Beauty Business Development Executive: Trend & NPD

Potter & Moore Innovations; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Potter and Moore Plc, a UK beauty and wellbeing brand owner and contract manufacturer, is seeking a highly organised Business Development Executive to support the Business Development Manager in growing our retail and international account base.

You will track beauty trends, help develop new products, coordinate briefs and samples, prepare client presentations and build strong relationships with customers and internal teams to drive successful launches.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Account Executive or similar role.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Genuine interest in beauty, personal care, wellness or FMCG products.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Monitor beauty trends across TikTok, Instagram, retail and competitor brands.
• Identify emerging product opportunities, ingredients, packaging formats and consumer trends.
• Support the development of new product concepts and innovation ideas for customers.
• Create trend presentations and customer-facing inspiration decks.
• Maintain awareness of competitor launches and market activity.
• Support the day-to-day management of customer briefs and NPD projects.
• Coordinate samples, submissions, approvals and project timelines.
• Liaise with internal teams to ensure projects progress smoothly.
• Track key actions and follow up on outstanding tasks.
• Assist in bringing new products from concept through to launch.
• Support the Business Development Manager with customer accounts and day-to-day enquiries.
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare meeting agendas, presentations and follow-up actions.
• Support customer meetings and retailer visits.
• Ensure customer requests are handled efficiently and professionally.
• Prepare quotations, pricing requests and customer documentation.
• Maintain customer records, product information and account files.
• Support the preparation of sales reports and business updates.
• Assist with product submissions and retailer systems.
• Provide general commercial and administrative support to the Business Development team.

Skills

Beauty industry knowledge

Trend spotting

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Presentation skills

Proactive learner

Deadline management

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Potter and Moore Plc, a UK beauty and wellbeing brand owner and contract manufacturer, is seeking a highly organised Business Development Executive to support the Business Development Manager in growing our retail and international account base.

You will track beauty trends, help develop new products, coordinate briefs and samples, prepare client presentations and build strong relationships with customers and internal teams to drive successful launches.