Product Development Coordinator

Job Title: Product Development Coordinator     

Location: Manhattan, NY, 10038     

 Duration: 2 Months  

Job Type: Contract     

Work Type: Onsite 

Pay Rte: $24/hr

JOB DESCRIPTION  

Product & Fragrance Development: 

• Partner with manager on the development of product and fragrances; help brainstorm new ideas 
• Ownership over low complexity programs including timeline management and execution with vendors 
• Owns communication on programs with fragrance houses and contract manufacturers 
• Distribute samples to team and brand for evaluation 
• Manage, organize and maintain the product closets and libraries 
• Responsible for following up with vendors 
• Manage the execution and processing of systems workflow 
• Assist and support set-up for evaluation meetings and presentations 
• Provide sampling support for consumer testing 
• Join teams to support on-site development (i.e contract fillers, fragrance houses) 
• Track base & fragrance submissions; participate with team in submission evaluation 
• Learn fundamentals of product and fragrance development 
• Research market trends for fragrance and pattern for innovative forms 

Category & Market Expertise (Including: Internal, External, Libraries, Other) 

• Data entry and maintenance of competitive information, inclusive of databases, library, and reporting 
• Purchase competitive products as directed 
• Develop exposure and awareness to brand and relevant competitive store environments 

Data Management/Reporting 

• Update reports and systems accurately 
• Gain exposure to the fragrance house and vendor brief process 
• Begin to build understanding of end-to-end work flow process and development milestones 

Cross Functional Support/Relationship Building 

• Build cross functional relationships with internal peers both across Mast Global and with the brand 
• Initiate and maintain professional relationships with external vendors 

Talent Management/Development 

• Identify continuous learning opportunities for own development 
• Introduction to product and fragrance functional fundamentals, including vocabulary