JOSEPHINE OBUOBISAH

• Independently manages the face makeup Open Development North American category and operational administration including providing leadership, direction and mentorship
• Strategic Direction: Demonstrate creativity and resourcefulness alongside key executive stakeholders to navigate barriers to successful product development, overcoming issues related to cost, logistics, timelines, and other evolving priorities
• Communication: Lead departmental efforts to identify, recommend, adapt and utilize new technology
• Proactively build and execute plans to upgrade current products to new technologies with the objective to maintain competitiveness and sustainability
• Vendor Engagement: Leads the selection, onboarding and management of a portfolio of global third-party vendors responsible for contributing new technologies into L'Oréal's various brands
• Negotiate effective agreements that hold vendors accountable to quality, confidentiality and innovation
• Leadership: Plan and execute product concept requirements to assurance clarity of purpose for all department actions
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Interpret various KPIs to assess risk, recommend optimal action plans, and forecast changes in the market
• Gather vital market intelligence through attendance of industry events, market research and other methods
• Business Acumen: Consistently apply new skills and knowledge earned from the completion of a full-time and elite EMBA program at the same time as professional commitments to the business

• Actively fulfill a central role for this cosmetics manufacturer, serving as a central liaison between product development, marketing, and vendor teams to ensure seamless product development from concept to launch
• Strategic Direction: Lead departmental efforts to identify, recommend, adapt and utilize new technology
• Proactively build and execute plans to upgrade current products to new technologies with the objective to maintain competitiveness and sustainability
• High-Profile Brands: Contribute to the strategic development and launch of well-known and distinct American cosmetic brands, including (but not limited to) Maybelline, Lancôme, Urban Decay, and other competitive brands in the market
• Ensure all new products uphold the identity, culture and concept of each brand
• Communication: Engage a broad network of cross-functional stakeholders to articulate evolving priorities, define new working methods and reflect key insights on marketing/consumer trends and scientific literature
• Regulatory Compliance: Demonstrate knowledge of prevailing regulations and practices (FDA, ICH, ISO, GMP, and GLP) when holding product development teams accountable to overall compliance, in regard to materials, technical justifications for product claims, packaging and other aspects of cosmetics production
• Cost Management: Optimize the cost of product development and manufacturing by driving change to vendor agreements, materials, packaging, formulations and other factors with potential to reduce profitability
• Notably achieved $750K in savings by discovering a substitute emollient to replace a costly component to a key product
• Leadership: Manage direct reports and represent L'Oréal's interests toward vendors, while holding dotted-line leadership over a network of product development teams

• Balanced scientific and product development commitments with this multinational consumer goods company creating health, hygiene and home products
• Participated in new cosmetic product development launches for the North American market
• Product Development: Leveraged scientific and product knowledge to drive innovation, brainstorming and trend meetings, in order to ensure the competitive value of new products
• Supported the product life-cycle from innovation to launch
• Stakeholder Engagement: Gained valuable experience engaging operational, technical and market-oriented stakeholders, becoming more business savvy after a career in the sciences
• Commitment to Timelines: Led and managed the launch of products in North American personal care / hygiene brands in a timely manner in order to enable the regional business team to deliver on its commitments
• Problem Solving: Resolve consumer complaints, quality issues, competitor challenges, and legal inquiries concerning technical matters for the North American region

Led the product research and development from concept to launch which includes identifying product concepts in addition to technical

approaches.

• Maintained the quality and integrity of existing products by reformulation improvements and or manufacturing procedure

changes for re-launch.

• Worked on writing, implement experiments and technology patents.

• Developed and evaluated foundations, concealers, primers, lotions, blushes, eye shadows, liquid eyeliner and mascara.

• Collected, analyzed data, reported results, draw conclusions, and made recommendations to management.

• Completed reports on project specifications, procedures, and policies as needed.

• Transferred technologies to the pilot lab and production manufacturing site.

• Provided technical support for product start- ups and new product launches.

• Maintained and improved GLP,GMP, FDA Regulations and internal compliance to insure the quality and integrity of existing

products.

• Prepared and assembled history files and other relevant documentation to support launch of new projects

• Frequently assisted in training technicians and junior chemists.

• Participated in stage gate, innovation, and new development meetings.• Followed through plans to meet business objectives and commitments.

• Identified and analyzed consumer feedback to understand consumer needs.

Formulated foundations, tinted makeup, primers, bronzing lotion, press powder, blushes, eye shadow and mascara for international and

domestic markets.

• Explored new and existing raw materials with cutting edge technology and unique delivery systems for color cosmetic products.

• Performed laboratory batches, prepared developmental and experimental product formulations.

• Collected, analyzed data and reported results to maintain the quality and integrity of existing products by reformulating improvements.

• Coordinated with product development marketing and R&D support groups in quarterly innovation and trend meetings.

• Interacted with contracted manufacturers on production process and procedures.