Product Development Coordinator
About The Position
The Product Development Coordinator supports new products and reformulations from concept through launch for Beekman 1802, a skin health company specializing in goat milk and kindness-based skincare and body care. This full-time, in-office role is based in Orlando, Florida, the central hub for product development samples. It works closely with Product Development, Marketing, Operations, Regulatory, Quality, Packaging, and external manufacturing partners to coordinate timelines, testing, samples, milestones, and day-to-day development activities. The position reports to the Director of Product Development and has exposure to all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, passionate about beauty, and comfortable managing technical information and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. They collaborate with chemists, engineers, packaging suppliers, vendors, and internal teams to help products launch on time, meet quality standards, and support business goals.
Requirements
- 2–4 years of experience in beauty or personal care product development, packaging development, or a related role.
- Working knowledge of skincare formulation basics, INCI, and packaging components.
- Experience working directly with contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers, including overseas vendors.
- Strong judgment when reviewing samples and confidence providing direct, specific feedback.
- Excellent organization and follow-through, with the ability to manage multiple projects and details simultaneously.
- Proficiency with trackers and project tools such as Excel, Smartsheet, Asana, or similar.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- At least 1 year of overall project management or coordination experience in beauty, fashion, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of beauty, skincare, fashion, or cosmetics-related industries.
- Strong attention to detail and organization skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
- Ability to handle challenging situations with a calm, assured, and persistent approach.
Responsibilities
- Support the product development process for core skincare and beauty products, promotional products, and redesigned SKUs, from brief through commercialization.
- Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for vendors, chemists, and packaging engineers; troubleshoot formula, packaging, pricing, and quality issues and escalate them as needed.
- Manage intake, organization, and review of domestic and overseas formula and packaging samples; document results and provide timely feedback to vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Coordinate line trials, stability testing, and formula and packaging compatibility testing, including PET and other components, and track results through approval.
- Review ingredient lists, INCI declarations, label claims, and artwork for accuracy and consistency.
- Conduct competitive and market research; build competitive product shops and organize, test, and distribute benchmarks to internal teams and external labs.
- Support costing and pricing by gathering vendor quotes and tracking component and formula cost changes.
- Maintain the RACI development tracker, project timelines, launch calendar, and RACI to clarify owners and milestones across internal and external teams.
- Coordinate samples for photography, education, marketing, influencer, PR, retail, and client needs.
- Manage specifications and product information for cross-functional teams, including quotes, ingredient lists, label claims, and web copy.
- Partner with Creative, Production, Distribution, and Photography teams to keep launches moving.
- Develop educational content with the marketing and sales teams.
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Job Type
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