NPD Intern

Job Title: New Product Development (NPD) Intern

Location: Lower Parel, Mumbai, MH

Work Mode: Hybrid

Duration: 3-6 Months

About Us:

Join our dynamic and innovative startup skincare brand that is committed to redefining beauty standards with clean, effective, and sustainable products. Founded by beauty influencer Diipa Bller-Khosla, the brand emphasizes authenticity, and transparency, offering vegan and cruelty-free products that cater to diverse skin types while celebrating cultural heritage. We believe in empowering our customers with science-backed skincare solutions, and were looking for a visual storyteller with a passion for creating captivating content to help us take our brand to the next level.

Brand: https://india.indewild.com/

Role Summary

Bringing a great product to market requires exceptional coordination and relentless execution. We are looking for a highly organized NPD Operations Intern to act as the engine behind our product launch process. In this role, you will heavily support our project management efforts, focusing on vendor relations, packaging sourcing, and keeping cross-functional teams aligned. If you love checking boxes, chasing down answers, and turning chaos into organized timelines, this role is for you.

Job Description

• Vendor & Supplier Management: Support the NPD team in identifying, evaluating, and onboarding new vendors. Act as a daily touchpoint for external partners to request quotes, specifications, and timelines.
• Packaging Sourcing: Conduct research and outreach to source new packaging materials and suppliers, ensuring they meet our quality, budget, and sustainability standards.
• Relentless Follow-up & Communication: Manage heavy email correspondence with overseas and domestic suppliers. Follow up diligently on delayed responses, pending samples, and shifting production timelines to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
• Project Management & Tracking: Maintain and update project management dashboards. Track key milestones to ensure R&D, Marketing, and Operations are hitting their deadlines for upcoming launches.
• Sample Coordination: Order, receive, log, and organize physical product and packaging samples from vendors. Route samples to the correct internal stakeholders for approval.
• Administrative Support: Organize vendor contracts, compliance documents, and product specification sheets so they are easily accessible to the broader team.

Who Were Looking For

• Currently pursuing a degree in Biotechnology, Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Exceptional Organizational Skills: You are meticulous, detail-oriented, and thrive on creating order out of complex processes.
• Strong Professional Communication: Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to draft clear, concise, and professional emails to external vendors.
• Persistence: You aren't afraid to pick up the phone or send a polite but firm follow-up email to get the answers the team needs.
• Tech-Savvy: Highly proficient in AI tools, Excel/Google Sheets and comfortable learning new softwares.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.