Product Technical Manager - Cosmetic & Skincare
by Susanna Kwok in FMCG
Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
HKD 35k - HKD 40k
Introduction:
My client, a sizable fast growing cosmetic & skincare manufacturer in Hong Kong and Southern China, with spreading markets to North America, Europe and Greater China exceeding a sales revenue of multi-million USD, is now looking for above position urgently.
Responsibilities:
- Support technical team members and cross-function sales teams with
clients' product technical recommendations, requirements (i.e., testing,
efficacy, reports), and feasibility.
- Coordinate with Sales teams and their clients with formulation
inquiry and lead technical team with R&D requests to create sample via
PLM
- Advise client and sales teams on the best approach and practices
for product technical of primary packaging and formulations.
- Attend customers project briefing meeting to understand each
project from project initiation and lead the technical team with execution
plan
- Work with Business Development Team on presale preparation for
potential high-value clients
- Recommend specific formulation with primary packaging technical to
win the bid order from a new client base on sales lead data
- Follow client's best alternative to negotiation brief to suggest
acceptable pricing and quality of formulation and packaging
- Support Business Development team in preparing a yearly updated
innovation product pitch set of the company's core competence products
- Regularly communicating and requesting technical support from
R&D, QC as well as Purchasing/Sourcing department for product specs
and information, and maintain a close connection with departments
- Understand all technical regulations of the different market and
continuously build our knowledge library via our filing system and be able
to reply to clients immediately if needed
- Lead team to coordinate with testing lab for test quotation, sample
submission, invoice handling.
- Build relationships with 3rd party labs or any counterparties that
can add value to the company's technical core competence
- Lead team to prepare and check technical file (PIF) to fulfil
regulatory requirements of specific market
- Lead team to project manage all legal compliance documentation with
internal departments or external third parties
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree holder or above in Chemistry or other related subjects
- At least 5 years of experience working in testing lab or cosmetics
product technical environment
- Good knowledge and experience with packaging and formulation
regulation
- Willing to travel to China
- Good language skills (Cantonese, English & Mandarin)