Operations Product Development Manager

JR United Kingdom; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury fragrance house is seeking an Operations Product Development Manager to drive product launches and optimize development processes. With a focus on collaboration across teams, the role demands project management expertise, industry experience, and a creative mindset to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication skills and fluency in French are highly desirable, making this a unique opportunity in an expanding luxury market.

Qualifications

• Over 4 years of project management experience in global product launches.
• Experience within the beauty industry, especially in luxury markets.
• Fluency in French is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with marketing on product briefs and manage project launches.
• Prepare feasibility costs and conduct gross margin analysis.
• Anticipate and manage risks for NPD projects.

Skills

Project Management

Relationship Management

Problem Solving

Communication

Job description

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Client:

KJ Talent & Partners

Location:

reading, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

10.06.2025

Expiry Date:

25.07.2025

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Job Description:

Operations Product Development Manager

Hybrid working - Central London

Travel to France 2-3 times a year

Our client is a world-famous luxury fragrance house steeped in history and recognised for creating the finest artisan fragrances, using exquisite natural ingredients and traditional methods. Now one of the largest independent players in high-end luxury fragrance globally, our client has achieved exceptional performance over the last few years and has further ambitions to double in size over the next three years.

About the Role

KJ Talent & Partners is working exclusively to hire an Operations Product Development Manager to join our client’s incredibly talented London-based global team, which is at the heart of the business. With the support of your peers you take the challenge to deliver consistently and reduce the development lead times, mitigate the risks, build into the initial time plan, as well as ensuring cost of goods, quality and service requirements are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with our Global Marketing Team of new product briefs, to ensure design-to cost, profitability, sustainability and innovation
• Collaborate with cross functional partners throughout the NPD launch cycle
• Manage product launches, projects development, and project management activities to assure timeline and cost-effective new product launches
• Prepare and monitor Feasibility Costs, Cost Of Good & Gross Margin Analysis, in connection with Finance (Procurement, Cost Control and Financial Management) for your projects
• Anticipate, assess and manage risks related to timing, quality, and cost of NPD projects
• Optimize launch process, tools and procedures
• Custodian of the Stage Gate process

About you

• More than 4 years of project management experience with responsibility for launching global products, involving cross-functional working with operations teams
• Experience in developing products and packaging within the beauty industry (ideally in perfume, skincare, or make-up), especially for luxury markets
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, international project context with strong relationship management and influencing skills
• Creative and innovative mindset
• Analytical with strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, with fluency in French highly desirable