Product Developer

REFY; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

REFY is seeking a product development specialist to drive world-first beauty concepts from concept to reality. You will collaborate with the PD team and Product Marketing to ensure quality, performance, and timely launches while managing supplier relationships and budgets.

This role focuses on end-to-end PD processes, cross-functional collaboration, and data-informed decision making to deliver innovative, consumer-led products for the REFY community.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years experience within a similar beauty/ skin care product development role.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development projects from initial concept through to first production, ensuring alignment with brand vision and business objectives.
• Manage project timelines and critical paths for on-time delivery of milestones.
• Own product costings and supplier negotiations to achieve target margins while maintaining quality.
• Plan and execute product testing strategies and ensure inclusivity and consumer relevance.
• Use market insights and testing results to drive product improvements and inform decisions.
• Ensure all projects adhere to REFY quality assurance processes.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to support claims, messaging and launch objectives.
• Lead supplier relationships and cross-functional meetings to drive accountability.
• Coordinate with Packaging, Technical, Quality, and Marketing teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Identify and mitigate risks across development, quality, cost, and timelines.
• Create development updates and decks for internal and external stakeholders.
• Track market trends, ingredients, and competitor activity to spot opportunities.

Skills

End-to-end PD

Project leadership

Formulation PD

Formulation awareness

Leadership

Decisiveness

Job description

We are simplifying beauty. We’re committed to creating products and a community that inspire you to be your most confident self.

You’ll be part of a team that leads with authenticity and is empowered to shape the way we operate, creating an environment that reflects our shared values and aspirations.

We’re always vegan, cruelty and fragrance free and proud to be Leaping Bunny certified. Join us on an exciting journey to cut through an overwhelming market and create products and world-first formulas, that give our customers what they need and want simplified.

Acknowledged by The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025.

THE ROLE

This role will support the development of innovative, world-first product concepts. Reporting to the Product Manager and working closely with the PD team, you will drive conception through to reality.

This role combines technical expertise, and strategic thinking to deliver high-impact, best-in-class products that are built with and for the REFY community.

Product includes (not limited to) formula, component, box packaging and merch.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead product development projects from initial concept through to first production, ensuring alignment with brand vision, quality standards, and business objectives.
• Manage project timelines and critical paths, ensuring clear planning and on-time delivery of all key milestones.
• Own product costings and supplier negotiations to achieve target margins while maintaining product quality and performance.
• Plan and execute product testing strategies, ensuring products are inclusive, consumer-led, and resonate with the REFY community.
• Leverage research, consumer feedback, market insights, and testing results to drive product improvements and inform decision-making.
• Ensure all projects adhere to REFY's quality assurance and quality control processes.
• Partner with Product Marketing to ensure product performance supports claims, messaging, and launch objectives.
• Lead supplier relationships, project meetings, and deliverables, driving accountability and excellence throughout the development process.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Packaging, Technical, Quality, and Marketing teams to deliver innovative, functional, and high-quality products.
• Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate risks across product development, quality, cost, and timelines.
• Create compelling product presentations, development updates, and recommendation decks for internal and external stakeholders.
• Stay informed on market trends, emerging technologies, ingredients, and competitor activity to identify opportunities for future innovation.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

A minimum of 3 years experience within a similar beauty/ skin care product development role, demonstrating:

• Full knowledge of end to end PD process.
• Ability to lead and deliver multiple projects.
• Formulation PD experience and technical awareness
• Formulation experience and awareness
• Leadership, project ownership, delivery and accountability
• Decisiveness & stakeholder confidence (decision-making, difficult conversations)