LT Talent
Product Development Assistant
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Location: West Midlands
Type: Full-time, Hybrid
Salary: Competitive salary
The Opportunity
We are working with a well-established B2B beauty business looking for a Product Development Assistant to support their New Product Development (NPD) Manager - helping bring new products from initial concept through to launch.
This is a fantastic early career opportunity, limited product development experience is required - just curiosity, strong organisational instincts, and a real interest in beauty and cosmetics.
The Role
- Supporting new product development
- Helping coordinate product briefs, samples, specifications and timelines
- Liaising with suppliers to request samples, costings, lead times and packaging information
- Tracking sample requests, approvals and feedback
- Keeping product development trackers and timelines up to date
- Quality control
- Supporting quality checks on new and existing products - packaging, labelling, batch consistency and overall presentation
- Checking delivered products against approved samples and flagging any concerns
- Keeping clear records of QC checks and any issues that need following up
- Product & brand administration
- Maintaining product records - specifications, barcodes, descriptions, pricing and supplier documentation
- Supporting packaging, labelling and artwork admin
- Helping review existing product ranges - sales performance, stock status, discontinued or slow-moving lines
- Cross-team collaboration
- Working closely with Sales, Purchasing, Operations, Compliance, Education and Brand
- Supporting the onboarding of new brands into the business - coordinating product, supplier and compliance information
- Gathering market, competitor and customer insight to support new product ideas
- Attending UK exhibitions to support sourcing, trend research and supplier meetings
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About You
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Confident, clear communicator - comfortable liaising directly with suppliers
- Able to manage a few things at once and stay on top of deadlines
- A genuine interest in beauty, cosmetics, products
- Comfortable using Excel, Word and Outlook
- Reliable, proactive, and happy to take ownership of tasks
Previous experience in product development, buying, QC or a beauty-related environment is a bonus - not a requirement.
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The culture is genuinely great here. A collaborative, close-knit team where people truly enjoy working together, flexible when life needs it, pension, healthcare, plus paid birthday off on top of annual leave allowance. There's also a 50% staff discount on the product range, which in this sector is a nice perk!
Next Steps
To apply or to find out more, please reach out directly to Helen at helen@lt-talent.co.uk or apply via the link below.
Equal Opportunities and Application Process
LT Talent is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientations, religions, and abilities.
Due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 7 days of applying, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion. We thank you for your time and encourage you to apply for future opportunities.
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