Product Coordinator

Company Overview:

Babe Original is a privately-owned beauty brand that focuses on the production, distribution, and marketing of performance-based cosmetics, effectively combining beauty and skincare into every product. Babe Original’s award-winning and professionally recommended products are sold through Direct to Consumer (DTC), Retail, and Distributor channels across the US, and in parts of Canada, and the UK. Products from Babe Original are manufactured in-house and formulated for maximum effectiveness, so you can discover HOW they work for you, not IF they work. The Babe Original brand was formed with the ideals of originality, honesty, and inclusivity, and believes that everyone, regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, etc., deserves to feel confident and empowered to be the most authentic version of themselves.

Job Summary:

Babe Original is looking for an organized, motivated and passionate individual to assist the product development team expand the scope of the brand catalog. The position is responsible for efficient and effective communication with external vendors and internal teams to ensure that projects are completed within the expected timelines. This role also manages collection and organization of product assets. The full-time Product Coordinator reports directly to the Director of Product Development.

Primary Responsibilities:

· Create and maintain product timelines

· Work collaboratively with stakeholders to analyze, prioritize, and communicate project scope and requirements

· Track product due dates and deliverables cross departmentally

· Plan and lead project meetings with all stakeholders

· Provide regular updates, reporting, and data analysis to pertinent team members on an ad-hoc and regularly scheduled basis

· Create assets related to new or updated products

· Create new products in ERP system

· Collect, organize, and oversee product assets within established file paths and naming conventions

· Maintain product specifications within internal spreadsheets and ERP system

· Facilitate internal and external product testing

· Analyze and compile product testing results

· Any other appropriate tasks as assigned by management

Experience / Abilities:

· Huge passion for beauty!

· Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, or related field.

· 2-3 years of product development experience.

· Experience working in software to create calendars, schedules, and project timelines.

o Asana proficiency a plus

o Project Management Certification (PMP) a plus

· Proficient in MS Office and/ or Google Suite tools such as Excel, Sheets, and Word.

· Experience with process creation and improvement.

· Very strong analytical and communication (oral/ written) skills.

· Top-notch organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management.

· Must be trustworthy and handle highly confidential information with the utmost care and discretion.

· Can work collaboratively and positively with others to drive completion of deliverables.

Competencies:

· INTERPERSONAL SKILLS – This role demonstrates the ability to understand relationship-orientated aspects of social effectiveness and to operate successfully in a variety of social exchanges

· PROACTIVITY – This role proactively researches, communicates, anticipates, and acts around areas of improvement or opportunity.

· COMPETENCE – The incumbent should demonstrate proficiency in their area of expertise

· DECISION MAKING – This role will be required to display the ability to make good decisions and/ or lead a sound decision-making process, backed by solid reasoning, data, etc.

· INDEPENDENCE – This role completes tasks to the best of their ability, without need for external follow up, and takes accountability for quality and timeliness of tasks.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

· Employees are regularly required to talk or hear

· Employees frequently are required to stand, walk, and use hands and arms to reach for items and / or materials

· Employees are occasionally required to lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Hours:

· This position is a full-time position

EEO Statement:

It is Company policy to provide equal opportunity in employment, development and advancement for all qualified persons without regard to age (40 and over), ancestry, sex/gender (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), color, marital status, registered domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic characteristics/information, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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