineering Change Request (ECR) coordination, packaging change management, stage-gate governance, and documentation control activities. The Project Manager ensures successful launches within established development timelines while maintaining alignment across Product Development, Marketing, Packaging, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Sales, and external manufacturing partners.\n\nThe ideal candidate has extensive beauty industry experience and understands the complexities of launching products into major retail channels including Ulta Beauty, Target, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Amazon, and specialty beauty retailers. The successful candidate must possess strong project management skills, exceptional organizational abilities, and the ability to manage multiple new product launches and existing product updates simultaneously.\n\nNEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT\nLead multiple new product development projects through the entire stage-gate process from concept through commercialization.\nBuild and maintain detailed project timelines spanning 10–18 month development cycles.\nEstablish critical milestones and ensure adherence to launch schedules.\nMonitor project progress and proactively address risks, delays, and resource constraints.\nDevelop mitigation plans and contingency strategies for critical project risks.\nEnsure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with brand objectives alongside PD Director.\nSupport prioritization and management of the innovation pipeline across multiple brands and product categories.\n\nENGINEERING CHANGE REQUEST (ECR) MANAGEMENT\nOwn the changes for the Engineering Change Request (ECR) process for product, packaging, formula, artwork, component, and supplier changes.\nSchedule, facilitate, and document ECR review meetings.\nCoordinate review and approval activities across all impacted departments.\nTrack ECR status, approvals, implementation plans, and completion dates.\nEnsure approved changes are communicated and executed according to established procedures.\nProvide ECR status updates and escalation recommendations to leadership.\n\nEXISTING PRODUCT & CHANGE MANAGEMENT\nManage updates and revisions to existing products and packaging.\nPrioritize and coordinate existing product changes alongside new product development initiatives.\nDrive implementation of approved formula, packaging, artwork, supplier, specification, and process changes.\nEnsure all changes comply with stage-gate requirements and change-control procedures.\nMaintain visibility of all active product and packaging change initiatives.\n\nCROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP\nCoordinate activities across Product Development, Marketing, Packaging, Regulatory, Operations, Quality, Purchasing, and Sales.\nLead weekly cross-functional project meetings and communicate project status updates to core team.\nManage action items, deliverables, and accountability across all departments.\nEscalate issues and recommend solutions to the Director of Product Development.\nFoster collaboration, accountability, and project management best practices across cross-functional teams.\n\nBEAUTY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT\nSupport development of innovative beauty products across hair color, hair care, styling, and personal care categories.\nCoordinate formulation development, testing, stability programs, and product evaluations alongside the Product & Education Lead.\nTrack product samples, approvals, and development revisions.\nSupport competitive benchmarking and innovation pipeline initiatives.\nProactively research, track, and analyze new product launches across the beauty market, identifying key trends, innovations, and competitive insights.\nMonitor emerging ingredient, formulation, packaging, and consumer trends to support innovation strategy.\nAttend supplier presentations, industry events, and trade shows as appropriate to identify new technologies and opportunities.\n\nPACKAGING DEVELOPMENT & CHANGE CONTROL\nManage packaging development timelines, artwork approvals, and component sourcing.\nCoordinate packaging readiness to support commercialization timelines.\nEnsure packaging components meet quality, regulatory, and retailer requirements.\nPartner with packaging suppliers to support component development, qualification, and timeline execution.\n\nDOCUMENTATION CONTROL & PROJECT GOVERNANCE\nCoordinate documentation control activities associated with product and packaging changes.\nEnsure specifications, artwork files, BOMs, technical documents, and supporting records are reviewed, approved, and maintained.\nMaintain project documentation, meeting records, approval records, and change-control documentation.\nPartner with documentation control personnel to maintain revision history and document accuracy.\nEnsure accountability and ownership of projects after documentation release and approval.\n\nCOMMERCIALIZATION & LAUNCH READINESS\nCoordinate first production runs and launch preparation activities.\nMonitor inventory planning and launch execution milestones.\nEnsure all commercialization requirements are completed before launch.\nPartner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Purchasing to ensure manufacturing readiness and successful launch execution.\n\nRETAIL & CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS\nSupport retailer-specific launch requirements and milestone management.\nCoordinate timelines to meet customer presentation, line review, and launch deadlines.\nCollaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to support retailer launch strategies.\nSupport retailer presentations, customer meetings, and retailer-exclusive development initiatives as needed.\n\nREGULATORY & QUALITY COMPLIANCE\nCoordinate required product testing, claims support, and documentation alongside Product & Education Lead.\nPartner with Regulatory Affairs to ensure compliance with domestic and international requirements.\nSupport compliance with FDA, MoCRA, retailer, and applicable international regulatory requirements.\n\nSUPPLIER & VENDOR MANAGEMENT\nCoordinate activities with contract manufacturers, packaging suppliers, testing laboratories, and external development partners.\nTrack supplier deliverables and timelines to support project milestones.\nSupport supplier evaluations and continuous improvement initiatives.\n\nREPORTING & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT\nMaintain project management systems, Microsoft Project Management timelines and documentation.\nPrepare project status reports, agendas, and updates.\nTrack key project metrics and identify opportunities for process improvement.\nDevelop and maintain project dashboards, timelines, and launch tracking tools.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives within Product Development.\nHighly organized and self-driven with an entrepreneurial mentality.\n\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEducation\nBachelor's degree in Business, Marketing.\nExperience utilizing project management/timeline or workflow management systems.\nStrong understanding of product commercialization processes, manufacturing readiness, and supply chain coordination.\nKnowledge of FDA cosmetic regulations, MoCRA requirements, claims substantiation, and retailer compliance standards preferred.\nExperience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.\nAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project reporting tools.\n\nEXPERIENCE\nMinimum 4–5 years of project management experience in the beauty, cosmetics, hair care, hair color or personal care industry.\nExperience managing mass and/or prestige beauty product launches required.\nExperience with hair color and hair care product development strongly preferred.\nProven success managing product development timelines of 10–18 months.\nExperience working with contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers.\nExperience supporting launches into major retail channels.\nExperience managing packaging development and packaging change initiatives.\nExperience leading cross-functional change-control or ECR processes preferred.\n\nCORE COMPETENCIES\nStrong organizational and project management skills.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.\nExcellent communication and cross-functional leadership abilities.\nStrong attention to detail and follow-through.\nSelf-driven with an entrepreneurial mindset.\nAbility to influence without direct authority.","company":"Developlus","rawCompany":"developlus","city":"Corona","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-07T08:58:59.528Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management 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product development and existing product change initiatives across Developlus's hair color, remover, hair care, and styling portfolio. This role serves as the central project leader responsible for coordinating cross-functional activities from concept approval through commercialization while also managing product lifecycle changes after launch.\n\nThe position owns project execution, Engineering Change Request (ECR) coordination, packaging change management, stage-gate governance, and documentation control activities. The Project Manager ensures successful launches within established development timelines while maintaining alignment across Product Development, Marketing, Packaging, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Sales, and external manufacturing partners.\n\nThe ideal candidate has extensive beauty industry experience and understands the complexities of launching products into major retail channels including Ulta Beauty, Target, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Amazon, and specialty beauty retailers. The successful candidate must possess strong project management skills, exceptional organizational abilities, and the ability to manage multiple new product launches and existing product updates simultaneously.\n\nNEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT\nLead multiple new product development projects through the entire stage-gate process from concept through commercialization.\nBuild and maintain detailed project timelines spanning 10–18 month development cycles.\nEstablish critical milestones and ensure adherence to launch schedules.\nMonitor project progress and proactively address risks, delays, and resource constraints.\nDevelop mitigation plans and contingency strategies for critical project risks.\nEnsure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with brand objectives alongside PD Director.\nSupport prioritization and management of the innovation pipeline across multiple brands and product categories.\n\nENGINEERING CHANGE REQUEST (ECR) MANAGEMENT\nOwn the changes for the Engineering Change Request (ECR) process for product, packaging, formula, artwork, component, and supplier changes.\nSchedule, facilitate, and document ECR review meetings.\nCoordinate review and approval activities across all impacted departments.\nTrack ECR status, approvals, implementation plans, and completion dates.\nEnsure approved changes are communicated and executed according to established procedures.\nProvide ECR status updates and escalation recommendations to leadership.\n\nEXISTING PRODUCT & CHANGE MANAGEMENT\nManage updates and revisions to existing products and packaging.\nPrioritize and coordinate existing product changes alongside new product development initiatives.\nDrive implementation of approved formula, packaging, artwork, supplier, specification, and process changes.\nEnsure all changes comply with stage-gate requirements and change-control procedures.\nMaintain visibility of all active product and packaging change initiatives.\n\nCROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP\nCoordinate activities across Product Development, Marketing, Packaging, Regulatory, Operations, Quality, Purchasing, and Sales.\nLead weekly cross-functional project meetings and communicate project status updates to core team.\nManage action items, deliverables, and accountability across all departments.\nEscalate issues and recommend solutions to the Director of Product Development.\nFoster collaboration, accountability, and project management best practices across cross-functional teams.\n\nBEAUTY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT\nSupport development of innovative beauty products across hair color, hair care, styling, and personal care categories.\nCoordinate formulation development, testing, stability programs, and product evaluations alongside the Product & Education Lead.\nTrack product samples, approvals, and development revisions.\nSupport competitive benchmarking and innovation pipeline initiatives.\nProactively research, track, and analyze new product launches across the 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meeting records, approval records, and change-control documentation.\nPartner with documentation control personnel to maintain revision history and document accuracy.\nEnsure accountability and ownership of projects after documentation release and approval.\n\nCOMMERCIALIZATION & LAUNCH READINESS\nCoordinate first production runs and launch preparation activities.\nMonitor inventory planning and launch execution milestones.\nEnsure all commercialization requirements are completed before launch.\nPartner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Purchasing to ensure manufacturing readiness and successful launch execution.\n\nRETAIL & CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS\nSupport retailer-specific launch requirements and milestone management.\nCoordinate timelines to meet customer presentation, line review, and launch deadlines.\nCollaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to support retailer launch strategies.\nSupport retailer presentations, customer meetings, and retailer-exclusive development initiatives as needed.\n\nREGULATORY & QUALITY COMPLIANCE\nCoordinate required product testing, claims support, and documentation alongside Product & Education Lead.\nPartner with Regulatory Affairs to ensure compliance with domestic and international requirements.\nSupport compliance with FDA, MoCRA, retailer, and applicable international regulatory requirements.\n\nSUPPLIER & VENDOR MANAGEMENT\nCoordinate activities with contract manufacturers, packaging suppliers, testing laboratories, and external development partners.\nTrack supplier deliverables and timelines to support project milestones.\nSupport supplier evaluations and continuous improvement initiatives.\n\nREPORTING & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT\nMaintain project management systems, Microsoft Project Management timelines and documentation.\nPrepare project status reports, agendas, and updates.\nTrack key project metrics and identify opportunities for process improvement.\nDevelop and maintain project dashboards, timelines, and launch tracking tools.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives within Product Development.\nHighly organized and self-driven with an entrepreneurial mentality.\n\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEducation\nBachelor's degree in Business, Marketing.\nExperience utilizing project management/timeline or workflow management systems.\nStrong understanding of product commercialization processes, manufacturing readiness, and supply chain coordination.\nKnowledge of FDA cosmetic regulations, MoCRA requirements, claims substantiation, and retailer compliance standards preferred.\nExperience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.\nAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project reporting tools.\n\nEXPERIENCE\nMinimum 4–5 years of project management experience in the beauty, cosmetics, hair care, hair color or personal care industry.\nExperience managing mass and/or prestige beauty product launches required.\nExperience with hair color and hair care product development strongly 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