Project Manager, New Product Project Management

Kendo Brands, Inc.•San Francisco, CA

7d•$108,300 - $130,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora. Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, Lip Lab.

Requirements

5+ years project management experience, in consumer packaged goods (CPG)
Proficient with Project Management Software (Smartsheet, MS Project, Asana, Etc.) including Gantt charts
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders including cross-functional partners and third-party vendors
Proven track record of taking ownership, creative problem solving, and driving results
Ability to work in fast-paced, often-changing environment
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to think both strategically and tactically with good attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Experience in Cosmetics, Personal Care, Health & Beauty is preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for establishing a timeline for delivering new products across multiple channels and brands.
Create and manage detailed project plans complete with dependencies/predecessors, owners, deadlines, and duration.
Drive issues to resolution through partnerships and creative problem solving; use rigorous logic and method to solve difficult problems with effective solution.
Perform risk assessment in order to ensure project remains on-time and in budget.
Perform project post-mortems for core launches.
Build partnerships both internally and externally to establish a plan for delivering new products.
Responsible for understanding and evaluating the end-to-end process and making recommendations on how it can be improved.
Responsible for keeping key partners up-to-date on the progress of projects, risks and issues in a timely manner, and driving the team to completion of all deliverables.