Coordinator, New Product Development

tarte is the pioneer of high-performance naturals™, and one of the fastest growing cosmetic companies in the U.S. Founder & CEO Maureen Kelly set out to create a cruelty-free line of easy-to-use, life-tested products chock full of healthy ingredients that deliver real results to the everyday woman. tarte is committed to sharing our “good-for-your glamour” philosophy with tartelettes worldwide, with in-store presence in over 7 countries, and online shipping to 150 countries and counting! Passionate and fierce individuals make up the tarte team from our New York City headquarters to the on-the-ground sales team sharing our powerful products and message throughout the U.S. and internationally.  

Are you a force of nature who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you want to contribute to tarte’s mission of offering cruelty-free, eco-chic cosmetics chock full of vitamins, minerals and formulated without any of the icky stuff like parabens, mineral oil, phthalates and gluten? Do you strive to live a healthy, compassionate and environmentally responsible way of life? If so, we’d love to hear from you! 

Coordinator/Senior Coordinator New Product Development 

tarte is hiring a Coordinator, New Product Development to manage timelines for new products, sampling programs, and ongoing development of existing products to ensure successful execution of launches. This is a great role for someone who loves planning! We are looking for enthusiastic, action-oriented problem solver to drive cross-functional new product launches.

 
Responsibilities: 

• Develop and execute new product launches by identifying and monitoring overall project timeline and milestones, while driving the cross functional teams to maintain launch timing.   
• Revise planned tasks/milestones as appropriate to meet everchanging needs and requirements of the business 
• Collaborate and troubleshoot with teammates to resolve issues as they arise.  Develop plans to correct missed deliverables to bring the project back on track. 
• Proactively engage in launch development process to ensure teams focus and prioritize tasks as needed 
• Prepare and lead bi-weekly operations meetings to ensure launches remain on track, and hold ad hoc meetings as needed to drive resolution on urgent issues 
• Identify, manage, and communicate critical issues and risks to relevant team members.  Remain diplomatic and drive actionable steps to move projects forward 
• Timeline support to all cross-functional team members (Product Development, Packaging, Operations – including Demand Planning and Retail Ops, Regulatory, Marketing, and Creative) while clearly communicating direction and actionable steps on a regular basis 
• Update timelines on a weekly basis to accurately reflect project status and keep teams on target to meet deadlines 

Requirements:

• BS / BA 
• 1+ years experience in cosmetics or personal care industry 
• 1+ years experience in project management or similar field
• Skilled in MS Project (or comparable software) and in-depth knowledge of new product development lifecycle 
• Organized, self-starter, resourceful, with a hunger to learn at a fast-paced company
• Demonstrates leadership, diplomacy, decisiveness, and results oriented 
• Ability to influence others by maintaining open channels of communication, fostering teamwork, and building relationships with cross-functional teams 
• Ability to understand complex issues from various sources, while finding simple solutions 
• Effective planning and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize, negotiate, and problem solve 
• Ability to execute under accelerated timeframes and quickly adapt to change in priorities 
• Comfortable in working in a complex, ambiguous, everchanging environment 
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through skills, with ability to convey ideas clearly 
• Demonstrated competency in Microsoft Office, including e-mail, word and excel 

Our Perks:

• Salary range: $62,500-65,000 (Compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill level, relevant work experience & education)
• Medical, dental, vision, 401K plan & access to health & wellness programs
• Paid vacation, holidays, summer Fridays, birthdays off, volunteer time & more
• Makeup gratis, employee discount on tarte.com, team give back initiatives
• Friendly, fun, creative & collaborative work environment