Product Development Technologist – Personal Care & Beauty

PZ Cussons; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual bonus

Pension

Life assurance

Share Incentive Plan

Private medical cover

Flexible holiday options

Hybrid/electric car scheme

Onsite gym (where available)

Job summary

PZ Cussons is seeking a Product Development Technologist to drive development and improvements for our Personal Care & Beauty range. You’ll collaborate with marketing, packaging, manufacturing and insights teams to deliver consumer-loved products on time and within cost targets.

You’ll work across the full development journey from concept to launch, influencing innovation while maintaining quality standards and timelines. London or Manchester-based, with a strong hands-on, collaborative mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting product development, formulation or innovation projects within FMCG, personal care, beauty or related category.
• Ability to turn ideas into consumer-loved products across a portfolio.
• Strong collaboration skills with technical and commercial teams.
• Organised with multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on practical approach to learn, develop and build technical expertise.
• Understanding of product development from concept to commercialisation.

Responsibilities

• Help develop and launch innovative new products and product improvements across the Personal Care & Beauty portfolio.
• Collaborate with R&D, Marketing, Packaging, Consumer Insights and Supply Chain to deliver consumer-focused solutions.
• Support projects from concept through scale-up and commercialisation, ensuring quality, cost and timeline targets.
• Partner with internal and external manufacturing partners to bring ideas to market efficiently.
• Apply technical expertise and problem-solving to create high-performing products.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, balancing innovation with renovation to strengthen the portfolio.

Skills

Product development

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Job description

PZ Cussons is seeking a Product Development Technologist to drive development and improvements for our Personal Care & Beauty range. You’ll collaborate with marketing, packaging, manufacturing and insights teams to deliver consumer-loved products on time and within cost targets.

You’ll work across the full development journey from concept to launch, influencing innovation while maintaining quality standards and timelines. London or Manchester-based, with a strong hands-on, collaborative mindset.