Planner, New Product Development

Shiseido Americas is a subsidiary of the world-renowned Shiseido Company Limited, known for its prestige beauty brands. The Planner for New Product Development is responsible for coordinating launch and development activities within a Luxury Cosmetics brand, ensuring that all projects are delivered on time and meet the necessary quality standards.

Responsibilities

• You will coordinate 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
• You will coordinate all project meetings and drive the seamless integration between all Operational, R&D, Creative, Marketing & Sales processes and functions involved in developing and launching new products
• You will proactively drive the Kick-off briefing process for new projects using a range of standard timeline templates that vary in duration according to product complexity
• You will 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
• You will be responsible for the cost process for all launches within designated category. Present options to the brand that meet: their cost target, aesthetic target and offer a sustainable option to achieve Shiseido goals
• You will be an independent contributor to the launch process and the liaison between all Operations teams and the brands. Inclusive of timely escalation of launch challenges on either side to the correct parties to mitigate risks to the business
• You will be the gate keeper for brand quality of both formula and packaging. Ensuring that all product launches pass the Shiseido corporate quality tests

Skills

• You have effective interpersonal skills
• You have knowledge of MS Project or other project management-related software, MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint
• You have 0 to 2 years' project management experience (the more the better)
• You understand new product development processes & stage gate approach
• You have had exposure to a production environment & interaction of packaging, process, manufacturing
• You have a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Volunteer Days
• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401K with 6% Company Match
• Talent Development & Learning Programs
• Internal & International Mobility
• Product Discounts & Annual Gratis
• Employee Led Affinity Groups
• Tuition Reimbursement

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