Manager - New Product Development - Material Science/Hygiene Products

Key Responsibilities:

- Responsible for conducting market research, competitor analysis, defining product requirements and ensuring products meets customer needs.

- Identify emerging trends, understand customer needs and collaborate with internal teams (Brand, sales) and external partners to develop and test new product concepts and prototypes.

- Responsible for product development specifically for hygiene products by leveraging expertise in material science, absorbent technologies and hygiene product design. In-depth understanding of the absorbent technologies is a plus.

- Conduct in-depth research on raw materials to evaluate performance, cost, sustainability, and regulatory compliance.

- Define technical product specifications, performance criteria and ensure products meet both consumer needs and regulatory standards.

- Work with suppliers, converters, testing labs to develop and evaluate prototypes, run material trials, and optimize product structure.

- Conduct lab testing and coordinate external lab certifications.

- Manage multiple product development projects ensuring technical feasibility, timely development and successful commercialization.

- Conduct structured consumer trials to interpret performance feedback and translate insights into engineering improvements.

- Ensure quality of the products from time to time through quality checks.

- Stay updated on industry trends & innovations.

Job Requirements:

- Bachelors degree/masters degree in material science/ textile engineering, preferably absorbent core expertise.

- Passion to work in the wellness space.

- Experience with market research, consumer analysis, and identifying new trends.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.