Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cocolab is a company focused on innovative oral wellness products, founded by a dentist and an artist. They are seeking a Senior Manager for New Product Development (NPD) Project Management & Procurement to lead product development projects, manage suppliers, and ensure alignment across cross-functional teams from concept to market launch.
Responsibilities
• Own the full lifecycle of new product development projects, from concept through GTM launch.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, budgets, and timelines, proactively identifying dependencies, bottlenecks, and resource gaps.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration between Marketing, Creative, Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory Consultants, and Finance to keep projects on track.
• Oversee packaging and componentry development, ensuring design, quality, cost, and sustainability goals are met.
• Implement project tracking, reporting, and KPIs to provide leadership with visibility into progress, risks, and results.
• Facilitate strategic decision-making, balancing creative vision, operational feasibility, cost efficiency, and customer experience.
• Lead handoff to operations and GTM, ensuring production readiness, launch checklists, and internal/external communication.
• Champion continuous improvement, incorporating post-launch feedback and lessons learned into future projects.
• Source, vet, and manage vendors and suppliers for packaging and componentry.
• Lead supplier relationship management and support negotiations to secure quality, cost-effective, and scalable solutions.
• Oversee componentry testing, validation, and compliance with brand and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Consultants to integrate procurement decisions into production planning and logistics.
• Track vendor performance and procurement outcomes, optimizing cost, quality, and scalability.
Skills
• 7+ years of experience in CPG, with strong project management experience and exposure to procurement/vendor management; oral care, beauty, wellness, or adjacent categories preferred.
• Expertise in managing complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and tight deadlines.
• Procurement-savvy, with experience sourcing, negotiating, and managing suppliers and componentry development.
• Operationally grounded, with knowledge of supply chain, vendor integration, and regulatory requirements.
• Financially fluent, able to manage budgets, forecast costs, and optimize product margins.
• Collaborative communicator with the ability to align multiple teams and external partners and present to leadership.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, fully remote environment.
Benefits
• Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance: PPO plans covering in- and out-of-network care.
• FSA: Health & Dependent Care eligible.
• Unlimited PTO & Sick Time: No waiting period, and we encourage use!
• 12 Paid Company Holidays
• Fully Paid Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks after 1 year of employment.
• Guideline 401k: Eligible after 30 days in your role.
• New Hire Tech Budget: Choose your preferred work device.
• Wellness Reimbursement: $50/month for health and wellness.
• Product Discounts: Keep stocked with our award-winning lineup.
Company Overview
• Founded by two sisters – a dentist and an artist – COCOLAB welcomes you to a whole new oral wellness world. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in San Mateo, California, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.cocofloss.com.
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