Manager, Innovation - Skincare

at  Groupe Marcelle

Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Canadian company Groupe Marcelle is a leader in the cosmetics industry. With the highest standards of quality and excellence, Groupe Marcelle develops, manufactures, and distributes care and makeup products and accessories with a portfolio of four brands: Marcelle, Watier, Annabelle and CW Beggs and Sons.
At Groupe Marcelle we believe in an environment where passion can be expressed, creative minds lead to exceptional innovation, audacity and focus are a pillar of great success and acts of empowerment, collaboration and humanity are widely encouraged. Because our purpose is to “Cultivate beauty in the world”, we strive to care for you, people and the environment. We are looking for professionals who will exemplify these values and bring energy and commitment to results.
Join a company with more than 300 employees in the cosmetics field and play a key role in the organization.
Groupe Marcelle is currently looking for a Manager, Innovation – Skincare for a permanent full-time position.
The Manager, Innovation - Skincare, will contribute to the development of new launches by working with the brand teams (Marcelle, CW Beggs and Watier). This person will also carry out product development projects with a cross-functional team to establish the product launch roadmap. This essential role involves managing a variety of relationships with internal and external collaborators.

• Carry out assigned innovation, product renovation, portfolio optimization and product development projects, with the aim of bringing innovative products to market at the right price for the consumer.
• Coordinate activities with the Consumer Insight team to better understand consumer needs and better define the product solution.
• Contribute to the analysis of competitive information to support the positioning of new products.
• Leverage market and internal data to evaluate new product forecasts.
• Work in an Agile environment, continually reviewing consumer needs, focusing on continuous improvement and identifying opportunities and risks throughout product development.
• Find new turnkey products in collaboration with the purchasing team.
• Participate in needs analysis, understanding consumer requirements and volume estimates.
• Work closely with brands, purchasing, R&D and the packaging design team.