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About the Role
As an Initiative Management Team Leader, you will shape high-impact innovation across global brands while influencing strategic business decisions. This role offers unique visibility, cross-functional leadership, and the opportunity to drive transformation at scale.
Responsibilities
- Lead the on time/in full delivery of Color Cosmetics Brands, Segment and Base Business Initiative Master Plans (IMP) from idea through to launch.
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of a diverse innovation portfolio, ensuring strong prioritization, gate governance, and execution excellence.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across Global Marketing, CMI, Trade Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, Merchandizing and Finance.
- Facilitate informed decision-making, manage risks, and ensure mitigation plans are in place to secure project readiness.
- Orchestrate complex innovation and business continuity programs to achieve strategic business objectives.
- Serve as the single source of truth for 360 readiness (Commercial, Financial, Technical).
- Coach and develop Initiative Management talent.
- Drive continuous improvement.
- Drive the delivery of Brand and Segment Initiative Master Plan (IMP) ensuring initiative productivity and leveraging synergies across the NPD process.
- Orchestrate the E2E Commercial, Financial and Technical Readiness to ensure gate and launches are on time and in full.
- Ensure all projects have an aligned development plan (CPS) and that issues and risks are proactively identified and brought to the attention of the project team for mitigation or resolution.
- Elevate project issues and options to Senior Leaders for visibility and support in resolution when needed.
- Frame and communicate project questions to facilitate informed and agile decision taking.
- Apply the standard Supply operating strategy matrix to recommend finished good sourcing approach.
- Coach team members to build innovation management capabilities, identify talent, and build Initiative Management capability within multi-functional teams.
- Drive Continual Improvement through coordinating project learning cycles.
Requirements
- Proven experience of 7+ years in Supply Chain role(s), new product development processes & stage gate approach and/or project management.
- Proven experience in delivering projects as a leader (on time, on cost & quality) and/or member of a multi-functional team.
- 3 years project management experience – familiarity with CPS/Project Planning, standard project management toolbox.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and Project capabilities.
- Fluent in English (written & spoken).
- Demonstrates a strong sense of individual accountability and is autonomous, action-orientated, pro-active and pragmatic.
- Embraces and accelerates change in a fast-paced environment.
- Thrives on challenges and keeps a healthy attitude under pressure.
- Adapts leadership style to situations & people, finds the right balance between delegation & control.
- Demonstrates relevant business knowledge & financial awareness.
- Preferably to have experience of Coty Operations or related industry, pharmaceutical, paint, food, FMCG.
Skills
- Project Management
- Supply Chain Management
- New Product Development
- Stage Gate Process
- CPS/Project Planning
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Project
Location
- New York, US
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 7+ years
Education Level
- Technical Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- 120-150k
Benefits
- Option to work up to 50% of your month remotely.
About the Company
- Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skincare, and body care.
- At Coty, we celebrate the entire human kaleidoscope and cultivate a culture of fearless kindness.
- Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day.
- Coty is deeply committed to creating a more open, inclusive, and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.
- Join us in making over the world of beauty!
Equal Opportunity
- Offers equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.
- EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.