Sr. Product Specialist, Remedies & Personal Care
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About the Role
Saje Natural Wellness is looking for a Senior Product Specialist to facilitate and execute new product development initiatives with a focus on commercialization. This cross-functional role partners with R&D, Regulatory, Innovation, Operations, and Packaging teams to drive execution from concept to launch.
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Responsibilities
- Own the end to end execution of NPD projects throughout the commercialization phase within the Remedies & Personal Care category
- Create clearly scoped project plans with defined timelines, milestones, deliverables and success criteria
- Build, manage and maintain detailed project timelines, ensuring on time and on budget execution
- Track progress against key milestones, proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies
- Drive accountability across cross functional teams to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met
- Maintain clear and up to date project documentation, including decisions, changes and key outputs
- Act as central point of coordination for all tactical questions related to product development in the category
- Align stakeholders on project scope, timelines, technical requirements and deliverables
- Facilitate regular cross functional meetings, status updates and decision making forums
- Coordinate with Operations to align on manufacturing feasibility, production planning and launch readiness
- Own and maintain accuracy of all product related systems and documentation (e.g., cost sheets, specifications, product files)
- Track and manage all components of the NPD process, including formulations, packaging development, artwork and product materials
Requirements
- 2–3 years of experience in product development, project management, or a related role, preferably within Wellness, Beauty, or CPG
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects from concept through launch
- Strong project management skills, including timeline development, milestone tracking and risk management
- Experience working in highly cross functional environments with diverse stakeholders
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and documentation rigor
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to drive alignment and facilitate cross functional collaboration
- Proactive problem solver with ability to identify risks and remove barriers to execution
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
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Overview
- Senior Product Specialist, Remedies & Personal Care is a highly cross functional role responsible for facilitating and executing NPD initiatives with focus on commercialization.
- Reports to Project Manager, R&D, and Innovation.
- Partners closely with R&D, Regulatory, Innovation, Operations, and Packaging teams.
What you'll do
- Own end to end execution of NPD projects throughout commercialization phase.
- Create scoped project plans with timelines, milestones, deliverables and success criteria.
- Build, manage and maintain detailed project timelines.
- Track progress against key milestones, proactively identifying risks and mitigation strategies.
- Drive accountability across cross functional teams.
- Maintain clear project documentation.
- Act as central point of coordination for tactical questions.
- Align stakeholders on project scope, timelines, technical requirements.
- Facilitate regular cross functional meetings and decision making forums.
- Coordinate with Operations on manufacturing feasibility and launch readiness.
- Own and maintain accuracy of product related systems and documentation.
- Track and manage all components of NPD process.
We'd love to hear from you if you have
- 2–3 years of experience in product development, project management, or related role, preferably in Wellness, Beauty, or CPG.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects from concept through launch.
- Strong project management skills including timeline development, milestone tracking and risk management.
- Experience in highly cross functional environments.
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and documentation rigor.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proactive problem solver.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Why Saje?
- Compensation range: CAD 68,000 74,000 annually.
- Annual bonus program.
- Hybrid way of working.
- Flexible work hours.
- Wellness days.
- Comprehensive health, vision and dental packages.
- Paid sick days.
- Generous product discount.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- GRSP programs.
- Paid time off.
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