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About the Role
Huda Beauty is looking for a highly organized NPD Specialist to support the execution of fast-paced product launches. You will coordinate across multiple teams, manage project timelines in Asana, and ensure projects move smoothly from concept to launch.
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Responsibilities
- Support the day to day coordination of new product launches across assigned categories, ensuring timelines and deliverables are tracked accurately.
- Maintain and update project timelines in Asana, ensuring tasks, milestones, and dependencies remain current.
- Follow up with internal teams and external suppliers to collect updates and ensure actions are completed on time.
- Assist in coordinating projects through the defined NPD phases (Exploration, Development, Execution).
- Coordinate internal meetings, prepare agendas, capture meeting minutes, and track action items through completion.
- Monitor project progress and proactively flag delays, risks, or missing information to the Line Manager.
- Coordinate with cross functional teams including Product Development, Packaging, Quality, Purchasing, Regulatory, Finance, Design, Marketing, S&OP, Master Data, Logistics, and Regional Markets.
- Support communication with suppliers and contract manufacturers to help ensure timelines and deliverables are respected.
- Prepare project updates, reports, presentations, and status summaries for internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- 3 5 years of experience in project coordination, operations, supply chain, product development, or related fields, preferably within beauty, FMCG, or a fast paced environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Industrial / Manufacturing / Chemical Engineering, or related fields.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast paced environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with a team oriented mindset.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Comfortable using project management systems, ideally similar to Asana.
- Fluent in English.
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Summary
- We are looking for a highly organized and proactive NPD Specialist to support the execution of our fast paced product launches.
- Based within the NPD department, this role plays a key coordination function across multiple teams by supporting timelines, tracking deliverables, facilitating communication, and ensuring projects move smoothly through the different development phases.
- Working closely with the NPD Assistant Manager and cross functional stakeholders, the NPD Specialist will help manage daily project activities from concept through launch.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the day to day coordination of new product launches across assigned categories, ensuring timelines and deliverables are tracked accurately.
- Maintain and update project timelines in Asana, Huda Beauty's internal project management software, ensuring tasks, milestones, and dependencies remain current.
- Follow up with internal teams and external suppliers to collect updates and ensure actions are completed on time.
- Assist in coordinating projects through the defined NPD phases (Exploration, Development, Execution) following Huda Beauty's standardized processes.
- Support launch feasibility assessments and project planning activities by gathering required information and timelines.
- Coordinate internal meetings, prepare agendas, capture meeting minutes, and track action items through completion.
- Monitor project progress and proactively flag delays, risks, or missing information to the Line Manager.
- Proactively identify challenges or delays within projects and suggest possible solutions or next steps to the Line Manager for guidance and decision making.
- Coordinate with cross functional teams including Product Development, Packaging, Quality, Purchasing, Regulatory, Finance, Design, Marketing, S&OP, Master Data, Logistics, and Regional Markets.
- Support communication with suppliers and contract manufacturers to help ensure timelines and deliverables are respected.
- Assist in gathering and organizing critical project information including BOMs, specifications, forecasts, production timelines, and shipping updates.
- Work closely with Demand Planning and S&OP teams to support forecast tracking and purchase order coordination.
Reporting, Documentation & Communication
- Prepare project updates, reports, presentations, and status summaries for internal stakeholders.
- Support the preparation of launch review materials and leadership updates.
- Track project risks, changes, and action items and ensure proper follow up and documentation.
- Respond to day to day project queries from internal and external stakeholders in a timely and professional manner.
- Create clear and concise communication materials and emails with guidance from the Line Manager when required.
Process Improvement & Operational Support
- Support the team in standardizing processes, templates, trackers, and documentation.
- Assist in maintaining SOPs and documenting updated ways of working.
- Contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives by identifying inefficiencies and proposing solutions.
- Participate in postmortem launch reviews and help capture learnings and improvement opportunities.
- Provide operational and administrative support to the broader NPD team as needed.
Requirements
- 3 5 years of experience in project coordination, operations, supply chain, product development, or related fields, preferably within beauty, FMCG, or a fast paced environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Industrial / Manufacturing / Chemical Engineering, or related fields.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast paced environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with a team oriented mindset.
- Comfortable coordinating across multiple stakeholders and functions.
- Proactive and solutions oriented approach with willingness to learn and grow.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Comfortable using project management systems, ideally similar to Asana.
- Fluent in English.
Benefits
- Monthly 'Self Love Days' at company discretion.
- Premium Medical/Dental/Vision coverage for employee plus dependents.
- Monthly coaching sessions with our in house Success Coach.
- Employee discounts on all Huda Beauty products.
- Quarterly product gifting.
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