Job description
Position Summary
The Product Development Coordinator will be responsible for assisting in managing the day-to-day needs of the team, ranging from calendar and travel management to cataloguing vendor product submissions and tracking PR comps.
Administrative Responsibilities
• Responsible for creation and maintenance of an organized physical library including all project lab masters, PPS samples, vendor comps and submits
• Manage sample product receipt and shipping
• Manage team’s master calendar of events (tradeshows and vendor travel) and ensure schedules are cohesive
• Prep and organize for vendor meetings
Product Development Responsibilities
• Manage product feedback process – sending test product out, collecting feedback and analyzing responses as needed to help optimize formulas
• Initiate Code and PO creation in partnership with US Development & Merchant team
• Track, organize and distribute PR comps prior to launch
• Develop competitive trend and brand landscape analyses
• Develop and assemble color cosmetic trend reports and tradeshow recaps
• Assist with proof-reading of all primary and secondary artwork for printing
• Responsible for staying abreast of the competitive market by researching beauty trends, comp shopping and purchasing/present compelling competitive and relevant color cosmetic products Provide general product development support to teams as needed (Quality, Product Marketing & Product Development)
Skills and Experience Requirements
• Must have a college degree with 2-3+ years work experience preferable in highly organized/ administrative positions
• Ideal candidate has beauty experience and/or passion and excitement for the beauty category
• Must be extremely detail oriented as well as flexible and agile with constant changes and time restraints
• Be a team player with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint etc