We are hiring a Manager, Master Data & PLM to lead how we onboard new products and SKUs into our systems, govern business and master data, and support our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes across our cosmetics / consumer products portfolio. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is equally comfortable in the weeds of data and systems and in front of cross-functional partners defining how work should get done.
You will own the end-to-end onboarding of new products, formulations, and items from a business and master data perspective — from intake and data modeling through go-live and steady-state governance. You will partner closely with R&D, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Commercial teams, and manage a small but high-impact team (1–2 direct reports today, with room to grow as our portfolio and launch velocity expand). You will be the person who turns ambiguity into process — defining standards, driving adoption, and making sure the right data lives in the right system at the right time.
Responsibilties
Master Data & Application Onboarding
· Own the end-to-end onboarding of new products, formulas, packaging, and SKUs — managing the full process from intake through launch, ensuring items are set up accurately, on time, and to standard across our systems.
· Define and maintain master data standards, hierarchies, attributes, and naming conventions across materials, formulas, packaging, suppliers, and trade items.
· Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into clean, governed data structures in SAP/NetSuite and adjacent systems.
· Build and operationalize onboarding playbooks, checklists, and SLAs so that new item setup is fast, accurate, and repeatable.
· Identify and resolve data quality issues at the source; establish metrics and reporting to monitor data health.
PLM Ownership
· Lead the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of our PLM platform (Centric and/or Specright), including spec management, formulation, packaging, and regulatory data flows.
· Drive PLM process design — from concept/ideation through commercialization — ensuring PLM is the single source of truth for product specifications.
· Manage integrations and data handoffs between PLM and SAP/ERP, ensuring data consistency across the product lifecycle.
· Act as the business owner for PLM configuration changes, enhancements, and user enablement in partnership with IT.
Leadership & Team Management
· Manage a team of 1–2 master data / PLM analysts; set goals, coach, and develop talent.
· Set the team's roadmap and priorities in alignment with business cycles (launch calendars, seasonality, ERP migrations).
· Build credibility as a player-coach — willing to execute directly when needed while building scalable process for the team to run.
Process & Ambiguity
· Thrive in undefined space: when a process doesn't exist, you create it. When it exists but is broken, you fix it.
· Drive cross-functional alignment across R&D, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial, and IT to remove blockers and move work forward.
· Communicate clearly upward and outward — translating data and system complexity into decisions executives and partners can act on.
Requirements
Required
· Proven experience in master data management and/or application onboarding in a cosmetics, CPG, or related consumer products environment.
· Hands-on experience with a PLM system — Centric and/or Specright strongly preferred.
· Working knowledge of ERP/master data systems (e.g., SAP or NetSuite) to support product setup and ongoing item maintenance — including creating and updating product records, BOMs, and related data across our systems.
· Advanced Excel skills.
· Demonstrated ability to drive process definition and standardization in a cross-functional setting.
· Comfort navigating ambiguity and leading through change, including periods of organizational or systems transition.
· Leadership experience or clear readiness to step into people management — mentoring, coaching, or formally managing others.
· Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence without authority.
Strongly Preferred
· Experience scaling a master data from early/immature state to a governed, auditable operation.
· Exposure to product commercialization lifecycles in cosmetics or regulated CPG (formulas, claims, regulatory specs).
· Familiarity with data governance frameworks and master data quality metrics.
· Experience partnering with IT on system implementations, enhancements, or integrations.
Skills Required
- Experience in master data management and/or application onboarding in cosmetics, CPG, or a related consumer products environment
- Hands-on experience with a product lifecycle management system; Centric and/or Specright strongly preferred
- Working knowledge of ERP and master data systems such as SAP or NetSuite, including product records, bills of materials, and item maintenance
- Advanced Excel skills
- Ability to define and standardize processes cross-functionally
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead through organizational or systems change
- Leadership experience or readiness for people management, including mentoring, coaching, or managing others
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence without authority
- Experience scaling master data from an immature state into a governed, auditable operation
- Exposure to product commercialization lifecycles in cosmetics or regulated CPG, including formulas, claims, and regulatory specifications
- Familiarity with data governance frameworks and master data quality metrics
- Experience partnering with IT on system implementations, enhancements, or integrations
What We Do
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Celebrating the beauty of every eye, lip and face is fundamental to our DNA. It’s in our name and inspires us as a company. We are committed to creating a culture internally – and in the world around us – where all individuals are encouraged to express their truest selves, are empowered to succeed and where we do the right thing for people, the planet and animals. Our deep commitment to inclusive, accessible, cruelty-free beauty has fueled the success of the e.l.f. Cosmetics brand online and at retail since 2004. With the 2020 acquisition of the pioneering clean-beauty brand W3LL People, and the new lifestyle beauty brand Keys Soulcare created with Alicia Keys, we continue to strategically expand our portfolio with brands that support our purpose and values. Our brands are widely available online, and at leading beauty, mass-market, and natural specialty retailers.
