What you will achieve in 12 months:
- Successfully lead new product introductions from concept to market on schedule.
- Unify all departments around ambitious but realistic timelines
- Establish and enforce unified quality frameworks that match industry standards.
- Secure full product and claim compliance under changing international laws.
- Deliver COGS optimizations through various initiatives, incl. but not limited to Value Analysis and Value Engineering
- Define and implement sustainability roadmap
- Build a high-performing team with clear accountabilities, development plans, succession visibility, and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Partner with management to present a forward-looking Operations roadmap that supports business growth, operational resilience, system optimization, and scalable network performance.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position on average of 7.5 hours/day.
- Light to moderate lifting may be required.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, and operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
PROFILE
You have:
- 12-15+ years of progressive technical services or operations experience in beauty /cosmetics industry, including experience leading multiple functions, managing teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving enterprise-level operational improvements.
- Demonstrated success leading operations functions, including process engineering, regulatory, quality, new product planning, purchasing
- Deep knowledge of quality systems and regulatory frameworks for beauty / cosmetics
- Proven experience managing and developing teams, including direct people leadership and cross-functional influence.
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on operational judgment, moving comfortably between long-range planning, executive communication, and day-to-day problem solving.
- Experience building KPIs, improving processes, and driving measurable performance outcomes in complex operating environments.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Strong executive presence, communication skills, and ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
- Education requirements: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related field required