Senior Product Manager (NPD)

Sapphire Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Glasshouse Fragrances, Australia’s luxury fragrance brand, seeks a Senior Product Manager for a 12-month maternity leave contract. Based at our head office in Rydalmere, you will drive NPD, forecasting, and cross‑department collaboration with a focus on on‑time delivery and quality.

You’ll manage budgets, specs, testing, and vendor coordination while leading innovation and growth initiatives. 5 days a week with flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• NPD project management experience / 3-5 years in a similar role.
• High level analytical, organisational and problem solving skills.
• Experience in managing creatives, pre-press and print management.
• Proactive, decisive and results driven with strong bias for action.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders and communicate well.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects as per 12-24 month rolling calendar.
• Analyse and predict outcomes while coordinating with other departments.
• NPD and forecasting of business requirements in line with financial benchmarks, quality and safety requirements.
• Lead innovation, renovation & growth projects to ensure on time delivery.
• Ensure high quality standards are met at all stages of the process per gate process.
• Strategically plan, architect and produce product specification requirements aligned with QA/controls.
• Ensure product testing is carried out on time and against specs and quality standards.
• Coordinate with purchasing on specs, suppliers' info, lead time and cost analysis.
• Collaborate with cross‑departmental teams and external suppliers on Brand Development, Technical and Supply Chain planning.
• Support team members in problem solving, drive motivation and collaboration.
• Budget management and reporting.

Skills

NPD project management

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Professional or tertiary qualification

Job description

From a spark of imagination, Glasshouse Fragrances has grown to become Australia's favourite fragrance brand. Founded in 2005, Glasshouse Fragrances locally develops and manufactures a range of fragrant products using only the finest materials. We believe that the power of scent can fortify your fantasies, arouse your individuality and leave you feeling fabulous.

An exciting role is available for a Senior Product Manager to join our team on a 12-month maternity leave contract. This role is an amazing opportunity for someone wanting to work with an Australian luxury brand focusing on creation, planning, evaluation and execution of projects to help Glasshouse and Circa maintain its competitive stance in the market. This role is a 5 day a week position with flexible working arrangements from our head office in Rydalmere.

What you'll do:

Deliver projects as per 12-24 month rolling calendar.

Analyse and predict outcomes of projects and plans while balancing the need to be supportive to other departments dependent on outcomes from your work.

New Product Development (NDP) and forecasting of business requirements in line with financial benchmarks, quality and safety requirements.

Lead innovation, renovation & non innovation led growth projects to ensure on time - in full delivery.

Ensure high quality standards are met at all stages of the process, in line with Sapphire Group's gate process.

Strategically plan, architect and produce product specification requirements in alignment with quality assurance and control regulations

Ensure all product testing is carried out on time and in full and set against product specifications and quality standards across all ranges

Co-ordinate with purchasing to ensure that all product specifications, suppliers' information, lead time and cost analysis are complete

Work with cross-departmental teams and external suppliers in relation to Brand Development, Technical and Supply Chain planning

Support team members in problem solving, drive team motivation and lead by example in fostering collaboration across business departments

Budget management and reporting

Who you are:

Highly responsible person, with high energy levels, motivation and exceptional attention to detail.

Professional or Tertiary qualified

NPD project management experience / 3-5 years experience in a similar role

Fragrance or beauty industry experience is a plus

High level analytical, organisational and problem solving skills

Experience in managing creatives, pre-press and print management

Proactive, decisive and results driven with strong bias for action

Ability to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders and communicate well