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Who We Are Fuelled by passion, KAYALI was founded in 2018 by beauty mogul and fragrance fanatic, Mona Kattan. Translating to ‘my imagination’ in Arabic, KAYALI provides a modern fragrance experience inspired by Mona’s rich Middle Eastern heritage and the art of layering scents to help you create your mood; where sharing scents is a ritual and smelling good is both an act of goodwill and self-love. Mona collaborates with some of the world’s most renowned perfumers and sources the finest ingredients to create unique juices that are infinitely memorable, long-lasting, and cruelty-free. Each luxurious fragrance is an ode to true craftsmanship and tells a special story, from the addictive notes to the multi-faceted jewelled bottles.    Our Mission To make everyone feel like the diamond they are! To build a global community of fragrance lovers through the power of scent and by providing them with the most innovative & luxurious fragrances, education and sharing our Middle Eastern fragrance rituals with the world. Requirements Summary We are looking for a talented New Product Development Assistant Manager to join our Supply Chain team. The NPD Assistant Manager will have a big impact by coordinating the product development processes from “blue sky” to shipment i.e. the Conceptual, Evaluation and Execution phases. They do not develop products, but they coordinate and manage projects and all the tasks associated with the launch across the organization. As a result, the NPD Assistant Manager will ensure that Kayali supplies its customers with new innovative products on time and in full, at the targeted KPI’s and quality levels and at the quickest speed to market within the industry. Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Responsible for the overall project management of new product development projects from concept generation to launch, ensuring timing, quantity and KPIs targets are achieved • Work in collaboration with key departments involved in product launches such as Supply Chain, Product Development, Packaging, Quality, Regulatory, Purchasing, Finance, Regional Markets, S&OP, Logistics • Help in building the Kayali 24-month launch calendar in conjunction with the brand leaders • Provide the product development team with launch feasibility and scenarios as and when requested using project management tools that vary in duration and need to be adapted according to product specification and complexity • Build detailed timelines for each launch with key development milestones and proactively track and manage the adherence to the timelines • Regularly update the timelines based on project evolution, suppliers feedback and launch calendar changes • Lead project meetings to closely follow the evolution of each project with the relevant teams, ensuring successful completion of all tasks, and provide agendas and recaps for those • Consistently challenge and reduce the development lead-times by ensuring appropriate balanced risks are factored into the original time plans, whilst ensuring all service requirements are achieved/exceeded • Work closely with suppliers and contract manufacturers all along the development of newness, ensuring our projects are on track and orders are delivered on time and up to our quality standards • Be able to anticipate potential risks and issues linked to development, production, shipment and proactively look for solutions when they occur • Develop contingency plans where required and implement risk mitigation strategies • Ensure information is forwarded in a timely manner and made more accurate all along the development process e.g. Specifications, BOM’s, Quantities, Shipping plans according to company’s standards • Provide timely and effective communication of the risks and corrective actions required to ensure perfect execution and encourage an environment of full transparency via the use of project meeti