Manager Formula Development - Chantecaille (Zurich, CH, 8008) en La Prairie

CHANTECAILLE is a leader in the beauty industry through decades of pioneering advancements and achievements. The brand is known for botanical ingredients, vegan friendly products, give-back conservation collections, innovative formulas and trend-setting launches. CHANTECAILLE is the industry's voice for protecting wild species and spaces. A natural approach to wellness and beauty is a brand hallmark. CHANTECAILLE drives conservation, sustainability and scientific innovation globally. The brand’s unique approach towards beauty continues to grow in the next wave of cosmetic trends and demands as well as the standard for ethically-sourced ingredients. Consumers trust, love, and are proud to be part of the CHANTECAILLE community, rooted in a commitment to conservation.

Role Purpose/Mission:

• Main contact for all 3PMs for Chantecaille reformulations skin care, build roadmaps to ensure future proof formulations,
• Ensure availability of formulas by reformulating bulks as needed and fulfilling approved aesthetics from lab to production scale on time in full
• Technical expert for formulas and bulk production processes capable of working together with internal and external network to realize reformulation, and optimization (legal, strategy, quality, cost, market position) of bulks
• Ensure transparent documentation of the results (SAP, MS Office, specification, internal development system)
• Assess feasibility, supplier capabilities and ensure right production scale for formulas and transfers
• Drive technology development and ensure exchange with LPG development teams

How you will create a beautiful impact:

• Activities for redevelopment and existing products
• Develop new prototypes/ formulas on time in full (internal or external development)
• Optimize formulas (e.g. reduce phases, raw materials, reduce production time, country specifics, more sustainable)
• Analyse full formula assortment and data (e.g. MP, production history, MIBI, costs, claims)
• Ensure necessary tests (e.g. stability, compatibility, microbiology, efficacy, stress tests, hand-over) and quality of the produced formula (specification, right raw in place, sensory profile etc.)
• Effective communication with interfaces concerning project status
• Implements the formulas to Supply Chain considering availability
• Ensure industrialization, technical transfer of products and right scale with effective operating window
• Assess the impact of raw material changes on the product, production and claims
• Insure profound raw material know how
• Report & communication of the results
• Transparent documentation of results, ensure regular reporting according agreement
• Manage interfaces within Supply Chain related to reformulation or quality projects
• Risk assessment of formulas (Stress tests, technical limitations, 3PM capabilities, hand-over form)
• Define formula and 3PM formula strategy to update portfolio and ensure compliance
• Regulatory
• Ensure China compliance of formulas & skin care portfolio as well as following-up on commitments and regulation changes
• Manage tests: safety, stability and help with efficacy test
• Qualify labs for development purposes as well as test institutes
• Assess natural index of formulas in development

What you need to have to be our next audacious and creative talent:

• Technical academic qualification (Engineer, Master or similar)
• 5 to 8 of experience in cosmetic formulation with profound knowledge in skin-care
• Insure profound raw material know how (green materials)
• Organizational, very good communication and negotiation skills,  driving and hands-on approach
• Fluent in German and English