Product Manager

Company overview:

PEP is a dynamic personal care company that proudly houses two innovative brands – mCaffeine & Hyphen. With a passion for creating high-performance, conscious, and consumer-loved products, we are redefining the way personal care is experienced. While mCaffeine is India's first caffeinated personal care brand, loved for its energizing and playful approach, Hyphen is built on the philosophy of simplifying skincare through science-backed formulations. Together, our brands reflect PEP's mission to deliver quality, creativity, and care to millions of consumers. We believe in Confidence over all skin & body biases.

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Job Summary:

We are looking for an NPD Project Manager to lead end-to-end new product development and innovation initiatives across skincare, personal care, and beauty categories. The role will be responsible for driving product launches from concept to commercialization, coordinating with cross-functional teams, managing timelines, vendor partnerships, packaging development, regulatory compliance, and ensuring successful project execution in a fast-paced D2C/FMCG environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end NPD projects from concept, formulation, packaging development, testing, and commercialization.

• Drive innovation and identify new product opportunities through market research, consumer insights, and competitive benchmarking.

• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and stage-gate processes.

• Collaborate closely with R&D, Procurement, Supply Chain, Packaging, Regulatory, Marketing, and Operations teams.

• Manage packaging development, artwork approvals, and labeling compliance.

• Coordinate raw material sourcing, vendor onboarding, and supplier performance management.

• Ensure timely availability of packaging materials and raw materials to support product launches.

• Monitor project risks and implement mitigation plans to avoid delays.

• Drive cost optimization initiatives while maintaining quality and brand standards.

• Track project budgets, timelines, and launch readiness.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and quality standards.

• Maintain project documentation, SOPs, and launch trackers.

Experience and Qualifications:

• 5–8 years of experience in New Product Development, Product Innovation, or Project Management within Beauty, Personal Care, Cosmetics, Skincare, Wellness, or FMCG industries.

• Experience managing product launches from ideation to commercialization.

Strong understanding of product development lifecycle and stage-gate processes.

• Experience in vendor management, packaging development, procurement coordination, and regulatory compliance.

• Exposure to D2C beauty and personal care brands is highly preferred.