Job description for Cosmetic & Personal Care Product Development at SASC
Responsibilities :
- Lead the creation and development of new product concepts through in-depth market research, covering local and international beauty trends.
- Drive end-to-end product development processes, including concept ideation, formulation direction, packaging innovation, and commercialization readiness.
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative research from internal and external respondents and translate insights into actionable product strategies.
- Oversee consumer testing activities, including acquiring and managing external respondents for under-development products.
- Evaluate consumer feedback and market data to ensure product relevance, performance, and competitiveness.
- Develop and disseminate product knowledge and market insight reports across internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, and Creative teams to ensure alignment and timely execution.
- Manage, track, and execute multiple product development projects while ensuring adherence to timelines and objectives.
- Stay up to date with global and local beauty, skincare, and cosmetic trends, ingredients, and innovations.
Requirements :
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, or a related field (or other majors with strong, relevant experience in beauty product development).
- Proven minimum 2 years of experience in beauty, skincare, or cosmetic product development.
- Strong knowledge of skincare or makeup ingredients, market trends, formulation, concepts, and beauty industry standards.
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong project management capability with the ability to handle multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Fluent in English; Mandarin proficiency is a strong plus.
