Associate Manager Product Innovation

Eminence Organic Skin Care; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Health premiums

Wellness program

Green transport incentive

Paid time-off

Product discounts

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Eminence Organic Skin Care is seeking an Associate Manager Product Innovation to support the Innovation team from brief to delivery. You will own key launch execution responsibilities, work with the Senior Brand Manager Innovation, and coordinate daily product development tasks to keep launches on time and on brief.

You will conduct market and consumer research, help with positioning, and support pricing/COGS analysis while maintaining critical documents and coordinating cross-functional

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in product management, product marketing, or product development, ideally in skincare/beauty/CPG.
• Experience with product development and project coordination from brief through delivery.
• Familiarity with pricing analysis, COGS, and ROI frameworks is an asset.
• Excellent project management and communication skills; ability to present.

Responsibilities

• Research market trends and identify new product launch opportunities and consumer insights.
• Coordinate and facilitate product focus groups and surveys for positioning and appeal.
• Support pricing and COGS analysis and maintain stage-gate docs.
• Oversee launch-related meetings and cross-functional coordination.
• Provide logistical support for photoshoots and trade shows.

Skills

Product management

Product marketing

Project coordination

Market research

Communication

Skincare knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing or related field

Tools

Asana

Smartsheet

Job description

Location: 530 West Broadway, Vancouver BC, Canada

Core hours: Monday to Friday from 8am – 4:30pm PST

We value collaboration, both in-person and remotely. This position is classified as Hybrid under our Hybrid Work Program Policy, where this position is required to be onsite 3 days per week.

Role Summary

As the Associate Manager Product Innovation, you will be supporting the Innovation team in bringing new products to market by owning key launch execution responsibilities from brief through delivery. Working alongside the Senior Brand Manager Innovation, you will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination, research, and product development work that keeps Innovation's new product launches on time and on brief. As the Associate Manager Product Innovation, you will be reporting directly to the Senior Brand Manager Innovation.

Responsibilities

• Research market trends and innovation to identify new product launch opportunities, ingredient trends, and consumer insights.
• Compile internal comparison matrices to determine positioning of new products within the portfolio, ensuring no cannibalization of existing products.
• Coordinate and facilitate product focus groups and surveys to provide insight into proposed product positioning, relatability, and appeal.
• Conduct competitive research and purchase proxy products for reference during product conceptualization.
• Support the development of collection concepts and strategic presentation materials that clearly define product positioning, market opportunity, and innovation rationale for products in development, and present when necessary.
• Support clinical claims testing logistics including vendor coordination, inclusion criteria definition support, product shipping, and presentation of results to cross-functional teams.
• Oversee user testing of product and packaging samples to evaluate user experience against predefined product specifications.
• Support pricing and cost of goods (COGS) analysis by preparing relevant raw category and COGS data.
• Maintain the Product Details and Stage-Gate documents, outlining the details of each product, ensuring it is error-free and completed in full by required deadlines.
• Coordinate and facilitate launch-related meetings
• Support post-launch analysis on collections and present findings to the Marketing team as part of a lessons learned share out.
• Provide logistical support for photoshoot planning by coordinating all required products and components with various stakeholders
• Manage the tradeshow tracker; share updates within the Innovation team and put forward recommendations for relevant shows and seminars.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in product management, product marketing, or product development, ideally in skincare, beauty, health/wellness, or consumer-packaged goods.
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with product development and project coordination from brief through delivery
• Experience conducting market and consumer research and translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Familiarity with pricing analysis, COGS, and ROI frameworks is an asset.
• Excellent project management and communication skills. Comfortable with presenting.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple workstreams with accuracy and professionalism.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of skincare products, trends.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. Asana, Smartsheet) is an asset.

Total Rewards

• Competitive salary, quarterly and annual bonuses based on individual and company goals
• 100% employer-paid premiums for extended health, health spending account, wellness program, green transportation incentive, various paid time-off options available from your first day, and product discounts
• Focus on professional development, 1:1 meetings with your leader, tuition assistance program and length of service rewards

Our Company

Eminence Organic Skin Care provides premium products and unparalleled service to leading salons, spas, beauty professionals, and retail customers. For more than 10 years in a row, skin care professionals have voted Eminence Organic Skin Care as their Favorite Skin Care Lineandtheir favorite company for Product Education. As a Certified B Corporation®, we are looking for Team-members who seek to positively impact lives within our communities, give back through philanthropic endeavours, and make choices to exemplify sustainability and be stewards of the environment.

Eminence Organic Skin Care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about maintaining an inclusive workplace that encourages and values diversity.

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