Product Development Manager

An exciting opportunity to join a fast growing, e-commerce business.
- Inspiring, environmentally conscious products
- Close-knit team, based in Somerton Park
- Attractive Remuneration

**Who the Company is?**

**al.ive body**

The idea for the al.ive body range was born after Design Duo Alisa and Lysandra Fraser regularly struggled to source bathroom and kitchen styling products that complemented their finished projects, while also offering the product purity their clients expected. They found the personal care market was saturated with brands that placed major emphasis on either design aesthetic or product purity, but rarely did one brand achieve both.

So after 18 months of intense determination and exploration, the result is a personal care range aimed at the conscious consumer who values high-end design and demands product integrity.

The name, al.ive body, was inspired by the twins’ passion for environmental causes that help keep our planet ‘alive’, and incorporates the first initials of their names. As designers and entrepreneurs, Alisa and Lysandra are committed to positively influencing the personal care landscape, as well as raising awareness and giving back to the planet.

**What you will be doing and will be responsible for**:
Joining a growing team of 13 and reporting to the General Manager, the Product Development Manager will be responsible for leading and creating an active pipeline of development projects and range extensions across multiple categories, territories, and regions.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Building the pipeline for the brand across a range of product categories.
- Ongoing analysis of market trends and running gap analysis to inform product offerings.
- Autonomously lead complex projects including, prototyping, formula and process development, industrial trials and, shelf-life validation.
- Ensuring compliance with all requirements: brand, claim, regulatory, legal etc
- Providing product and brand knowledge, expertise, and support
- Work collaboratively with internal teams (marketing, finance & procurement, sales) and external stakeholders to deliver success products and NPD pipeline
- Manage the R&I and product development
- Responsibility for the NPD budget and forecasting
- Attending external events, such as beauty, homeware, baby and brand related markets, and raw material supplier conferences to stay ahead of the curve and formulate innovative product line and product range expansion ideas.

**‘What you look like’ and need to demonstrate to be successful’.**
- 3+ years' experience in a similar role end to end product development role, preferably within the health and beauty industry
- Tertiary qualifications, in marketing or a related field preferred
- Experience working within an e-commerce business, preferred
- Background in marketing, preferred
- Strong organisation skills or experience in project management are essential.
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude.
- Practical problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Experience analysing market trends and creating product strategy briefs.
- Experience developing packaging concepts and story boards
- Ability to manage the end-to-end process from concept through to final production.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, work under pressure and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to influence stakeholders
- Ability to build strong supplier partnerships
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office suite with ability to adapt to new systems

**What can the Company offer?**
- Staff discounts on product
- great office environment to work in
- fast growing
- exciting future opportunities
- environmentally conscious product and company

**Sound like you?**

For more information, you may contact Kerri on 0402701772