New Product Development Lead

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.