New Product Development Specialist

Description

Who we are: At Huda Beauty, our vision is to lead in creating a democratized beauty industry where power is given back to people to define, create, and enjoy beauty for themselves! Launched by award-winning beauty powerhouse Huda Kattan in 2013, Huda Beauty is one of the world’s fastest growing beauty brands. As a company, we are fueled by purpose and not profit, which allows us to approach things differently so that we can create products, content, and a community like no other. A lot has changed since our launch in 2013, but something that will forever remain at the core of Huda Beauty is our focus on business excellence and our unwavering passion for kindness!

Summary: We are looking for a highly organized and proactive NPD Specialist to support the execution of our fast-paced product launches. Based within the NPD department, this role plays a key coordination function across multiple teams by supporting timelines, tracking deliverables, facilitating communication, and ensuring projects move smoothly through the different development phases.

Working closely with the NPD Assistant Manager and cross-functional stakeholders, the NPD Specialist will help manage daily project activities from concept through launch, while ensuring accurate follow-up, visibility, and alignment across teams. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented and collaborative individual looking to grow within project management and product launch coordination in the beauty industry.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Project coordination & execution

Support the day-to-day coordination of new product launches across assigned categories, ensuring timelines and deliverables are tracked accurately

Maintain and update project timelines in Asana, Huda Beauty’s internal project management software, ensuring tasks, milestones, and dependencies remain current

Follow up with internal teams and external suppliers to collect updates and ensure actions are completed on time

Assist in coordinating projects through the defined NPD phases (Exploration, Development, Execution) following Huda Beauty’s standardized processes

Support launch feasibility assessments and project planning activities by gathering required information and timelines

Coordinate internal meetings, prepare agendas, capture meeting minutes, and track action items through completion

Monitor project progress and proactively flag delays, risks, or missing information to the Line Manager

Proactively identify challenges or delays within projects and suggest possible solutions or next steps to the Line Manager for guidance and decision-making

Cross-functional & supplier coordination

Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Product Development, Packaging, Quality, Purchasing, Regulatory, Finance, Design, Marketing, S&OP, Master Data, Logistics, and Regional Markets

Support communication with suppliers and contract manufacturers to help ensure timelines and deliverables are respected

Assist in gathering and organizing critical project information including BOMs, specifications, forecasts, production timelines, and shipping updates

Work closely with Demand Planning and S&OP teams to support forecast tracking and purchase order coordination

Help ensure project documentation and trackers are maintained accurately and consistently across platforms

Reporting, documentation & communication

Prepare project updates, reports, presentations, and status summaries for internal stakeholders

Support the preparation of launch review materials and leadership updates

Track project risks, changes, and action items and ensure proper follow-up and documentation

Respond to day-to-day project queries from internal and external stakeholders in a timely and professional manner

Create clear and concise communication materials and emails with guidance from the Line Manager when required

Process improvement & operational support

Support the team in standardizing processes, templates, trackers, and documentation

Assist in maintaining SOPs and documenting updated ways of working

Contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives by identifying inefficiencies and proposing solutions

Participate in postmortem launch reviews and help capture learnings and improvement opportunities

Provide operational and administrative support to the broader NPD team as needed

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in project coordination, operations, supply chain, product development, or related fields, preferably within beauty, FMCG, or a fast-paced environment

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Industrial / Manufacturing / Chemical Engineering, or related fields

Strong organizational and time management skills with high attention to detail

Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment

Strong communication and collaboration skills with a team-oriented mindset

Comfortable coordinating across multiple stakeholders and functions

Proactive and solutions-oriented approach with willingness to learn and grow

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

Comfortable using project management systems, ideally similar to Asana

Fluent in English

Benefits

Monthly “Self Love Days” – at company discretion

Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee plus dependents

Monthly coaching sessions with our in-house Success Coach

Employee discounts on all Huda Beauty products

Quarterly product gifting

Huda Beauty is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and upholding an equal employment workplace that is free from discrimination. We hire stellar individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical conditions, disability, or veteran status. If you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.