AM Innovations

Job Title: AM Innovations\nLocation: Mumbai, Maharashtra\nDepartment: Innovation & Incubation\nRole Objective:\nWe are looking for a seasoned innovations professional to own the end-to-end New Product\nDevelopment (NPD) pipeline across our Hair & Skin Care business — from trend-led concept\ncreation to in-market commercialization. You will be the critical thread connecting R&D,\nSupply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Packaging to bring breakthrough products to life, on time\nand on brief.\nKey Responsibilities:\n• Lead projects from ideation, concept brief, formulation, regulatory, packaging, consumer\nvalidation through to commercial launch.\n• Monitor global beauty, ingredients, and consumer lifestyle trends; translate insights into\nactionable innovation briefs and concept territories.\n• Brief R&D/3P partners, evaluate prototypes, and align formulation chemistry to product\nclaims and sensory/stability performance.\n• Source, onboard, and managing third-party manufacturers including qualification, cost\nnegotiation, timelines, and quality benchmarks.\n• Liaise with Supply Chain, R&D, Finance, Sales, and Packaging; run stage-gate reviews and\nmanage project trackers to ensure on-time delivery.\n• Design and execute concept screening, panel evaluations, and efficacy/clinical testing;\nconvert results into product decisions in coordination with CTI\n• Build P&L-linked innovation cases covering COGS, volume projections, and launch\ninvestment in collaboration with Finance and Sales.\n\nKey Skills & Competencies:\nNPD & Project Management\nFormulation Knowledge\nStage-gate process · Milestone planning · Risk management\nHair care actives · Skin emulsions, serums & cleansers\nClaims\n3P Management\nVendor onboarding · Qualification audits · Cost\nnegotiation\nConsumer & Product Testing\nEfficacy & clinical protocols · Insight synthesis\nTrend Intelligence\nCommercial Acumen\nGlobal beauty tracking · Ingredient spotting ·\nBenchmarking\nBusiness case development · P&L awareness · COGS\noptimization\n\nQualifications & Experience:\n• Bachelor's or Master's in Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, or a related discipline\n• 10–12 years of experience in NPD / Innovations within personal care, beauty, or FMCG\n• Proven track record of launching Hair & Skin Care products end-to-end\n• Hands-on experience managing 3P manufacturers across the full NPD cycle\n• Strong formulation knowledge across hair care and skin care categories\n• Experience designing and interpreting consumer testing and efficacy studies\n• Excellent cross-functional project management and stakeholder communication skills\n• Proficiency in project management tools\n• Ability to manage multiple concurrent launches under tight timelines\n• Trend-forward mindset with a genuine passion for beauty and personal care innovation