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  • Posted: Feb 27, 2026
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Want to be part of the success story of some of the world’s leading household brands? Join us and you could be helping to enhance the lives of consumers around the world with extraordinary products. Talent, imagination and drive will take you places at PZ Cussons. Join our global family to see what’s possible. We believe work should be fulfilling ...
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    Product Development Manager

    Function/Business Unit Overview

    • Group Research + Development whilst supporting the EU business unit and also scaling innovations where relevant across brands, categories and business units

    Reporting Relationships

    • Reporting to R&D NPD Leader

    Key Duties and Responsibilities:

    • The role is responsible for driving the development of innovative and renovation-focused products predominantly within the Personal Care & Beauty portfolio
    • End to end accountability from concept through to scale-up and commercialization, partering with internal production teams and external CMOs where relevant
    • The role partners closely with sub functions within R&D, Marketing, Packaging, Consumer Insights, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to deliver high‑quality, consumer‑centric products on time and within cost targets
    • Hand‑on formulation experience, strong understanding of raw materials, and the ability to translate consumer needs and brand strategies into robust product solutions

    Job context and scope
    Product Development

    • Develop and optimize formulas for hygiene, skincare, haircare, body care, ensuring performance, safety, regulatory compliance, and manufacturability
    • Conduct bench work, prototype creation, stability testing, and performance evaluations
    • Drive both new product innovation and core product renovation, balancing speed, cost, and quality
    • Work with insights team to ensure consumer and shopper insight translated into formulation and claim solutions, define develop and report on product insights

    Project Leadership

    • Own multiple mid-complexity projects simultaneously, managing timelines, risk assessments, technical documentation, and cross-functional alignment
    • Collaborate with Marketing and Insights to translate consumer and market trends into technical briefs and viable product solutions
    • Work with Packaging Engineering to ensure formula-package compatibility and sustainability considerations

    Supplier and Manufacturing Collaboration

    • Partner with raw material suppliers to screen new ingredients and technologies
    • Support tech transfer to pilot plant and manufacturing sites; troubleshoot issues during scale-up and initial production runs
    • Evaluate cost-saving and quality-improvement opportunities across existing formulations

    Testing, Compliance and Documentation

    • Coordinate internal/external testing: stability, compatibility, microbiology, safety, claims support, and efficacy
    • Ensure all formulations meet regulatory, safety, and quality guidelines. Maintain accurate technical documentation (specs, formula records, change controls)
    • Partner with fragrance team in creation of fragrance briefs and responsible for managing project timeline end-to-end

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    Interested and qualified? Go to PZ Cussons on pzcussons.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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