R&D Project Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number#171405 - Paris Paris France

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Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care Personal Care Home Care Skin Care and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world making us a household name!

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Job Summary:

As part of the Laboratoires Filorga R&D team and the new Implementation & Support (I&S) organization the Project Manager is responsible for developing new products and managing the portfolio under his/her responsibility.

Tasks:

• Analysis of marketing brief and product concept consultation with asset suppliers technology recommendations in consultation with the US team.

• Activation of formulation brief in liaison with subcontractors and internal contacts

• Follow-up of new formula submissions with product managers

• Follow-up of development back-planning to ensure smooth project progress with subcontractors and in house in tandem with pack engineers.

• Monitoring technical execution of projects alerting to formula or timing risks forecasting back-ups and alternative solutions.

• Knowledge and maintenance of the portfolio in charge: reformulation for regulatory compliance or eco responsible approaches resolution of quality issues continuous improvement cost optimization Expense management vs. project budget.

• Management of project documentation compilation of DIP raw materials and formulas database (PDM/SAP) development of technical file and updating of product portfolio.

• Involvement in the implementation and application of processes and working methods linked to the Implementation & Support organization

• Monitor competition and supplier innovations

• Management of different projects in parallel

• Relations and collaboration with all internal departments: product development clinical marketing regulatory quality supply purchasing and scientific communication or external: suppliers and subcontractors.

Skills :

• Higher scientific education (engineer pharmacist...)

• 3-5 years experience in formulation or cosmetics development

• Curiosity ability to synthesize rigor autonomy organizational skills agility responsiveness

• Ability to work as part of a team and interact with several people; good interpersonal skills

• Proficiency in IT tools (Google Suite MS Office) and initial experience with SAP is a plus

• Fluent French mandatoryprofessional English

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Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion gender gender identity sexual orientation national origin ethnicity age disability marital status veteran status (United States positions) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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