House of Rare - Product Development Role - Fragrance & Personal Care

Key Responsibilities:

1. Sourcing & Vendor Management:

- Raw Material Sourcing: Manage vendors for fragrance compounds, essential oils, surfactants, and chemical ingredients.

- Packaging Procurement: Coordinate the manufacturing of bottles, pumps, caps, atomizers, cartons, and labels.

- Vendor Selection: Evaluate, negotiate, and onboard third-party manufacturers (OEM/ODM), packaging suppliers, and printers to optimize costs and capacity.

2. Production Planning & Timeline Tracking:

- Critical Path Management: Create and maintain Time & Action (T&A) calendars to track every stage of production from raw material arrival to final bulk packing.

- Lead Time Optimization: Monitor manufacturing bottlenecks to avoid delivery delays.

- Inventory Control: Track minimum order quantities (MOQs) and maintain optimal safety stock levels of raw materials and components.

3. Costing & Product Development Liaison:

- Bill of Materials (BOM): Develop and maintain accurate BOMs for all Product Categories.

- Costing Optimization: Analyse production costs to meet targeted gross margins, negotiating volume discounts and alternative manufacturing methods where possible.

- Sampling & Scale-Up: Oversee the transition from laboratory sample (R&D) to pilot batch and final mass production filling.