About the role

Reporting to the Commercial Manager and working closely with the Founder, you will own the day-to-day delivery of MIMI's product development pipeline and ongoing range management. The Founder will continue to lead MIMI's overall product vision, positioning and key NPD opportunities.

Your role is to turn that vision into action — driving the development process, managing timelines and suppliers, coordinating samples and testing, maintaining accurate product information and ensuring products are commercially and operationally ready to launch. You'll work cross-functionally across Commercial, Marketing, Sales and Operations and act as the central point of coordination for product development.

Key responsibilities

- Own the day-to-day delivery of recent products identified by the Founder, from initial brief through to commercial launch.
- Build and manage NPD timelines, critical paths and key development milestones.
- Coordinate product briefs, samples, formulation rounds, testing and approvals.
- Manage day-to-day communication and follow-up with manufacturers, chemists, packaging suppliers and other development partners.
- Proactively identify delays, risks or roadblocks and drive actions required to keep projects on track.
- Coordinate product costings and provide visibility of COGS and margin implications throughout development.
- Maintain accurate product information across the MIMI portfolio, including specifications, ingredients, claims,



product benefits, costings and range details.
- Coordinate packaging development and updates across new and existing products.
- Review SKU and range performance and identify emerging opportunities, issues or underperforming products.
- Monitor customer feedback, reviews, community insights and recurring product questions.

About you

- 5+ years' experience in Product Management, New Product Development or a similar product-focused role.
- Experience within beauty, personal care, cosmetics, haircare, FMCG or another consumer product category.
- Demonstrated experience taking physical consumer products from concept through development and into market.
- Experience working directly with manufacturers, suppliers and external development partners.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple critical paths simultaneously.
- Strong commercial awareness, including an understanding of product costings, COGS and margin.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

About us

MIMI Haircare for Kids is an Australian-born haircare brand created specifically for kids aged 2–12. We're growing quickly across Australia and internationally, with an expanding retail footprint and an ambitious pipeline of new products ahead.

📌 Product Manager- Kids Haircare (Brisbane)
🏢 Mimi Kids
📍 Brisbane