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About Pilgrim

Founded in 2019, Pilgrim is one of the fastest-growing Beauty and Personal Care brands that offers 200+ SKUs across skincare & haircare, makeup and fragrances in over 25,000 pin codes. It has rapidly expanded into a 1000+ offline store omnichannel company. The brand is known to source the world's best beauty ingredients to create exciting and efficacious products that deliver results. The company's R&D and innovation are driven by an in-house team and partnerships in India and across the globe. It brings together unique global beauty experiences, connecting with the wanderlust spirit of a modern millennial. Hence, the name - Pilgrim. It offers a wide range of products curated with ingredients from France, Korea, Spain, Australia, the Amazon Rainforest, and Swiss glaciers.

The brand currently serves 6 million consumers monthly and aims to achieve a 1000 crore ARR by 2025. In its series B funding round last year, Pilgrim raised $20 million, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, with participation from existing investors. In 2022, the company secured a total of Rs 48 crore in funding from investors including Fireside Ventures, Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office, Shark Aman Gupta, Co-Founder of Boat Lifestyle Sameer Mehta, Rukam Capital, and others.

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We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Assistant Manager - NPD in the skincare, haircare & treatments vertical (for the Salon professional category) to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying the right product-mix, trending ingredients, treatment products and cutting-edge technology to help build a successful product portfolio to drive business growth. Development: Identify trends, understand customer needs in the salon industry, and working with internal teams (e.g., research & development, marketing) to create new product concepts. Develop a robust NPD pipeline for this channel.

Market Research & Analysis: Staying on top of industry trends, active ingredients, treatments and competitor activity is crucial to develop the right product-mix offering as well as identifying any white space or innovation opportunities. Striking conversations with experts such as stylists, technicians, dermatologists to understand need-gaps and stay ahead of the curve.

Project Management: Oversee the entire new product development process, from initial concept to launch. This includes managing budgets, timelines, and ensuring all regulatory requirements are met. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and troubleshooting as required.

Supplier Management: Identify right partners/manufacturers for the professional range and maintain strong partnerships. Collaborate with suppliers for ingredients, packaging, and manufacturing.

Product Launch & Commercialization: Ensure successful commercialization of NPD pipeline, monitor and analyse the performance of launched product ranges and drive continuous improvement. Provide support to marketing and sales team members to get new products into salons and generate excitement among stylists and B.Tech/M.Tech in Cosmetology or B. Sc / M.Sc in Chemistry

- 4-6 years experience in NPD or technical marketing in skin care, hair care, treatment products, active ingredients, salon/professional products

- Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a passion for staying ahead of the curve in marketing trends, actives, products and treatments.

- Ability to multitask, prioritize projects, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and departments.

- Working knowledge of MS-Office especially Excel

- Prior experience in skincare / haircare / salon professional domain will be an added advantage