At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead product development from concept to launch, ensuring quality and commercial success.
- Company: Join a fast-growing beauty business known for innovation and community engagement.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, competitive salary, private healthcare, and generous leave options.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and direct visibility with senior stakeholders.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on exciting products in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in product development within beauty or personal care sectors.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 50000 £ per year.
About Refyne
We are redefining recruitment across the Personal Care, Beauty, Aesthetics & Wellness space. We partner with ambitious businesses to source high-impact talent and make hiring feel seamless - and we guarantee our results every time.
Our client is a fast-growing, digitally led beauty business recognised for creating innovative products and building a highly engaged consumer community. Operating within a highly entrepreneurial environment, the business has established itself as a disruptive force within its category through a strong focus on innovation, customer connection, and elevated product experiences.
This role will lead the end-to-end development of new product launches - transforming concepts into market-ready products that deliver against both consumer expectations and commercial objectives. Responsible across formulation, componentry, packaging and supporting product experiences, this position requires a blend of technical expertise, project leadership, commercial awareness, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
The successful candidate will thrive in an agile environment and enjoy balancing creativity with operational excellence to deliver best-in-class product experiences.
Product Development & Delivery- Lead end-to-end product development from concept through to first production, delivering against timelines, quality standards and commercial objectives.
- Own project plans and critical paths across multiple launches, ensuring pace, visibility and on-time delivery.
- Drive development across formulation, components and packaging to create innovative, high-performing products.
- Develop and execute testing strategies to ensure products are inclusive, consumer-led and performance driven.
- Translate market trends, consumer feedback and testing insights into product improvements and future innovation.
- Collaborate with Marketing and commercial teams to ensure product performance supports launch positioning and claims.
- Build and lead supplier relationships, driving accountability, pace and quality throughout development.
- Proactively identify and manage risks across cost, quality, supply and timelines.
- Work closely with Packaging, Technical, Quality and Marketing teams to deliver seamless product launches.
- Present product updates, recommendations and development milestones to key stakeholders.
- Minimum 3+ years’ experience within Product Development across beauty, skincare, cosmetics, or adjacent personal care categories.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end product development and formulation processes.
- Experience working across formulation development with strong technical awareness.
- Exposure to shade development and colour-led innovation is advantageous.
- Proven ability to manage multiple launches simultaneously while maintaining pace and quality.
- Experience managing suppliers, costings and development timelines.
- Demonstrates accountability and confidence leading projects independently.
Manchester (hybrid working available with flexibility to work from home one day per week).
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays ~ Additional leave awarded through length of service ~ Option to purchase additional annual leave ~ Sabbatical opportunities
Performance-related bonus
Private healthcare and wellbeing support
Financial wellbeing initiatives
Flexible working hours
Hybrid working model
Electric vehicle scheme
Community & Growth
Enhanced family leave
Learning and development opportunities
Social events and team experiences
Annual product allowance
Employee discount programme
This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing beauty business at an exciting stage of expansion and innovation. You’ll have genuine ownership across product development, direct visibility with senior stakeholders, and the chance to influence products from concept through to launch. If you enjoy combining technical expertise with commercial thinking and want to build products that resonate with consumers in a fast-moving environment, this is an exceptional opportunity to make visible impact within a highly ambitious business.
Manager - Product Manager employer: We Are Refyne
Refyne is an exceptional employer that champions innovation and creativity within the beauty industry, offering a dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment in Manchester. With a strong focus on employee growth, the company provides extensive learning opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive culture that values collaboration and well-being. Employees enjoy competitive benefits, including performance-related bonuses, private healthcare, and an annual product allowance, making it a rewarding place to build a meaningful career.
