As our New Product Development Lead on a 12-month contract, you will take ownership of delivering innovative beauty products from concept through to launch.
Working across MECCA MAX and colour, this hands-on role will see you drive end-to-end product development, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners to bring exciting new products to life. You’ll play a key role in shaping our innovation pipeline while ensuring every product meets MECCA’s high standards of quality, creativity, and performance.
The Role You Could Play:
Lead end-to-end delivery of new product development projects from concept to launch
Collaborate with brand, design, regulatory and supply chain teams to deliver best-in-class products
Manage timelines, milestones and vendor relationships to ensure projects stay on track
Drive packaging development and artwork approvals in line with brand and compliance requirements
Support innovation pipeline planning, including key seasonal launches such as Holiday collections
What You Will Bring:
5+ years’ experience in New Product Development, ideally within beauty or cosmetics
Strong understanding of formulation, packaging and manufacturing processes
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deliver to tight timelines
Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills
High attention to detail with strong organisational and problem-solving abilities
Your Life At MECCA:
Whilst we are singularly focused on our #CustomerFirst mantra, we know that wouldn’t be possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated each and every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way!
Some of our other team member benefits include:
- Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering
- Health and well-being initiatives
- Reward and recognition programs
- Access to bonus and incentive programs
- Access to quarterly product allowance
- Generous discount to spoil yourselves and your immediate family, as well as a generous product allowance, subject to company policy
There are also so many other ways in which you’ll be made to feel part of the MECCA story as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way.
To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, follow us on LinkedIn at MECCA Brands or @lifeatmecca and for all current opportunities, visit www.mecca.com.au/careers
Skills Required
- 5+ years' experience in New Product Development, ideally within beauty or cosmetics
- Strong understanding of formulation, packaging and manufacturing processes
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deliver to tight timelines
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills
- High attention to detail with strong organisational and problem-solving abilities
What We Do
Since our very first day in 1997, our purpose has been to enable our customers to feel and look their best by offering them the world’s best line-up of beauty and skin-care brands (+ more), coupled with exceptional service. Fast forward to today, and we have over 5,000 MECCA team members across 100+ retail stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, a rapidly growing online business, two Distribution Centres, and a bustling Support Centre in the heart of Melbourne working to deliver on our purpose every single day. Our ongoing growth is fuelled by opening new stores and reaching new customers, launching new products, and harnessing the latest technology to constantly innovate and evolve our concepts, experiences, and service offerings. Whether you join MECCA in one of our Retail stores, our Support Centre or our Distribution Centre (DC), you will be an integral part of the MECCA family. Our Retail Store teams are known for their energy, passion and expertise; bringing MECCA to life and helping us deliver on our purpose across four unique concepts – MECCA Cosmetica, MECCA Maxima, MECCA and our online stores (mecca.com.au and meccabeauty.co.nz). Working in our Support Centre will give you the opportunity to be part of high-impact, cross-functional projects, where you will get to immerse yourself in cutting-edge technologies and market-leading innovations. Not only do we work with over 150 of the best global beauty brands, we also develop, produce and distribute MECCA’s very own signature line of products. From supply chain to digital design, from software development to strategy, and everything in between, we are looking for diverse people from all backgrounds to continually challenge our way of thinking. Last but certainly not least, our rapidly expanding DC teams are the backbone of our operations and are key to the delivery of a seamless customer experience through online fulfillment and ensuring our stores have the right products at the right time.
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