Project Development Specialist

Bolton; Nova Milanese; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Bolton is seeking a Project Development Specialist to join the Mass Market Project Development Team for Home Care, Personal Care and Beauty, based in Nova Milanese, near Milan, Italy. You will manage a broad portfolio of innovation and renovation projects, guiding them from concept to market launch with close collaboration across R&D, Marketing, and Supply Chain.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a relevant field and 1–3 years in related roles, plus strong project management and stakeholder

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in project management, product development, purchasing or industrialization roles within Home / Personal / Beauty Care Markets.
• Master’s degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering or similar.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholders management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage a wide portfolio of innovation and renovation projects across brands and categories, from concept to market launch.
• Lead product development activities, including feasibility analysis, cost estimation, and project planning, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Act as the main interface between Business and Supply Chain, aligning priorities and ensuring smooth project execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams with R&D, Marketing, F&A, Purchasing, Supply Chain and Plant to guarantee success.
• Manage relationships with suppliers and production sites to ensure feasibility, efficiency and compliance with Company standards.
• Identify risks and opportunities, enabling timely problem-solving and continuous optimization of project performance.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Master’s degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering or similar

Tools

SAP

Excel

MS Project

Job description

Bolton Home, Personal Care & Beauty

Industrial, Operations & Supply

Nova Milanese, IT

Project Development Specialist

We are looking for a Project Development Specialist to join the Mass Market Project Development Team of our Home Care, Personal Care and Beauty business unit, based in Nova Milanese, near Milan, Italy.

How you make the difference

The candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating innovation and renovation projects, ensuring alignment with company priorities in terms of timing, costs, and quality. You will play a key role in driving projects from idea generation to go-to-market, acting as a bridge between Business and Supply Chain and ensuring excellence in execution.

How Your Agenda Looks Like

You will manage a wide portfolio of innovation and renovation projects according to a list of our Brands and across different categories, leading initiatives from concept to market launch.

You will lead product development activities, including feasibility analysis, cost estimation, and project planning, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.

You will act as the main interface between Business and Supply Chain, ensuring clear communication, alignment on priorities, and smooth project execution.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, collaborating closely with R&D, Marketing, F&A, Purchasing, Supply Chain and Plant to guarantee project success.

You will manage relationships with suppliers and production sites, ensuring feasibility, efficiency, and compliance with Company standards.

You will proactively identify risks and opportunities, ensuring timely problem-solving and continuous optimization of project performances.

Your Team

You will report directly to our Operations & Project Development Manager. Additionally, you will work in close connection with the R&D and Marketing teams.

You will be part of a cross-functional and dynamic environment, requiring strong collaboration skills, stakeholders’ management, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Education

What makes you a great fit:

• Master’s degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering or similar

Work Experience

• 1–3 years in project management, product development, purchaising or industrialization roles within Home / Personal / Beauty Care Markets.

Soft Skills

• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholders management abilities
• Proactive mindset with strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage complexity and work in a fast-paced environment

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of product development and industrialization processes
• Experience with feasibility analysis and cost estimation
• Familiarity with project planning tools and methodologies
• Office package (especially Excel and MSProject); SAP is a plus.

Language

• Italian mother tongue and Business English

What’s In For You

• Work location: Nova Milanese
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-Time
• Remote Working: Standard business hours with remote working options available

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About Bolton

Bolton is an Italian family-owned fast-moving consumer goods company with 10.500 people located across 60 offices, 17 production facilities, 10 R&D laboratories, and 14 fishing vessels worldwide. With a diverse portfolio of over 60 quality brands, Bolton has been enriching the lives of millions of people every day for more than 75 years, making their everyday more delicious, more enjoyable, useful, and beautiful.

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