NPD Project Manager

Molton Brown Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty brand is seeking a Project Manager to lead the delivery of Product Development projects. You will guide cross-functional teams, ensuring projects meet timelines, quality standards, and commercial objectives while managing risks. A minimum of 2 years in the Beauty industry or FMCG, along with a Project Management certification, is essential. Proficiency in MS tools and strong stakeholder management skills are also required. Join a company committed to ethical work and high-quality products in creating a positive impact.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years in the Beauty industry or FMCG.
• Experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced business.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams through each phase of projects to ensure they meet quality standards.
• Communicate project status clearly to stakeholders.
• Manage and communicate risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define project scope continually.
• Implement process improvements and recommend corrective actions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Project Management certificate - Prince 2 or PMP

Tools

MS Project

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Teams

MS Word

Job description

The role:

This role is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of Product Development and Existing Development projects, ensuring they are delivered to agreed scope, timelines, quality standards, and commercial objectives. Acting as the central point of accountability, the role brings together cross-functional teams and external partners to drive momentum, manage risk, and resolve issues, while maintaining clear governance and stakeholder alignment. Through strong leadership, structured project management, and proactive decision-making, this role ensures projects are executed efficiently and continuously improved to support the business.

What you will do:

• Lead cross functional teams, including external partners, through each phase of the projects to ensure projects remain on track to achieve cost, time and quality.
• Ensuring clear communication on project status to stakeholders. Challenging where necessary.
• Pro-actively manage and communicate risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle and upscale via appropriate channels with clear business impact.
• Clarifying and continuing to define project scope throughout the project.
• Identifying, implementing and promoting process improvements. Identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.

What you will need:

• 2-3 years in the Beauty industry or FMCG.
• Project Management certificate - Prince 2 or PMP preferred.
• Experience using Teams, MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint.
• Experience of managing multiple projects in a fast paced business.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.

Molton Brown is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all - a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

How we work:

Having been selected among the World's Most Ethical Companies for 19 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

Hiring Process:

Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more:

If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en/