Color Cosmetics Production Lead

E.L.F. BEAUTY; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health & retirement benefits

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Parental leave

Job summary

e.l.f. Beauty is seeking a highly detailed Product Development Color Production Manager to support all color cosmetic production across complexion, lip, cheek, and eye categories. Location is Los Angeles with a hybrid model, reporting to the Sr. Director, Product Development (Color).

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in color cosmetics, color formulation and shading, batch evaluation, and manufacturing oversight to ensure products meet approved standards and quality expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience in color cosmetic formulation, pigment technology, shade matching, and production processes.
• Experience reviewing pilot, line trial, bulk, and production batches.
• Familiarity with cosmetic commercialization, scale-up, and production troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Review production batches and commercial bulk against approved standards to assess shade accuracy, texture, appearance, odor, and overall product quality.
• Partner with Product Development teams to support shade development, shade matching, and color standard management.
• Evaluate manufacturing submissions and provide timely approvals, feedback, and corrective actions to contract manufacturers.
• Support day-to-day production oversight, including batch reviews, reorder approvals, and expedited manufacturing decisions.
• Travel onsite to manufacturing facilities as needed to review production batches and support line trials.
• Collaborate with Quality, Operations, Regulatory, and external manufacturing partners to resolve color and production issues.
• Establish, maintain, and refresh approved production standards and retains.
• Maintain organized archives of standards, retains, production references, and batch history documentation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to color consistency and manufacturing robustness.
• Provide technical expertise on color cosmetic formulation, pigment behavior, and manufacturing variability.

Skills

Color formulation

Shade development

Quality processes

Batch evaluation

Manufacturing oversight

Color cosmetic knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cosmetic Science, Chemistry, Product Development, QA or related field

Job description

e.l.f. Beauty is seeking a highly detailed Product Development Color Production Manager to support all color cosmetic production across complexion, lip, cheek, and eye categories. Location is Los Angeles with a hybrid model, reporting to the Sr. Director, Product Development (Color).

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in color cosmetics, color formulation and shading, batch evaluation, and manufacturing oversight to ensure products meet approved standards and quality expectations.