New Product Development Manager in City of London

Townhouse was created with a single goal: to disrupt and reinvent the global nail salon industry. We are the fastest growing beauty brand in the UK and are driven by a passionate and disruptive team in achieving our mission.

We’ve brought together a world class team from a wide range of industries. And as we’re growing extremely fast, we need brilliant people (like you!) - to join us on our journey and help us deliver our goal.

You will have experience as a Product Development Manager, with a passion for beauty, and good understanding of the process needed to bring exciting and innovative new products to highly engaged consumers.

BEING A TOWNHOUSE EMPLOYEE:

• Private healthcare and wellness support – Benefit from the nail industry’s first private healthcare package including free telephone / video GP appointments and treatment in private hospitals if there is a long wait on the NHS
• Shopping discounts - a range of discounts on some of the largest brands to save you money everyday
• Birthday Pamper Party: During your birthday month, bring a friend for a free signature manicure/pedicure and a glass of bubbles!
• Social Budget - Every month your manager gets a budget to spend pampering you and your team. Expect treats, lunch at work or a night out – to be agreed with your manager!
• Holiday on us: An extra day paid holiday on your annual allowance for every whole year you have been with Townhouse - up to 5 extra days!
• Employee Discount: 75% discount on treatments

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Product Strategy: Use your consumer and market understanding to develop new product proposals for Townhouse. Continually look for and consider opportunities to introduce novel and innovative product, packaging & creative ideas into the product portfolio.
• Trend Reporting: Keep up to date with the latest beauty trends. Key to this is a good understanding of how beauty is evolving on social media i.e. TikTok, Instagram etc.
• Consumer Insight: Build consumer insight and response into all development programmes ensuring that new products delight our consumers.
• Formulation and Manufacturing: Work with formulation and manufacturing partners. Project manage new product development programmes via these partners.
• Packaging Design: Work closely with nominated creative agencies to develop all necessary pack and graphic requirements.
• Data Analytics: Utilise data to monitor performance and KPI’s of new products, building learning into future product development programmes.
• Collaborative working: Be a key partner to colleagues across the organisation, working closely with finance, supply chain, customer service and marketing teams as necessary to improve our efficiency and performance.

ABOUT YOU:

• Proven experience in product development experience, in the beauty and personal care industry.
• Passionate about beauty!
• Good aesthetic sense, with ability to contribute to the creative direction on key programmes
• Ability to create amazing concepts and bring forward a lot of fresh new ideas for new product launches.
• Persistently keeping up to date with the latest trends and product launches in the beauty industry.
• Pro-active, organised, detail-oriented with good project-management skills.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• A team player who effectively connects, collaborates and fosters an inclusive environment.

LOCATION:

We are based in Central London - We offer a hybrid working model, based on the requirements of the role.