Assistant Manager-New Product Development Sanitary Pads-NUA

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for conducting market research, competitor analysis, defining product requirements and ensuring products meets customer needs.
• Identify emerging trends, understand customer needs and collaborate with internal teams (Brand, sales) and external partners to develop and test new product concepts and prototypes.
• Responsible for product development specifically for hygiene products by leveraging expertise in material science, absorbent technologies and hygiene product design. In-depth understanding of the absorbent technologies is a plus.
• Conduct in-depth research on raw materials to evaluate performance, cost, sustainability, and regulatory compliance.
• Define technical product specifications, performance criteria and ensure products meet both consumer needs and regulatory standards. Work with suppliers, converters, testing labs to develop and evaluate prototypes, run material trials, and optimize product structure.
• Conduct lab testing and coordinate external lab certifications
• Manage multiple product development projects ensuring technical feasibility, timely development and successful commercialization.
• Conduct structured consumer trials to interpret performance feedback and translate insights into engineering improvements.
• Ensure quality of the products from time to time through quality checks.
• Stay updated on industry trends & innovations

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors degree/masters degree in material science/ textile engineering, preferably absorbent core expertise.
• Experience of 3-4 years preferred
• Passion to work in the wellness space (Sanitary Pads)
• Experience with market research, consumer analysis, and identifying new trends
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.