Product Development Specialist II

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration or related field (MBA preferred)

Experience and Personal Qualities:

• 5 years on-hand product development and portfolio management experience in consumer products within the beauty (skincare and/ or color cosmetics) and personal-care categories.
• Proven track record in product innovation and life-cycle management required to lead the tactical aspects of the product development cycle from landscape assessment to concept creation, through product commercialization to end-market launch. Must demonstrate a high level of problem solving, planning and negotiating skill. 
• Must be an active and effective change agent. Be able to learn and navigate through internal processes while always challenging self and partners to work/ think out of the box to deliver desired outcome in a more efficient manner, while maximizing value for the company and our independent beauty consultants.
• Must have a learner personality and continuously improve on skillsets/ knowledge required to perform as role evolves with the changing marketing landscape.
• Excellent communication skills required to establish credibility and form business partnerships with clients locally and globally, to provide clear product/brand positioning, and to exchange information with individuals at various levels of the organization. Must have strong, assertive personality balanced with a respect for others. 
• Must be a strategic thinker with a broad perspective and, at the same time, demonstrate an acute attention to details and the ability to execute flawlessly. 
• Must have the ability to perform duties under general direction and independently perform assignments with only general criteria for expected results and possess a high level of time and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks
• Travel required up to 15% of for the regional meeting and market study, attend special events including beauty and marketing trend seminars.
• Strong verbal and written skills. Ability to speak/ write professionally in another language (e.g. Mandarin/ Chinese and/ or Spanish) highly preferred
• Relevant local and international experience in the Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific region preferred.