Manager, Product Lifecycle Management

Oxford

Saturday, 11 April 2026

Support the NPD process as a leader for the Supply Chain team, providing visibility of launch KPIs to the Supply Chain senior management team and providing guidance that supports the supply chain ways of working / processes. Continuously improve internal processes and provide increased visibility to key metrics to senior leadership so that products can launch on time and in budget. Summarize and highlight key risks to senior management. Actively participate in stage gate meetings (IDP) for NP - Ds, from project mobilization through the post mortem process. Responsibilities: Support the supply chain organization across all NPD launches including supply and demand planning, production and procurement. These launches encompass all Revlon, Elizabeth Arden and Portfolio brand launches. Analyze launch (IDP) documents prior to NPD meetings to research any potential challenges within the supply chain organization. Research and present potential issues to to supply chain department leads to gain alignment prior to IDP meeting. Then work cross functionally with PMO and Marketing to discuss any concerns. Participate in IDP meetings to represent the supply chain organization. Communicate cross functionally to enure each NPD is properly managed Scorecard and perform risk assessment for NP - Ds. Analyze scorecard results to identify areas of opportunity. Key areas, but not limited to: Timeline compression MOQ/ Inventory Turn Challenges Cost implications (Tooling, Capex, air freight, standard cost) BOM (Bill of Material) status Ability to summarize and highlight key findings from all analysis performed for senior management review Conduct collaborative project review meetings to highlight significant updates/risk in order to develop risk mitigation plans while providing status updates to key senior management stakeholders Drive process improvement and adherence to company NPD project standards Challenge global market volume forecasts and brand strategies using objective analytics to avoid risks and spot opportunities. Review demand and inventory coverages to assess launch timing per markets and allocation process and needs Support global S&OP plan optimization across geographies. Analyze new product development forecasts by tracking global performance of launches versus expectations. Work with the markets to understand the key drivers affecting the gap. Who you are: Qualifications: 8 years experience in Supply Chain 5 years experience involved in NPD 5 years managing direct reports SAP – ERP knowledge desirable Agile knowledge desirable Decision Quality & Problem Solving: through innovation, creative thinking, challenging the status quo, questioning nature Drive Results: the ability to build organizational capability to sustain and continuously improve performance Influencing and adaptability skills Strong Communication skills Planning: setting objectives and goals; measures performance against goals; evaluate results MS Excel #LI-AH 1 #LI-Hybrid

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